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 ꦉagain at Ferrari.
The 🀅new team principal has insisted th𝓡at neither Leclerc 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 got𝓡 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 wel𝕴l.
“If he has a good relationship w✃ith Charles? That will help him influence the team.”
Vasseur was asked if he needed an awkward conversati🌜on with Sainz, but replied: “I didn’t need to. Carlos trusts me, I trust Carlos.
“I tried to get h𝔉im at Renault and Sauber,𒀰 but he didn’t want to come to me! So I have come to him! The mood is perfect, we have mutual trust.”
Mattia Binotto is the latest Ferrari team principal to lose his job after failing to𓄧 deliver a first driversꦅ’ championship since 2007.
Last season the Scuderia were scuppered by stra𒉰tegy and performance problems.
Sainz said ꦦabout 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. Fꦆor me, focusing on the short-term - what can we do to become a better race team? We know the three or four points.
“There were little issues at tꦆhe 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 decade covering everything from Ame🐭rican sports, to football, to F1.
