Sainz seeking long-term "stability" with Ferrari
Sainz seeking long-term "stability" with Ferrari
Carlos Sainz has revealed his desire of forming a long-term relationship with Ferrari after a period which has seen him bounce around Formula 1 teams.
Prior to the start of last season, Sainz signed a two-year contract as the replacement for Sebastian Vettel after the Scuderia opted not to renew the four-time champion's deal.
Sainz will now partner Charles Leclerc this year as Ferrari aims to bounce back from its worst season since 1980 and again challenge Mercedes and Red Bull for race wins.
Ferrari is now Sainz's fourth team in F1 in just his seventh season in the sport. Asked if there was a reason he was so well travelled, he was quick to point out his three-year stint at Toro Rosso.
"I think, honestly, the only time in Formula One where my career has been moving up and down from one team to another was the time when I left Toro Rosso to go to Renault and then to McLaren," said Sainz, in an interview conducted late last year that included GPFans Global.
"But if you remember Toro Rosso I was there for three years. In 2017 I felt at home in Toro Rosso and was performing on a good level.
"But then the Renault opportunity came and I was still contracted by Red Bull, so it was a very strange situation there and finally, I was released to McLaren and I thought I was going to build a long-term relationship with McLaren.
"I enjoyed the two years with the team a lot. The second year we saw improvements compared to the first.
"It shows that stability in one team and staying in one team for a long time helps with performance and makes you a quicker driver and a better driver."
After signing a two-year contract with Ferrari, Sainz is now hoping his new employer will be his home for the foreseeable future in order to avoid his experience at Renault.
"[Stability] is also my target with Ferrari and why I signed a two-year deal with them," he explained.
"As long as we are happy with each other, I want that to be the new tendency in my contracts, not just one year like I was with Renault not knowing what was going to happen.
"If there is one thing I’ve learned in McLaren, it is how important it is to be more than one year in a team to extract the maximum potential of that car and the people that are next to you."
Related
Change your timezone:
Latest News
Top manufacturer takes HUGE step towards F1 return
- 27 minutes ago
McLaren star sets staggering new F1 RECORD
- 1 hour ago
Hamilton relationship 'ENDS' as F1 legend looks for celebrity date
- 2 hours ago
F1 team boss lends support to Alonso amid HUGE backlash
- 3 hours ago
Mercedes driver reveals unique BENEFIT to being Verstappen’s team-mate
- Today 09:57
Wolff WARNS Hamilton about Ferrari competitiveness
- Today 09:12
F1 Race Calendar
-
GP BAHRAIN
29 Feb - 2 Mar
Max Verstappen
-
GP SAUDI ARABIA
7 - 9 Mar
Max Verstappen
-
GP AUSTRALIA
22 - 24 Mar
Carlos Sainz
- GP JAPAN 5 - 7 Apr
- GP CHINA 19 - 21 Apr
- GP USA 3 - 6 May
- GP ITALY 17 - 19 May
- GP MONACO 24 - 26 May
Related news
Brundle details NEW F1 title contender with 'world championship' claim
Sainz fires UNEMPLOYMENT reminder to rival teams after Australia win
F1 star wins Australian Grand Prix just two weeks after MAJOR SURGERY
F1 team boss reveals KEY Piastri turning point
F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
About GPFans
GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Corporate & Media
Innovatieweg 20C7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860