Carlos Sainz Jnr says he’s eager to try the original, high-speed configuration of the final two corners at the Circuit de Catalunya.
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Sainz says top-five finish was possible after first no-score for Ferrari
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr admitted he was upset with his first point-less finish for Ferrari in a race where he believes a top five result was possible.
“He was on it the whole weekend”: Norris impresses former team mate Sainz
2021 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr praised his former team mate Lando Norris after his podium finish in Sunday’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Binotto “relieved” by Ferrari’s progress at start of season
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says there is “serenity” at the team in 2021 as it has made a clear step forward with its new car.
Sainz’s experience of other teams giving Ferrari “new roads to explore”
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe experience Carlos Sainz Jnr has brought from other teams is proving “very interesting” for Ferrari, says his team mate Charles Leclerc.
Sainz hopes wind eases after “very difficult” conditions in first Ferrari test
2021 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr is hoping for calmer conditions over the remaining days of testing in Bahrain after a sandstorm disrupted his first run for Ferrari.
Sainz and Perez had Covid-19 vaccinations in Bahrain
2021 F1 season
Posted onTwo F1 drivers have taken advantage of the Bahrain government’s offer to provide Covid-19 vaccinations to those visiting the country for testing and the season-opening race.
Sainz: “Very difficult” to be 100% ready for first race with Ferrari
2021 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says it will be hard to begin the new season at the top of his game, partly because of how little testing drivers are able to do this year.
Sainz tight-lipped over rumoured crash during 18-inch tyre test for Pirelli
2021 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr refused to confirm claims he crashed a Ferrari while testing Pirelli’s prototype 18-inch tyres at Jerez, saying: “If something happened, it was very minor.”
Sainz drives a Ferrari F1 car for the first time at Fiorano
2021 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr has made his debut behind the wheel of a Ferrari at the team’s test track in Fiorano.
Sainz and Leclerc to test 2018 Ferrari next week
2021 F1 season
Posted onNew Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jnr will be joined by team mate Charles Leclerc when the team tests one of its earlier cars next week, RaceFans understands.
“It’s a day I will never forget”: Sainz begins life at Ferrari
2020 F1 season
Posted onFive days after his final race for McLaren, Ferrari’s newest driver Carlos Sainz Jnr made his debut before the media yesterday.
Sainz and Vettel criticise Alonso testing decision as illogical and unfair
2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr and Sebastian Vettel described an FIA decision to bar them from a test which Fernando Alonso will participate in as illogical and unfair.
Hamilton equals his best winning streak in F1’s longest race since Brazil 2016
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton scored his fifth consecutive win in the longest Formula 1 race since the rain-drenched 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Sainz to test two-year-old car before next season, Vettel and Ricciardo won’t
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr will drive a two-year-old Ferrari before making his debut for the team next year, but Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo won’t get to do the same at their new teams.
Sainz “very encouraged” by Ferrari’s improved performance in recent races
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr has taken notice of the improvements Ferrari have made in recent events, with just three races to go before he joins the team.
Drivers concerned Istanbul’s new surface will be as gripless as Algarve’s
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers expect they will have to contend with a slippery track surface for the second time in three races this weekend.
F1 drivers don’t want their radio being broadcast? That’s exactly why it should be
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Posted onSome F1 drivers want the sport to stop broadcasting their communications, but others realise that’s exactly why team radio is here to stay.
FIA and circuits realising error of removing gravel traps, says Sainz
2020 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr believes the FIA and circuit operators have started to realise replacing gravel traps with asphalt run-off areas was a mistake because it prevents track limits from being enforced.
Turn one is “asking for accidents” at the start, warns Sainz
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr is concerned the angle of the first corner at the Autodromo do Algarve will make it difficult to avoids collisions at the start of the race.
