Carlos Sainz Take advantage of pre-press conferences Saudi Grand Prix of formula 1the second appointment of the season, defending his team against all the criticism it has received due to its high deterioration. bahrain and how far they were from the winner, red bullThe driver from Madrid says Ferrari has no “crisis” “Atmosphere is much better than rumored”Carlos remembered who laughs last and best with a phrase revealed last year. Ferrari He started rolling from the start and finished the course very far. red bullThe Spanish driver was confident Ferrari would improve throughout the track and did not seem concerned.

“It was only the first race. It doesn’t matter how you start, but it doesn’t matter how you finish”, Express.

“What’s the mood at Ferrari? It’s better than rumors say. It’s clear what needs to be improved.” I’m very surprised that some people tried to destabilize the team, as some talk about a ‘crisis’ when it’s just one race and it’s impossible to know or judge anything. . ”is eligible.

“We just need to get better. It’s not about pure progress, it’s about being ahead of others. It’s not enough to beat Mercedes or Red Bull, but we’re doing everything possible to make it possible,” Sainz added, adding that the Maranello factory is doing what it can to close the gap on Milton. I’m sure. Keynes.

“I have been at Ferrari for three years and have made remarkable progress. 2023 has had a tough start. We are moving everything to improve. We have clear development goals.” The car reacts like a wind tunnel, so we know where the car is weak and where we need to improve.”

In Jeddah, for everyone

“Bahrain was a difficult weekend for the team. Leclerc’s penalty is not ideal. But these are just the first races. We will try to improve the car and build on it.”he pointed out at the press conference and is confident in the steps forward Ferrari has to take this weekend.

“The track is different from Bahrain. The tarmac, the wind level, the speed of the track. I think it’s more competitive, not at the Red Bull level. I think we’ll be on the podium.”Carlos commented that he will be the one who will have to pull the Ferrari car this weekend after Leclerc was penalized 10th on the grid for installing a third electronic control unit.

Before the DAZN F1 camera, he refused nothing and went one step further. “As of today (Thursday), of course the goal is to win the pole position and the race. That’s the goal. We’ll see how far we can go on Saturday..

Ferrari has clarified in recent days that its performance in Bahrain is not representative and only gives an image of Ferrari’s performance in very specific circumstances, like in Bahrain, where there is a lot of degradation. . Two weeks later we put on a new front he wing that reduces understeer and on a very different track like Jeddah the front his end is more important and much less degraded straight and where Ferrari can gain an advantage. Full of high speed corners. Thanks to that powerful engine, Sainz has set himself the goal of getting on the podium and is probably looking to catch something else.

“Reliability is a reasonable concern and breaking two control units is not ideal. Talked about the reliability of the failed elements in the car. Up to twice in Bahrain.