Carlos Sainz unfazed by Fred Vasseur and Charles Leclerc’s previous association: “When he sees my speed, he’ll respect that”
Vasseur gave Leclerc his F1 debut with Sau🌼ber, and they now link up again at Ferrari.
The new team principal has insisted that neither Leclerc nor Sainz will profit from bei🌠ng the team’s No1 driver.
Asked by Sky if he was worried by his boss and his teammate’s previous history, Sainz said: “No, not at all. I have always got o🍌n with my F1 bosses.
“I have the confidence that when Fred sees my capabilities - my speed, talent - he will resp✨ect that. We will get on well.
“If he has a good relationship with Charl🃏es? That will help him influence th🌺e team.”
Vasseur was asked if he needed an awkward convers💙ation with Sainz, but replied: “I didn’t need to. Carlos trusts me, I trust Carlos.
“I tried to get him at Renault and Sauber, but he didn’t want to come to me! So I have come to h﷽im! The moo🅷d is perfect, we have mutual trust.”
Mattia Biꦦnotto is the latest Ferrari team principal to lose his job after failing to deliver a first drivers’ championship since 2🍰007.
Last season the Scudওeria were scuppered by strategy and perfor෴mance problems.
Sainz said ab𒀰out Binotto’s exit: “Since I have been at Ferrari, the expectation is to win. When🐼 you represent Ferrari you must represent those values.
“Everyone wants to be world champion. For me, focusing on the short-term - what can we do to become aꦛ better race team? We know the three or four points.
“There were little issues at the beginning of last year, but I still scored points. This year, I want to start on the right footing 🌠and hit the ground running. I have worked ♊hard over the winter.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a d✨ecade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
