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, andꦅ they now link up again at Ferrari⭕.
The new team principal has insisted that neither Leclerc nor Sainz will profit from being the team’s No1 dri🐓ver.
Asked by Sky if he was worrﷺied by his boss and his teammate’s previous history, Sainz said: “No, not at all. I have a꧒lways got on with my F1 bosses.
“I have the confidence that when Fred sees my capabilitie🔴s - my speed, talent - he will respect that. We will get on well.
“If he has a good relationship with Charl𒁃es? 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 Ca🅺rlos.
“I tried to get him at Renault and Sauber, but he didn’t w✤ant to c🏅ome to me! So I have come to him! The mood is perfect, we have mutual trust.”
Mattia Binotto is tꦆhe latest Ferrari team principal to lose his job after failing to deliver a first drivers’ ch༺ampionship since 2007.
Last season the Scude♔ria were scuppered by strateg🍎y and performance problems.
Sainz said about Binotto’s exit: “Since I have been at Ferrari, the expectation is t🤪o 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 a better race tꦓeam? We know the three or four poin🍃ts.
“Theꦜre 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 Sport🔜s for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
