Carlos Sainz wins the third victory of his career: « It was a very good race, life is crazy »
Carlos Sainz was naturally very happy to have won the Australian Grand Prix, just over two weeks after his operation in Saudi Arabia. A strong signal that he deserves his place in F1, according to the Spaniard.
After taking the lead over Max Verstappen in the early laps of the Australian Grand Prix and benefiting from the Dutchman’s retirement on the third lap, Carlos Sainz did not hesitate for a second throughout the race to claim victory without too much difficulty. Although his tires started to degrade sharply in the final laps at Albert Park, the Spaniard kept a cool head, also securing a Ferrari one-two.
For the first time since last year’s Singapore Grand Prix, it was not the Dutch and Austrian national anthems that resonated on the podium, but the Spanish and Italian national anthems.
It was a very good race, I felt really good out there, of course a bit stiff and physically it wasn’t easy, but I was lucky to be more or less alone so I was able to manage the tires and everything else. Life is crazy, what happened at the beginning of the year, the podium in Bahrain, appendicitis in Saudi Arabia and the victory here, real roller coaster. But I love it!
summarized to Günther Steiner’s microphone.
I will recommend to all drivers to have their appendix removed next winter!
, he added with a good dose of humor, while he had surgery barely fifteen days ago.
“It’s an incredible feeling, a rollercoaster of emotions,” he later reacted on Canal +. “This year I experienced the announcement of my non-renewal at Ferrari, then there were the winter tests, appendicitis, I spent 10 days in bed, I came back to Australia and I won, it shows how full of events life can be, I couldn’t be happier today. I don’t want any regrets, I want to win, the fact that I succeeded the last two times (for Ferrari) proves to myself and everyone that I deserve to be in F1,” he concluded.
Carlos Sainz was very strong in the absence of Max Verstappen, building a nice gap over his teammate Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris as the race progressed, to secure his third career victory in F1. The Spaniard is in great shape this season (if we forget his appendicitis in Saudi Arabia), seeming to be willing to give everything to secure a seat in a top team for next year, as Lewis Hamilton will return to his car.
