Sainz is ‘predestined’ on the podium

Carlos Sainz gave a big blow to the table this Sunday. In front of the eyes of the ‘tifosi’, at Ferrari’s house, without his wrist shaking from the post position, the Spaniard has a career that could mean a new and then for him. Carlos tried his best against a Verstappen known as a favourite. He put everyone on his side. He didn’t hide or rush. Moreover, he endured the hungry Max behind 15 turns, what the tires can do. The Dutchman desperately tries his ‘rocket’ of energy drinks, but finds himself leaning against the starting wall, a hungry, defiant, fighting Carlos, with a nail that vibrates the Italian fans every time he closes his door. door to Max.

Carlos knew that attacking to the maximum from the start and defending his position against Max Verstappen could wear the tires too much and this could jeopardize his career. The easy thing is not to hold back and focus on managing to mark Leclerc and go for third place. PBut this is not a matter of debate. Sainz is there to fight. “It was a day to try it. And I tried everything to keep them behind, especially in the first stint in front of Max. That probably could have cost me the podium because it lowered the tires more than they damaged without a fight.”said the man from Madrid in a press conference.

Those are the words of a pilot with the ambition of a demanding transalpine public. Words from a leader who wants to ‘die’ murder. Words that fell in love with sentimental ferraristas, who saw Carlos as one of them, more than ever. “Win for us (vinci per noi),” a fan told him as he arrived at the paddock gate the morning before the race. And it is that this weekend, the one who pulled the car of those in red was Carlos.

Carlos is the acting leader

In a team that is theoretically without a captain and a squire, the man from Madrid is the commander and he shows it without flinching at anything and making no mistakes. He was faster than Charles throughout the GP and at Monza it was rumored that Leclerc had to copy the settings achieved by Carlos to be competitive from ‘worthy’ after much hardship. And in the race, he showed his face as the most dream-seeking of everyone there, no matter how difficult it was. But not only that, kept a Charles Leclerc who did not feel sorry for his partner despite the circumstances and that he was the one who risked the most to get to the podium that he earned so much. But a giant Carlos was found.

silence in the stands

Yesterday, there were no team orders. Having defended his position against Max, Sainz had to call off his stop because he broke the tires. That would make him reach the finish without a tire in a one-second stint longer than usual. There, Charles wants to snatch the podium from him. He then began to attack a Sainz who repeatedly closed the door in the final turns. The ‘ui’ in the stands broke the intense silence at those turns. Everyone fell silent, suffering from the fear that their two cars and their soul team would not star in a major drama and be remembered forever. In the press room, the Italian journalists were pulling their hair out, many not understanding what Ferrari was getting in a match that would not give the team more points and could cause them to lose everything. More importantly, see Leclerc touch Sainz’s wheel slightly in turn 4something that Leclerc didn’t seem to remember when speaking to the press.

“I don’t think we touched. Oh yeah! When we went straight… Well, borderline. Carlos went to the limit and I went to the limit. This is normal. I think that means we both wanted to be on the podium against the ‘tifosi’, so we gave everything, but at the same time we knew how important it was for the ‘tifosi’ to have a red car on the podium. We had it in mind, but we also enjoyed it”, he assured. Both Charles and Carlos made sure they knew it, that they were clean, although at the limit of what was legal, and Sainz said that more space was always left between teammates. But what he did to Leclerc in that touch and in the final turn wasn’t exactly leaving space.

“Run without danger” they said to Charles at the last turn, which is not the same as the usual “hold position” didn’t hear that yesterday. A lap later, he locked his tires and was about to hit Sainz. Disaster struck. An accident between Ferraris is a national disgrace, front page in all the newspapers. Charles took a risk. answered Carlos.

The battle was good and ended with Sainz defending what was his. His first podium of the year. The first at Monza. Those who did not see him as a leader, maybe yesterday changed their minds. He hit the podium. In fact, throughout the weekend, the general feeling given by the Italian public was more trusting in a Carlos that they felt was more mature, prepared, consistent. The Ferraristas know this, that Carlos came from a recital in Zandvoort the other weekend where Leclerc lost. And at Monza, as the sessions went by and the ‘Scuderia’ captained the Spaniards, he won outright.

they praised him

Leclerc is on the poster for the Grand Prix and not Sainz. In the main stands, the Monegasque has a giant banner with the number ’16’. And there are so many examples that can start to level off. Carlos has seen many inputs over the years, where he has responded to the job and has not broken down. The nickname ‘Predestinate’, in general, is the preferred one. Since yesterday, I might share more. In fact, in the stands, this Sunday, people did not go with one or the other. I’m with Ferrari. He didn’t want Charles to pass Sainz or Carlos to defend the area. The only concern, and therefore the suffering of all, is to maintain the podium and fourth position. For this reason, the feeling of many is one of misunderstanding, fear when seeing it and relief at the end. Some even told MD that they didn’t enjoy that ending because the suffering was beyond them.

After what happened, Sainz earned the right to be considered as Charles, with whom he was almost tied in the standings (7-6) and he surpassed in the overall World Cup. Carlos has been set to achieve that podium since Friday. Leclerc wanted to eliminate it, but without knowing that it was key to reinforcing the figure of a Carlos already defined by the Italian press as a “top driver” after the race. It was hard earned after the criticism it received. He knows how to be strong minded until he gets to Monza. Your time has come.