The Spanish Carlos Sainz, Williams Pilot, said Tuesday that he did not expect a podium or a ‘top five’ to the first race of the period of Formula One in Melbourne .
At a press conference in London O2, within the F175 event plot, where Formula One accepts the new season, he commented that “I was in 50 % of teams in ten years, I don’t know if it’s good or It’s bad, “Sainz said, who, however, argued that it gave him” a lot of experience and information on how teams work.
Madrid’s pilot acknowledged that the “greatest change” was passed “from an Italian team to a British,” though he remembered that this had happened in the past upside down (from McLaren to Ferrari): ” I feel at home, which is very important.
The expectations of Williams, team from the lower part of the grill, were minor than Ferrari, so Sainz was asked about what he expected when he got into the car at the Melbourne Grand Prix, from March 14 to 16.
“It’s going to be a surprise, yes a podium. I think you’ve seen us and you’ve heard this year and we talked about a year of moving, a year of preparation to be prepared for opportunities that might Bring 26. Close the gap between half of the grill where Williams was last year and the four teams above, though that space was smaller than before, as there were no more than three or four tenths between the teams above and in the middle of the grill.
“In addition, I think this is a challenge, even entering, in my opinion, in positions of the first ten with the competition last year in this part of the grill. So I’m ready for the fights and see if What to come.
Sainz has already been able to try the FW47 in team presentation made last Friday at the British Silverstone Circuit, but the first real fire test was Bahrain tests from February 26 to 28.
“The first impressions were positive. The car worked as we hoped, even on the wheels we made some conclusions we get. In the simulator I was the last two days, to be prepared for Bahréin the next Sunday.
Since his debut on Formula One behind Toro Rosso’s tire, Sainz signed four wins at the Great Awards of Great Britain (2022), Singapore (2023), Australia and Mexico City (2024), all of them with Ferrari .
Source: La Verdad
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