Carlos Sainz drove for the Maranello-based team for four years from 2021 till the end of the 2024 season.
Lewis Hamilton the seven-time F1 world champion, will be seen repping the Red of Ferrari from 2025 onwards.
In light of this, the outgoing Carlos Sainz has shed light on what Hamilton can expect being a driver for the legendary Maranello-based outfit.
Carlos Sainz drove for the Italian team from 2021 onwards and recently brought his chapter to a close at the end of the 2024 season. Ahead of Lewis Hamilton‘s arrival, Sainz has asserted that there is nothing better than being a Ferrari driver.
It’s an incredible place to be part of and an incredible place to drive and feel like a Formula One driver. I believe he will get incredible treatment from the Tifosi and from all the supporters, engineers, mechanics, and everyone involved in Ferrari and enjoy it because there’s nothing better than being a Ferrari Formula One driver. I’m sure he’s going to enjoy that.
Carlos Sainz via GPBlog
Sainz has left no stone unturned in stressing how great Ferrari is as an F1 team. The outfit has been competing at the pinnacle of motor racing since the 1950s. It has so far amassed a sensational 16 constructors’ and 15 drivers’ world championships.
Carlos Sainz feels Lewis Hamilton ‘does not need’ advice from him
While Carlos Sainz has beat the drums of how great Ferrari is, he has also asserted that Lewis Hamilton does not need advice from him. Sainz believes that the 39-year-old has enough experience in the sport to deal with his new surroundings at Ferrari.
Hamilton has signed a multi-year deal with the Maranello-based team.
No. Honestly, I don’t think a seven-time world champion that has changed teams in the past needs my advice. The only thing I can obviously recommend to him or tell him is to enjoy it.
Carlos Sainz via the same interview
Hamilton will partner with the prolific Charles Leclerc at Ferrari from 2025 onwards. The F1 fans all over the world are really looking forward to seeing how they would jell in a competitive environment. They both would ideally want to have a go at next year’s drivers’ world championship.
From Sainz’s perspective, it will be a story toward the south end of the grid. He has joined Williams and will most probably, be seen fighting in the midfield pack. The 30-year-old would have to get used to fighting against the lights of Alpine, Haas, and the Faenza-based RB racing team.
