Formula 1 racing team Ferrari had a good chance of keeping the race for the world championship exciting this year. But the Italians kept making mistakes at crucial moments, meaning that Red Bull star Max Verstappen is about to defend his title. However, Scuderia driver Carlos Sainz is annoyed that only Ferrari’s mistakes are talked about.
Sometimes the technology went on strike, sometimes it was the tactics that ultimately didn’t work out, sometimes it was driving errors: Ferrari has given away many a point this Formula 1 season. If Carlos Sainz has his way, however, the public perception of the team’s mistakes will be emphasized too much, while positive things will remain unmentioned.
“I think it’s very difficult to generalize when we should have been bolder and when we should have been a little more cautious. You’d have to go through it point by point and analyze it one by one,” the Spaniard toldformula1.com“. Then, Sainz is convinced, “the result would be different every time. For me it’s all about continuous improvement and finding ways to make the right decisions at the right time.”
Sainz: Criticism isn’t that strong from other teams
In addition, the current season’s fifth-placed in the World Cup doesn’t get enough talk about the positive aspects. “There were a lot of moments where we made the right decisions. But then nobody comes up to us and says, ‘Oh, you made the right decision.’ They don’t congratulate us either.”
On the other hand, if “two or three” mistakes happen, “there is massive criticism”. Sainz would therefore like more balance when looking at things from the outside. In addition, criticism at Ferrari is a bit harsher. “When I was at McLaren, Toro Rosso or Renault and we started making a mistake in strategy, nobody came up and criticized us like they do with Ferrari. That’s a fact and I think everyone here agrees.”