Scuderia Ferrari Spanish driver Carlos Sainz has spoken of his “great respect” for Sebastian Vettel, with a moment during the 2014 season staying with him during his Formula 1 career.
As Sebastian Vettel said his goodbyes at Red Bull before starting a new chapter with Ferrari in 2015, Carlos Sainz was completing his duties as a reserve and simulator driver for the team before making his own step up onto the Formula 1 grid the following season with junior team Toro Rosso.
Carlos has now replaced Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari and, in an interview with Spanish publication Soy Motor, he spoke fondly of his predecessor and revealed that a letter he received from him back in his early Red Bull days is something he treasures.
“I have a lot of respect for Sebastian” – Carlos explained – “I think he is one of the drivers who is going to mark an era in Formula 1, regardless of maybe the most difficult years he has had. I’m going to tell a story…the day he said goodbye to Red Bull in 2014, I was a simulator driver and he dedicated a letter to me. He thought that the work I was doing in the simulator for him and for the team was important, and he had the kindness to say goodbye to Red Bull by sending a letter to all the employees personalised for each employee. He knew that at four o’clock in the morning I spent hours in the set-up recommending settings for his race in Australia and he was kind enough to send me a letter thanking me for that effort in the simulator and those hours of work I had put in. And since then I have a special affection for him and I have a relationship with him beyond the cameras, which maybe I have never told him and someday I will tell him, but since then I have a great respect for him.” – he concluded.
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