Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz after finishing second in the 2024 F1 Abu Dhabi GP, his final race for the Maranello team, as Ferrari came very close to winning the F1 Constructors’ title:
“Obviously, a bit of a bittersweet feeling in the end P2 I think was the maximum we could do today given the pace of Lando in the McLaren. I gave it everything, especially the first stint. It looked like we could hang onto them, then as soon as we put the hard tyres, they just seemed to be that one or two tenths quicker per lap, like we’ve seen all weekend, and they just got a bit out of reach. Congratulations, first of all, to McLaren. They deserve this championship. They’ve been rock solid in the last two-thirds of the championship and they’ve been incredible.
“From our side, I think we can proud of the effort and the championship that we put together. It’s been a tough year but definitely a year that we need to be proud of, and hopefully be back here soon. Obviously it was an emotional in-lap with my engineer talking to me on the radio, but at the same time, very grateful to be part of this amazing team for four years. I’ve had the opportunity to win my first races, do my first pole positions. I’ve proven to myself and to everyone that I can be fighting for race wins and podiums if I have the right car. And my target is from next year onwards to focus together with Williams to get back to where we belong.”
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