![]() ![]() He says: 'You need to sign here: it is the Ferrari contract. "I come into this room, and I see that my dad is ready with a pen. "We had been spending all the lockdown together with the family, and then suddenly one day I wake up around 8 a.m., and I'm still in my pyjamas," Sainz said. Sainz told the details of his contract signing with Ferrari and how due to COVID-19 and lockdowns, everything was handled via Zoom. He signed his Ferrari contract in his PJs If that holds up, could Sainz one day return to McLaren and compete in the Indianapolis 500? Sainz has followed in Alonso's footsteps into F1 with eerily similar paths as both started out with Minardi/Toro Rosso before moving onto Renault, McLaren and then Ferrari. The younger Sainz was a fan of fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso, telling : "I met him in 2005 at the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, and when I met him, I went back home and I told my Dad, 'Dad, I want to be like Fernando Alonso one day.'" Like a few others on the grid, Sainz is the son of a former driver: Carlos Sainz Sr., who's a two-time world rally champion. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP) How it started Second place Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain celebrates with his trophy during the Monaco Grand Prix at the Monaco racetrack, in Monaco, Sunday, May 23, 2021. Years in Formula One: 7 (first season with Ferrari) By a stroke of bad luck, the two races Sainz didn’t finish within the top 10, he ended up just on the outside both times in P11.į1 heads to Losail International Circuit for Sunday’s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix and it'll be intriguing to see if Sainz can maintain his momentum on a new track.ĭate of Birth: Sept. Steady Sainz has actually completed all 19 races so far this season collecting points in 17 of them. Who has the longest active points streak in Formula One? Here’s a hint: he’s our driver of interest this week.Ĭarlos Sainz has finished in the points during the past 12 consecutive races, a remarkable run for the Spanish driver in his first year with Ferrari. ![]()
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