Ferrari driver carlos sainz expects big change after seeing powerpoint presentations and wind tunnel models of the new ferrari for 2022
(motorsport-total.Com) – in less than a month, formula 1 drivers will be able to test the new cars on the track for the first time in 2022. teams are still putting the finishing touches to them in the factories. Nevertheless, drivers like carlos sainz were able to get a first impression of their future work tools.
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"I have seen it in many powerpoint presentations and in the wind tunnel", explains the ferrari driver, who tested the 2018 SF71H in fiorano this week alongside teammate charles leclerc and junior driver robert schwarzman.
Already, the spanish driver says: "the 2022 car is, let’s say, very different from what we’ve seen in formula 1 in the past years. I can’t wait to show it to the tifosi either. It’s like we have a secret, but we want to reveal it as soon as possible. Let’s see."
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"It’s not long now", sainz is looking forward to the for the 17. february announced presentation of the as yet unnamed new ferraris. "I’m particularly keen to show the car to all the tifosi, but also to drive it as fast as possible."
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it’s no different for teammate leclerc. "2022 will be a very important year", stresses the monegasque. "It’s a very special year because we have a completely new car."
"I am very much looking forward to traveling to the first winter test in barcelona and testing the car. And hopefully, with all the work we’ve done over the past year to get to this point, we’ll be as competitive as we all want to be." last year ferrari finished third in the world championship.
Private test in fiorano for physical activation
Although leclerc and sainz were only allowed to drive an older model this week because the test rules for 2022 are still unclear, he says it was beneficial to be able to get back on track. "It’s always useful, but it’s also fun to be back in a 2018 formula 1 car", says sainz.
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Being back in action was good after the long break. "Because as an athlete or as a formula 1 driver, you get the first shock to your body. it’s just: ‘wow, yes, i’m a formula 1 driver, i have to drive this beast!"
"You also need to work the neck, lower back and glutes so your body remembers it is the body of a formula 1 driver. And it is also important for the mind to get used again to the speeds we drive", the ferrari driver explains further.
"Also to talk with the engineers, to develop the set-up of the car a little more and try to make it more to my taste. You return to this cycle and it is always a lot of fun", raves sainz.