Carlos Sainz not worried Ferrari could replace him with Mick Schumacher in 2023. Carlos not worried Ferrari could replace him with Mick in 2023.

A seat at Ferrari always comes with a lot of responsibilities, but to put a little extra pressure on Carlos Sainz’s place alongside the Maranello team, there is the progress of young talents into the Ferrari orbit. In particular, there is the presence of Mick Schumacher, currently racing for Haas, but who is expected to make a step forward to a top team after this first year during which he can only learn from the Haas experience, or most likely in 2023. However, the Spaniard is convinced that it is not necessary to worry about what is happening around him, considering that in his vision the results will be the key to any reconfirmation.

“The challenge with Ferrari is in the medium to long term. In this sense, I am very happy with this first part of the year, and I think we still have a lot of potential to extract, especially in the straights and fast corners. I want to be part of the future of the team and I don’t look too much at other drivers who want to race here. I know I have to give it my all and focus on myself. Only then can I naturally be in the right position to continue.” – Carlos Sainz said in an interview for BBC.

Carlos Sainz is convinced that it is necessary to give drivers the right time before one can fully judge their work. Here’s how he explained it:

“I found at McLaren that what makes the difference in a work environment is the appreciation of your commitment and your work. This gives you the ability to give your all and get what you need in return, psychologically and also technically. This had never happened before I got to Woking. For example, at Renault I lived the same situation as today at Ferrari, in the sense that I had to adapt to a new team after Toro Rosso and I could not express myself 100% after the first races. But then it was not fashionable to talk about it like today, no one listened to me when I said that I would need time to achieve better results. Now, as other drivers have also changed teams, it has been understood that it always takes time to adapt to a new team. Certainly in McLaren they waited for me and in the end the results arrived. I’m trying to build the same kind of mentality at Ferrari too, for now I have to say that the atmosphere is the right one.” – Carlos Sainz concluded.