The Cavallino riders are confident for the first race of the championship. Charles: “200% confidence in the team, we worked a lot. Mercedes is in hiding, their potential is high.” Carlos: “Ferrari must always aim for victory”
March 17
– SAKHIR (Bahrain)
“We are aiming for victory this weekend”. Sky Sport guests, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz come out on the eve of the first day of free practice of the Bahrain GP, the first round of the 2022 F1 World Championship. “We are energized and with the desire to do well after two difficult years – assures the Spaniard – we feel the responsibility but we will do everything to make the fans happy”. And the Monegasque teammate aligns himself: “A lot of adrenaline for this season and Ferrari will be more competitive than in recent years. There is optimism, starting from this weekend.”
you do not sign for the 2
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After all, the first to say no more was the same team principal Mattia Binotto, saying that he would not sign for a second place. “Neither do I – agrees Leclerc – there is optimism because I know how hard we have worked to stay in front and fight”. The Monegasque confesses that he has set himself as his goal at least five wins, one of these perhaps at Imola, aware that “with these cars the driver can make a difference especially at the beginning of the season if he adapts faster than others. Then the situation should level out. The project is completely new, we know how much work has been done to get to this point. I have 200% confidence in the people we work with. On Saturday in qualifying we will see which team will be the most competitive. It is interesting but there is no concern. Mercedes “Once everything is in place it will be very competitive. They are good at hiding their true potential. We are sure that we have made the most of this test. We arrive at the first race in the best conditions. How many races would I like to win this year? Five? è would be a good number. A victory is a victory, against whoever arrives, be it Verstappen or another, it doesn’t count. “
sainz, we are there too
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Sainz is satisfied with Ferrari’s pre-season tests: “We had no problems with the car during the tests. We used all the time and we are very efficient and we did not wave red flags – he added – Ferrari must always aim for victory and not in second place and fighting for the championship. We still don’t know where we are but we have to aim for the top. The cars that surprised me the most? Mercedes and Red Bull are the ones that impressed me the most. But there are also ours. We are three teams that have gone in completely different directions. They are very beautiful and thoughtful cars. Are we aiming for victory this weekend? Yes. How many races would I like to win? All 24 “.
March 17, 2022 – 12:01 pm
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