Carlos Sainz achieved his goal of winning a race before finishing his time at Ferrari. After a great performance in the Mexican Grand Prix, the Spaniard climbed to the top step of the podium for the second time this season. This was a very special date for him, as much of his family was accompanying him this weekend. One of them was his father Carlos Sainz Sr, his greatest role model, who after what he saw at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez was full of praise.
The Spaniard still has four races left in red to continue to demonstrate his great level. Once he has achieved this long-awaited triumph, he is not going to settle and his father knows it very well. In addition, the rally legend has analyzed the form of the future Williams signing and what lies ahead.
An important victory
Ferrari’s superiority after the break is remarkable, and after a one-two finish in the United States with victory for Charles Leclerc, it was the Spaniard’s turn. “I think he was a bit unlucky in Austin, but he was super fast there, so I’m very happy for these last two races, it looks like it’s going to be an interesting end to the championship,” Carlos Sainz Sr. told ‘F1.com’.
Both the driver and the team are going through their best period of the season in terms of performance and results. The father of the ’55’ is clear about the key to his son’s good performances: “I know that when he has confidence, he can be super fast. Now, probably, he has a lot of confidence, or more confidence, with the car and this is giving him the possibility to push close to the limit, which gives him a result like the one in qualifying or the race.”
Now he wants more
If there is one thing the driver has expressed in recent days, it is his desire to taste victory again before saying goodbye to the Maranello team. “He said he wanted to get one more win before he finished his time at Ferrari, but I’m sure if you ask him now, he’ll tell you ‘I don’t like what I said before,” said the two-time World Rally Championship winner after what happened in Mexico.
The happiness of the Spaniard and his team was immense after the race at the Mexican track. A win always feels good, but even more so if we look back at the season. “It has been a super difficult year for him. With all the news and all the stories that have been about where he had to go and what to do and all that, so it’s very good that now something like this happens. It’s very good and I’m very happy for what has happened,” he said. Now comes Brazil and the Spaniard does not want to lower the performance shown in the last races.