New Scuderia Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jnr admitted that it will be difficult to match his new team mate Charles Leclerc initially due to the limited amount of running allowed before the 2021 Formula 1 season.
Formula 1 pre-season testing is set to take place at Barcelona next year across March 2-4. The Spanish circuit has hosted all or part of pre-season testing since 2015, but was at risk of being replaced by Bahrain’s Sakhir track for a reduced three-day schedule for 2021.
The reduced testing amount has been labelled insufficient by several drivers, especially those who are switching teams in 2021.
Carlos Sainz Jr (Ferrari), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) and Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) will all have only 1.5 days with their new teams, assuming testing is shared equally across the race drivers.
Carlos Sainz has already had a seat fitting for Ferrari, who he will drive for next year:
“I think we will get along well. I already have some contact and I do get on with Charles already, we’ve been talking already the last few months a bit. He’s a great talent. I think he’s driving at an incredible level right now. He’s performing, for me, one of the best on the grid right now. So it will be tough to match him, especially at the beginning, without any winter testing and anything. The relationship with him, I will try and keep it as professional as possible. And then if we obviously get on well outside the track, I’m happy with that.” – Carlos Sainz explained.
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