Carlos Sainz: "Three months without racing is too much"

"We have the busiest season in our history ahead of us"

MADRID, 2 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) was "impatient" to start the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, which he acknowledges arriving "better prepared" than the previous one, which starts this Friday at the Bahrain International Circuit, at the At the same time, he highlighted the good feelings that the car transmits in the face of the most "busy" season in history.

"It was time for this break to come to an end. Three months without racing is too long and I am impatient to start," the Spanish pilot told the different media in the Sakhir paddock at the official press conference.

The man from Madrid acknowledged that he was facing the most "busy" season in history, although he insisted that "nothing will be decided this weekend." "We have the busiest season in our history ahead of us and we know that nothing will be decided this weekend. Of course, I am looking forward to pushing as hard as possible on the track to see how the car feels at the limit," he said.

Sainz, who was satisfied with last week's test, spoke of the keys to this season, for which they arrive "better prepared". "I had the right approach physically and mentally. Also when working with the engineers, we always agreed on the direction we were going. We tested the car in all configurations to understand its strengths and weaknesses and I think we came to this season better prepared than the previous one," he said.

The Spaniard spoke of the strength of his rivals, although he stressed that it will be the track that decides the "pecking order" between the teams. "I think there are several teams that seem well prepared. Obviously the world champions, but also Mercedes and Aston Martin seem to have done a good job. At the moment, we are only focused on ourselves, but it will be the track that decides the real hierarchical order between the teams", he concluded.