Lewis Hamilton has complained several times about the current superiority of Red Bull, leaving up in the air the possibility that Formula 1 will make changes to avoid such superiority so that the races are more exciting and the fight to win is not just the stuff of a single pilot every weekend. Max responded to Hamilton a few weeks ago, recalling that the Englishman “didn’t say the same thing when he won” during his years of clear dominance at Mercedes. And now, before Dutch GP, Hamilton defended himself against the criticism by making sure that he thought the same when he won and then that he preferred to win in tight races and not alone, without opposition. For this reason, at the official press conference of the FIA, Carlos Sainz was asked if he believed that F1 should change some things to make there more emotion and equality in the fight for victories.
Faced with such a question, the easy thing is to join the bandwagon of what many F1 fans think, or to defend the words of Lewis Hamilton. But Carlos, always honest and mature in his answers, defended Max Verstappen. Carlos prioritizes meritocracy over any opinion.
“I try to put myself in the shoes of others when I do this or analyze these issues. And I say that if my team did what Red Bull did and I do the work that Max does, I don’t want the Formula 1 to change. nothing because I think they deserve the position they’re in. And they’ve just done an incredible job with the car this year. Max drives at a very high level,” he commented, when no complaints or reprimands to F1, simply recognition of what Max and Red Bull own. To Caesar what is Caesar’s.
He continues to believe in his chances of winning in 2023
Also, he doesn’t think Red Bull will win every race and he thinks he might even have a chance to win until the end of the year if the day Red Bull fails (if that happens) he’s there to take advantage of it.
“I don’t believe at all that Max is going to win every weekend. I know that you (the press) see it in a dramatic way. Obviously I know what my options and chances of winning are, but there are still some chance that Ferrari can win one. race this season and that I will be there to achieve it”, he commented.
“I think nobody is perfect and I hope that at some point in the season Red Bull will make a mistake. I go every weekend thinking that I have to be there to take advantage of it, that’s my mentality, my goal, because even in the most difficult years dominating Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull, there is always a race where you can make a change or things can happen”, he argued.
“I am very motivated to fight for the podiums, for the Top-5… I love F1, I enjoy racing every weekend with Ferrari, having the opportunity to develop this car and continue to give feedback and see what influence I can have on next year. And that’s the life of a driver too. I like that challenge. We have to focus on the last 10 races to try to put everything in place and try finish second in the Manufacturers, which it won’t. be easy,” he said.
“As a driver, you live, especially in these types of seasons, believe in motivation, and otherwise I have a lot of motivation for podiums, for fighting for good positions, I love Formula 1 and compete every end of the week with Ferrari.”
“Also for building this car and seeing the feedback I can get on the car next year, I love that challenge, I think it sums it up,” he concluded in this matter.
Source: La Verdad
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