Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has admitted that he is unsure of his team’s position, despite an impressive performance in pre-season testing. The Italian team completed 439 laps over three days of testing in Barcelona, while Sainz completed a whopping 236 laps. Many teams on the grid have called the F1-75 one of the most impressive teams to watch out for this season.

With Mercedes and Red Bull noticing the impressive pace of the F1-75, Sainz has downplayed hopes of the team contending for the Championship. Speaking after the end of pre-season testing, he said, “I can imagine why you immediately started drawing conclusions and trying to balance power.

“But I really have no idea of ​​the state of our performance. We also don’t know the fuel loads and engine mods the other teams are using. So I can’t say we left the tests happy or unhappy, because I don’t know anything. It will be easier to find out who is in what situation in Bahrain.”

The Scuderia’s last win came at the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix, when Sebastian Vettel won his final race with the team. This year, however, Sainz and Leclerc will be hoping to help the team return to the top once again. The Spaniard secured 4 podiums in his debut season in 2021, leapfrogging his teammate to P5 in the Drivers’ Championship standings.

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Will Sainz and Ferrari live up to expectations in 2022?

The team stopped the development of the 2021 car to focus on the new regulations in 2022. The decision could be monumental, as Team Principal Mattia Binotto aims to challenge Red Bull and Mercedes for the title.

Moreover, both Ferrari drivers have shown glimpses of their immense potential to succeed. Leclerc, who has won 2 races with the team, back in 2019, will look to get back to his winning ways. Sainz, however, is yet to win a race in his Formula 1 career. With an impressive finish to 2021, this year could well be the end of his win-less run.

Is this set to be Ferrari’s year? There is certainly some room for improvement, but Barcelona could well be an indicator for what’s in store in 2022.

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