Carlos Sainz It is the best in the rest of the world. In this case, it is said of those Formula 1 pilots who compete with a car that cannot aspire to the title. Sainz finished fifth, behind the headlines of Red Bull and Mercedes, the two teams that have fought for the individual crown, with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, until the last lap of the championship. Literally. That day, in Abu Dhabi, the Madrilenian climbed to the third step of the podium, a result that served him to achieve his own goal, that honorific result of being the first of the Earthlings. It is not the first time that Sainz can boast of this fact, which he also achieved in 2019. It was then the year of his debut with McLaren. And this time, his debut with Ferrari. It is not a product of chance, it cannot be. It is much more than that: work and talent. In this 2021 season it has also been accompanied by four podiums: one second and three third places. On the other side of the scale, that thorn of not having won a great prize. He had it close, very close, in Monaco. Reach.
The note of its premiere with the Prancing horse it has been, in any case, very high. Data is data. Sainz has been in the rankings above the rest of the grid, except for the galactic four, and among them his partner from Maranello, the promising Charles Leclerc. The evolution of Spanish opens up great hopes for the 2022 academic year, which will apply a change in its regulations in order to equalize the cars and reward driving. Ferrari aspires to be able to take that leap that will put it back in the fight for the World Cup. Right now it is a mystery what may happen, there are not a few pilots who have paid their future to this variant, but if things are equal, and there are more earthlings than aliens on the circuits, Carlos Sainz will have his chance. Undoubtedly.