{"id":1432339,"date":"2021-10-24T18:33:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T22:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1432339"},"modified":"2021-10-24T18:33:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T22:33:08","slug":"carlos-sainz-jr-biggest-adjustment-ferrari-formula-1-nothing-to-do-with-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/carlos-sainz-jr-biggest-adjustment-ferrari-formula-1-nothing-to-do-with-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Sainz Jr.\u2019s Biggest Adjustment on Ferrari\u2019s Formula 1 Team Has Nothing to Do With the Car or Team: \u2018It is Crazy, and I Love It\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Given that the score is 100-0 after the U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, Carlos Sainz Jr.<\/a> likely will never catch Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1<\/a> victories. That hardly makes the 27-year-old from Spain unique since it could take a decade or more for anyone, including Max Verstappen<\/a>, to approach Hamilton\u2019s accomplishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sainz is in a unique position to make his mark in a different fashion. He\u2019s the driver that one of the storied names in racing is banking on to restore its reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc give Ferrari a solid driving tandem<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Carlos Sainz of Spain and Ferrari waves to the crowd from the grid before the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Turkey on Oct. 10, 2021. | Umit Bektas - Pool\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

No Formula 1 team has recorded more than the 238 victories that Scuderia Ferrari has logged, and the storied Italian team has also won 16 constructors\u2019 titles and 15 drivers\u2019 championships. Once Michael Schumacher<\/a> won his last series title in 2004 and then retired two years later, much of the magic left, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though Kimi Raikkonen captured the World Drivers\u2019 Championship in 2007, there have been no titles since. Ferrari lured four-time champion Sebastian Vettel from Infiniti Red Bull in 2015, but his 14 race wins in six seasons never translated into a season championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, Ferrari has a solid pair of drivers as it strives to catch up to Red Bull and Mercedes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles Leclerc, 24, broke into Formula 1 with Alfa Romeo in 2018 and moved on to Ferrari the following season. With two victories and eight other podium finishes in 2019, he gave the team hope for the future. Unfortunately, Ferrari\u2019s offseason program was a disappointment, and Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel struggled during the pandemic-delayed 2020 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Ferrari and Vettel couldn\u2019t agree on a new contract, the team recruited Carlos Sainz from McLaren, where he posted two podium finishes in two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlos Sainz Jr. finds the adoration of Ferrari fans to be intriguing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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#carlossainz<\/a>#FerrariTailorMade<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Z3AKdzrYDx<\/a><\/p>— Carlos Sainz (@Carlossainz55) October 19, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>