The year 2022 promised for ferraribut despite starting very well the Italians fell behind and Red Bull has prevailed with great superiority. Carlos Sainzin the previous press conference of the Brazilian GPhas given the two keys that would help ferrari to be ahead of the Austrians in 2023.
“Unfortunately this year we have not been able to keep up with his pace (of Red Bull). They had a better package and the driver at the moment fitter. I believe that with a perfect year, it is possible to beat Max, and also improving in the first part of the season and in the races. That is the objective”, explains the Spaniard.
“There are chances. Red Bull they’ve dominated, but they haven’t been clearly ahead in qualifying or race pace. I do not feel that we are so far away in terms of development and performancebecause for example in Austin I was on pole, we were 1-2, we’re not that far away,” he says.
And according to him, these are the two keys to improve the Ferrarione related to the benefits and another to strategy: “We need a little more power, a little more downforce, and another step in strategy and race execution. In terms of pure performance, we’re not far behind.”
He is also confident of getting back to his best level for next season: “I’m happy with the progress we’ve made with the engineers, because of the way I’ve gotten back up to speed. I will make sure that next year the consistent Carlos of 2021 returns“.
Your toughest year
And it is that the Spaniard did not start well in 2022: “It has been a challenging season. A very tough first third, in which I suffered With the balance and the driving style, the car didn’t suit my style well from the start. In the next two thirds I was happier and had more rhythm, but I’ve had a lot of dropouts and reliability issues“.
“I have never had so many complications as in 2022, struggling a lot to change my riding, a bit off the pace at the beginning, and reset my riding. I’m proud, because the easy thing was to give up and wait for next year’s car, but look, I’m optimistic for 2023 and I’ve made progress,” she says.
In the two races and the remaining sprint, he will try to score as many points as possible to finish in the standings ahead of Lewis Hamilton Y George Russell. As for the constructors’ world championship, hopes that in Brazil Ferrari can secure the runner-up.
