A shocking revelation. Carlos Sainz he told himself in the podcast “Nude Project“, starting from his beginnings and how he approached the world of F1, inspired by champions of the caliber of Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and above all by his compatriot Fernando Alonso. A story in which Sainz’s difficulties in managing the fact of being the son of a rally legend also emerged, that is Carlos Sainz Sr.
“At ten years old everyone beat me up because beating Sainz’s son was prestigious. That’s when my father told me that in this environment you either bite or get bitten. In F1 we all think we are the best, if you don’t have this mentality you won’t be able to beat the other 19“, the words of the Ferrari driver.
A particular season for the Madrilenianwho will leave the Red Team at the end of 2024 and will have to find a new seat. Williams and Sauber there could be alternatives. It has arrived in the current championship a significant statement in Australiaespecially for the way Sainz had prepared for the Melbourne weekend.
The reference is to the attack of appendicitis which prevented him from taking part in qualifying and the race in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Carlos revealed unknown details and, above all, he admitted that he risked even worse consequences: “They were the two hardest sessions of my career, on a very physical circuit, with very fast corners. I hadn’t eaten, I had no energy, I sweated more than I should. I suffered a lot“.
There was the desire to run, but the doctors did not agree: “They told me that if I continued and didn’t have emergency surgery, I would be at much more serious risk, I could even die if my appendix burst“. Iberian was later replaced by British Ollie Bearman, engaged in the F2 championship, which ended in a completely unexpected way in 7th place despite having very few references with the SF-24.
