Sainz’s phrase that says it all for the final races of the year: “My last or penultimate or penultimate Ferrari victory”

Carlos Sainz took an undisputed victory in Mexico, his fourth F1 victory and the second for the Spaniard this year. He wanted to say goodbye to Ferrari with another victory and he achieved it at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, dominating the weekend from start to finish, driving very comfortably from the start of Free Practice to Sunday’s race. And after winning, the man from Madrid launched a phrase that makes it clear that he hopes that the current car will allow him to fight for more victories in the 4 races left to finish the season.

“Did I know that Mexico was a good opportunity? The power of the mind, and maybe a little… I don’t like to trust fate, because you have to take care of things and not leave them to fate, but seeing I that everything will come to my family, that the car can be well and in front of a fan that loves me, since the weekend is so beautiful that maybe My last, or penultimate or antepenultimate Ferrari victory came on a special circuit with my whole family present.. “This is the first time that my mother has come to see me in a victory, so I am especially excited,” argued the Spaniard on ‘DAZN’.

In these statements there is an important phrase to understand the expectations of Ferrari and Carlos for the final events. The key is in the doubt that shows up in between “last, penultimate or antepenultimate”. He showed that he knows he may have a chance to add to his record in the last 4 races where, surprisingly, It was the dominant car at the end of the season.

Ferrari and its surprising move

Assuming McLaren would be the dominant car this year, Ferrari took a surprising and unexpected giant step by many. They presented a new package from Monza that did not allow them to make a giant step from the startbut dThey make it clear that you have to be patient and wait for “more normal” and representative tracks like Austin. The American route, where Leclerc and Sainz signed a double with great efficiency confirmed that Ferrari understood how to make the most of the evolutions to be at the top.

Another key is Sainz’s big improvement in classification. At Monza, MD asked him if it hurt him more after the race that he didn’t qualify better on Saturday to take advantage of Ferrari’s great arsenal: his destruction and better race speed.

To qualify for victories in such an F1 competition at the top, with McLaren and Verstappen always running, it is necessary to qualify at least in the second row. Sainz said he took a break after Singapore to focus on improving his ranking and succeeded. In Austin, he couldn’t improve on his last attempt due to a yellow flag, but he was fastest on Sunday and the Ferraris flew. And in Mexico, Sainz achieved the pole and won with a good attack on Verstappen and excellent tire management.

Ferrari has shown it has the car to win the last 4 races and Carlos Sainz arrived in perfect shape to aim for it. When the Madrid native feels comfortable in a car, it shines and unleashes its maximum potential. And in these evolutions, the step forward of the single-seater was accompanied by another equal step from the Spanish.

“Car to win the last races? Honestly, I think he has a comfortable car for the end of the season. It’s been two fast races. In Austin it was very fast and the qualifying and the first corner was a shame, but the speed was very good. And he had to get up because of his fuel problem, but his second round was very strong. I hope I found the car. “When he feels good in the car, he’s very fast, as he showed.”said Carlos’ father, Sainz senior. ‘El Matador’ is confident that his son will achieve another victory in the remaining events. And ‘Carletes’ too. This is a fact. He will battle it out before packing his bags to head to Williams.