Lewis Hamilton He is already wearing red after surprising the world a year ago with the announcement of his signing for Ferrarithing that left a Carlos Sainz that has to find a steering wheel at Williams for this 2025 season Many gave their opinion on the farewell of Carlos, who always thought that he would renew and was finally surprised by the transfer of the century, which. he will be affected. But few reflect as honestly as one motorsport legend and former Ferrari fan like Jacky Ickx.
In one recent interview with Mundo Deportivo in the middle of the bivouac Dakarthe former Ferrari driver, who wore red from 1970 to 1973, who achieved two F1 runners-up finishes with Maranello and 5 victories with the Italian team, made an important reflection about the many factors that affect the choice of a driver apart from purely sporting, using the case of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton.
“Carlos Sainz was very good at Ferrari. At Ferrari they were tempted to sign Hamilton maybe for marketing reasons. and maybe also because Lewis wanted to have a new experience and include Ferrari in his story. we will see. Carlos has nothing to blame for Ferrari. Carlos was successful, he won the Grand Prix… but now that’s in the past. He has to think about the following,” Jacky told Mundo Deportivo at the Bisha bivouac (Saudi Arabia).
There Jacky tried to explain the importance of issues outside of driving, such as the value of a driver to a brand and what he can contribute beyond racing.
“There are many important aspects in F1, not only politics. Also economics, marketing, although everything is about winning”he declared.
“It’s sad that Sainz is leaving Ferrari”
“The Leclerc-Saimz pairing worked. It worked because they both won races and were always equal to each other. I don’t know how it happened. All I can say is that it’s sad that Sainz is leaving Ferrari, but you have to turn the page and you can’t always think about what could have happened and why it didn’t. Nope. You have to focus on what you have and do the best you can with what you have.”
“Lewis is a 7-time world champion and the stars are aligned for him. When he went to Mercedes he returned to the top with a great car. But don’t forget that Lewis is a personality: he has all the records and for me he is twice as good, as a driver, but he is also the first I have seen in motor sport involved in networks with needs in society. and he was not afraid to do it and started many activities for children. And it will do more for Africa in the future, believe me. Do you understand what I’m trying to explain to you when I say that many aspects count in F1?”he added in his relaxed reflection.
Source: La Verdad
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