For Carlos Sainz and his family, the world stood still as they lost a beloved member of their family. Antonio Sainz Rebollo, Sainz’s grandfather passed away aged 97 on July 12th, 2023. Many would know Carlos Sainz Sr. as a bonified racing legend. However, a great deal of support, motivation, and love for racing came from the late gentleman. Not just to Sainz Sr. but the late Antonio Sainz Rebollo served as a motivation for Sainz Jr. as well. This is exactly why the Spaniard made a bold claim for the upcoming Hungarian GP despite the favoritism toward Charles Leclerc.

Even under new management and in just 10 races, Ferrari has been convicted of favoritism. The Spaniard has been ordered to not fight Leclerc on multiple occasions so far. Despite that, Sainz is aiming high for a podium, at least, for the Hungarian GP. Sainz is getting the motivation to secure a podium so he can dedicate it to his late grandfather.

“For my family, the past few days have been rather sad, because we lost my grandfather. I’d like to be able to dedicate a podium finish in Hungary to him and so I’ll be racing with even more motivation to do well,” said Sainz as quoted in a Tweet.

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Now, we are not sure how successful Sainz will be in his pursuit of this podium, The motivation is there is surely there. However, favoritism toward Leclerc is a big obstacle for Sainz. Although Sainz’s handling of this obvious partiality is exatly what makes him a perfect fit for Ferrari.

Carlos Sainz is a perfect fit at Ferrari despite the Charles Leclerc favortism

Most drivers are exremly vocal about any injustice that they face at the hands of their teams. Leclerc’s regular outbursts in 2022 are a good example of the same. However, Sainz is different. The Spaniard is a much more composed driver who has a thick skin. This is exactly what makes him a good fit for Ferrari according to veteran Juan Pablo Montoya.

Addressing the favoristm and the Audi rumors, he said, “Carlos (Sainz, ed.) would be a good driver for Audi, but does he want to go to Audi?”

He added, “I think he’s a really good fit for Ferrari. His way of working is exactly what Ferrari needs. When you drive for Ferrari, you have to have a tough character and I think Sainz has that in him.” 

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Now, we are not sure what the future holds for Sainz as his contract is set to expire in 2024. Although, wherever he goes, his rare quality in the world of F1 will definitely pay dividends.