Sainz: "It hurts that Ferrari can win the championship without me"

Even in the fast-paced and brutal world of Formula 1, what Carlos Sainz will go through in 2024 is a curiosity. And it may be that the real tough part is yet to come…

Day by day and race by race, it becomes clearer that Scuderia Ferrari is becoming increasingly competitive, Frederic Vasseur's work is starting to pay off, and this paints a picture of a championship-contending team for the coming years. And Carlos Sainz is struggling to cope with this, even now…

"I am the kind of driver who actively tries to take part in the development of the cars. I live in Maranello, and I try to help the team's progress with all my strength, working with all my feedback to ensure we are the strongest in the field. When I joined Scuderia in 2021, my clear goal was to become world champions with Ferrari. This year, it might be possible among the constructors, but what hurts the most is that I feel we could be fighting for the individual title next year, but I won’t be here then…

It hurts because I believe I had a part in how far we have come, and we have developed to the point where the guys could be absolute championship contenders next year." - Sainz lamented, quite justifiably.