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 Sauber, and they now link up again at Fer🧜rar♕i.
The new team principal has insisted that neither Lecler♉c nor Sainz will profit from being 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 on with my F1 bosses.
“I have the confidence that when Fred﷽ sees my capabilities꧋ - my speed, talent - he will respect that. We will get on well.
“If he has﷽ a good relationship ♏with Charles? That will help him influence the team.”
Vasseur was asked if he needed an awkward conversation 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 h🐭ave come to him! The mood is perfect, we have mutual trus𒈔t.”
Mattia Binotto is the latest Ferrari team principal to lose his job after failing to deliver a first drivers’ജ championship💎 since 2007.
Last season♐ the Scuderia were scuppered by strategy and performance problems.
Sainz said about Binotto’s exit: “Since I have been at Ferrari, the expectation is to win. When you represent Ferrari you muᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚst represent those values.
“Everyone wants to be world champion. For me, focusing on the short-term -𒊎 what can we do to become a 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 rig🧸ht footing and hit the ground running. I have worked hard over the winter.”
James was a sports journalist at 🦋Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to footbဣall, to F1.
