this weekend, Carlos Sainz meeting 200 races in Formula 1 and he does so with the clear aim of achieving his second victory of the season. The setting is perfect for him: a track he likes, that he’s good at, and where he won last year. His victory in 2023 says a lot about what Singapore could mean for the Spaniard, as he is the only non-Red Bull driver to have won a race all year, and it was on the street circuit of Marina Bay.
Probably on Monacowhere Leclerc dominated, this mouse track fits Ferrari like a glove and should be a favorite in a car that should always be in every pool, the McLaren of Norris and Piastri.
“200 Grand Prix, said quickly. But I’m quite proud of them because it’s not easy to stay in this sport, especially at the level I’ve been able to do with these years, especially winning races and achieving podiums. I there are still 200 to go and with the races that there are now, 24 a year, they are outrageous, so, yes, I hope to keep adding,” he said to ‘DAZN’.
“This is an important date and race for me for the 200 Grand Prix. We’re on a fast track and we need to put everything together this weekend. Tracks like Singapore are good for Ferrari”he recalled.
“The beauty of F1 today is that, depending on the circuit, on the session, we can be the fastest or not. Everything is so tight that the drivers can make a little difference sometimes. I hope this is my chance this weekend “, he added, with an optimistic expression and with the illusion of victory.
“Then we’ll go back to circuits like Austin or Sao Paulo, where we have to see if we’re done improving”which was expressed regarding the evolutions introduced in the last events, which should be checked on more representative tracks such as American or Brazilian to know if Ferrari can continue to fight for victories between now and the end of the year .
“In the meantime, we will try to enjoy as much as possible the races where the car performs well”he added on a track where McLaren should be very strong and where Red Bull is not expected to return to the top.
Verstappen, complicated date
In fact, Max Verstappen He is quite pessimistic about it on a track where he has suffered a lot even with a car as dominant as 2023, where he has won 19 races from a possible 22.
“I know it’s not going to be our easiest weekend. But of course you look at last year’s race, the things that could have been done better and that’s what we’ll try to do this weekend. But I don’t expect it to be all of a sudden. It will be our best weekend What I do hope is that what we did in Baku has stabilized the car a little more and we can improve from here there are more bumps than in Baku but I hope the car can with them,” said Verstappen about his performance. aspirations in Singapore and the new ground he tested last weekend.
“Baku was a good enough test to see some good things in the car and work from there. But here our car is not good in potholes and sidewalks and that’s what we have here. So we have to try to stabilize that,” argued the current world champion
Source: La Verdad
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