Carlos Sainz full of pride for staying motivated after facing Ferrari axe for 2025
Carlos Sainz was extremely proud of his performances in the 2024 season despite being ousted by Ferrari for the coming year.
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Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz (via IMAGO)
Carlos Sainz faced an extremely disheartening situation of being ousted from Ferrari in the 2025 season. The Spaniard was replaced by Lewis Hamilton at Maranello despite promising performances from the former. Despite the impending departure from Ferrari, Sainz noted that he was proud of his stint at the Italian constructor despite the ‘strange’ year.
Carlos Sainz has scored two impressive race wins in his final year at Ferrari before being replaced by Lewis Hamilton. The Spaniard maximized points for the Italian constructor and enabled them to secure the runner-up spot in the standings. Sainz reckoned that he put himself in a position to score the race win at the Mexican GP. Moreover, the 30-year-old applauded Charles Leclerc over his US GP victory.
I managed to put myself in a position with improving my driving and my confidence with the car, to put myself in a position to, first, win in Austin that I didn’t make it happen – Charles did a great job there – and put myself in a position to win here.
Carlos Sainz told racefans.net
Speaking about the challenging 2024 season, Sainz noted that the year hadn’t been easy at all. Moreover, he pointed out that he was proud of the way he managed to score the race wins and fetch great points for the team. The Spaniard also hoped to help the team score the championship victory and achieve the ‘perfect goodbye’.
It was not an easy one, not an easy year, but I’m proud of the way that I’ve managed to keep myself in it and obviously trying to help the team now as much as I can to win the constructors’ [championship] because it would be the perfect goodbye for me.
Carlos Sainz added
Carlos Sainz asserted the 2024 season has been ‘strange and challenging’
The start of the 2024 season was on a disappointing note for Carlos Sainz as the news of him being kicked was already out. Regardless, Sainz won the Australian GP and has continued to perform well. Hence, recalling the entire season, the 30-year-old claimed that it had been strange and challenging. The Spaniard also highlighted how the team managed to turn around a difficult period and become competitive again.
It’s been a strange year in that sense and also quite a challenging one, The year started really well, then we went through a tough period of development, and then suddenly we managed to make the car competitive again.
Carlos Sainz noted
Ferrari is continuously scoring massive points over the race weekend and improving their position. The team is highly likely to compete with McLaren for the constructors’ victory in the four remaining races. The end-of-the-season battle would be highly interesting as both the championships seem very open for multiple teams and drivers now.
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