"It is my premiere in red. You can imagine therefore that it is a very special feeling and a day that I will not forget," said Carlos Sainz Jr after his first day as a Ferrari driver.
On this occasion, the Spaniard immersed himself
"in the values and in the history" of the Scuderia
, during a visit to the mythical Maranello factory, in Italy, explained his new employer, Mattia Binotto, in a virtual press conference of both .
The 26-year-old also participated in his first meetings to discover his future engineers and molded the seat that he will use during his first laps at the wheel of a 2018 Ferrari, in January at the Scuderia test track, the Fiorano circuit .
"I am 100% prepared and motivated for this challenge,"
says Sainz.
"I am going to take a few holidays to charge my batteries, but you can be sure that I will be here in early January to help the team progress as quickly as possible. I am looking forward to it.
In addition to his tests at Fiorano, the Spaniard, who has passed through
Toro Rosso, Renault and McLaren
, will only have a day and a half of winter tests to discover his new car in early March, before the start of the season, on the 21 March in Australia.
To get ready, he will spend time with the simulator, with his engineers and to prepare his radio communications, Binotto says, "sure" that his new signing is a very good driver and that he will get used to it "very quickly".
Regarding Sainz, chosen to replace the quadruple world champion
Sebastian Vettel
and compete alongside the Monegasque Charles Leclerc, Ferrari's Team Principal hopes "that he will make an essential contribution to the constructors' championship, which is vital for us, from 2021" .
Signed for 2021 and 2022, Sainz should be older, estimates his employer: "He is young. When this type of change
is made
, it
is for more than two years
. I hope it will be renewed."
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