Carlos Sainz (Madrid, 30 years old) went up to the podium on the three past editions of the Miami GP. It is highly unlikely that this happens in Williams this Sunday, although Spanish comes from completing in Saudi Arabia its best weekend from the change of team. There are Esprint, a negative factor “for those who change equipment,” he recalls. But Carlos transmits to AS that there is potential in this team, and above all that the decision last summer is increasingly justified.
—Williams has good and less good circuits, how will Miami be?
“You also have to say that Williams has been in all the races in Q3, that demonstrates consistency and that of the options she had last year, people can see why I chose Williams as one of the best options she had. The progress in consistency and the step forward is there, so it seems that we are going in the right direction.
“What do you know how to be right?” Because it was a difficult year and a very thoughtful decision …
“For me it is not a matter of being right or not, but to make the best possible decision with the information you have at that time.” With more time we can analyze it. Although I would have wrong I am happy, it is a team that I love, I see very motivated and enthusiastic people with their work and I like to work with people like that. I have fun independently of the results, even if the results are the primary.
“Until China was all otherwise, is the usual Carlos?”
“No, for me China was a complicated weekend and there was no speed, rhythm or considance.” But in Australia there was speed and rhythm, what there was not was consistency. I am worried about speed and rhythm, the rest ends up. He has been there from the beginning, except China. All you have to do is do full weekends, the first time has been in Yeda. I know that I have not yet reached that point where I know I am one hundred percent, I am missing careers and experiences and moments to realize if I go in the right direction. Bahrain and Yeda help, but I will have to make more mistake and continue with this process.
“How do this Williams define?” In Ferrari had cars that classified well but in the race they went backwards, or quite the opposite. How is the FW47?
“Williams last year was a car that classified well but was going back in the race.” This year, with the improvements we have made and the things I have been able to contribute, it is a more level car between classification and career. But it is still far from what I want, for me a good reference is the Ferrari last year, which in classification was not so good but in the race it was a really solid car. And we work to put this car at that level, although I know that this year we will not arrive because we will not invest time or money in developing a car that has an expiration date in six months. But we will try to learn things that we can apply for next year with the change of regulations.
