Mario Andretti, the 1978 F1 world champion, expressed sympathy for Carlos Sainz because the Spanish driver prepares to depart Scuderia Ferrari after the ultimate three races of the 2024 Formulation 1 championship. Initially of the yr, the Italian facet knowledgeable Carlos Sainz that his time with the crew would finish after the present F1 marketing campaign, with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton set to take his place beginning with the 2025 season.
Carlos Sainz, who joined the Maranello crew in 2021, has secured 4 Grand Prix wins throughout his time with the long-lasting Italian crew. Whereas Mario Andretti is raring to see Lewis Hamilton race for Ferrari, he additionally acknowledged that Carlos Sainz has confronted a tricky state of affairs.
“It’s nice to see a driver like Hamilton coming to Ferrari,” the American-Italian former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formulation One from 1968 to 1982, mentioned in a latest interview with the Italian day by day newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“I’m certain he’ll convey a whole lot of data, after an entire profession spent working with British groups, and in addition a whole lot of curiosity from the followers for this new part in his life. Alternatively, nonetheless, I’ve to say that I really feel very sorry for Carlos Sainz, who in recent times has proven that he can battle on the highest stage and is usually on a par with Charles Leclerc. I believe he has been a bit sacrificed and I’m sorry that he has not discovered a high crew for his future in Formulation 1.” – the previous Ferrari driver defined.
The British driver will grow to be Charles Leclerc’s fourth full-time teammate at Ferrari, a crew the Monegasque joined at the start of the 2019 Formulation 1 season. Nevertheless, Lewis Hamilton would be the most skilled and profitable driver Charles Leclerc has ever partnered with, boasting greater than 100 Grand Prix victories.
And Mario Andretti believes Charles Leclerc can have a lot to be taught from the 30-year-old, as they crew as much as assist Ferrari regain its place on the entrance of the grid: “Everybody experiences issues in another way and also you would wish to know all the small print of the deal to know Leclerc’s place. What is for certain is that it will likely be an enormous increase for Charles subsequent yr to have a champion like Hamilton by his facet. Subsequent season we may even have a whole lot of rookies on observe, like Kimi Antonelli making his Mercedes debut at solely 18 years previous.” – Mario Andretti concluded.
Nov 19, 2024
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