Carlos Sainz feels “Jeddah and Abu Dhabi could be difficult races for Ferrari”. Carlos feels "Jeddah and Abu Dhabi could be difficult races".

The Qatar Grand Prix was certainly not unforgettable for Scuderia Ferrari in terms of performance, with the Carlos Sainz – Charles Leclerc duo finishing seventh and eighth. The result of the Losail race, however, allowed the drivers of the Maranello team to almost arithmetically secure third place in the constructors’ ranking, the main objective for Ferrari in this final part of the 2021 Formula 1 season, a championship that is considered to be of transition as we await the change of regulations in 2022. However, there are still two races to go and – despite the hope expressed by team principal Mattia Binotto to be able to finish this year as soon as possible – the Prancing Horse has a duty to try to do well in both.

However, both the Jeddah and Yas Marina circuits represent an unknown factor for all the teams. The first is an absolute novelty in the Formula 1 panorama: a street track, completed a few days ago, very fast and with walls ready to severely punish any driver error. The second is now a classic of the sport, but this year the look has been redone with a less tortuous and faster layout. These are characteristics that may not suit the qualities of the SF21, which, not surprisingly, this year shone on slow tracks, such as Monte-Carlo and Budapest. Carlos Sainz himself underlined how the last two rounds can prove to be difficult for the Italian team.

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“The last two tracks are a bit of an unknown” – Carlos Sainz said, as reported by the Italian media – “In Jeddah we have no idea what we will find. It looks like a very fast circuit and we have seen how, on such tracks, all of a sudden the midfield zone compresses a lot, with cars like Alpine, AlphaTauri and McLaren. In Saudi Arabia there could be a very close battle and Abu Dhabi, with the new changes they have made to the circuit, it also looks like a high speed track. There are fewer corners. This could bring the whole center-group closer together. There could be a couple of very difficult races for us.” – Scuderia Ferrari Spanish driver Carlos Sainz concluded.