Carlos Sainz is already in Australia to prepare for the Grand Prix that takes place this weekend. The Madrid driver, who underwent appendicitis surgery two weeks ago, and, therefore, could not race in Saudi Arabia, is ready to get into the car. “Tomorrow (at 2:30 a.m. PST) I’ll be able to get in the car and do it right.”
Even though Sainz will get into the Ferrari SF-24 in Free Practice 1, the Spaniard does not want to take risks: “I’m not stupid, if tomorrow I don’t feel good I will be the first to raise my hand and say that I need another two weeks until the next race,” the Ferrari driver acknowledged.
The Madrid native, who was third in the only Grand Prix he has competed so far, also assured: “I will not be 100%, because in the last ten days I have not been with the simulator, I have only focused on recovering.”
The rest during these two weeks has had an effect, since Sainz’s sensations have improved as the days go by. “Every day I feel much better. The first week involved spending a lot of time in bed to recover, however, in the second everything goes faster.” For Melbourne, the Spanish driver has taken measures to help him be in the best conditions. “I have more physical therapy and machines that speed up recovery. Also, when I get in the car, we will protect the area with sponges.”
Sainz has also explained his perception about free training in Saudi Arabia, before he was diagnosed with appendicitis. “I started to feel bad on Wednesday, but with the medication I felt better and I could ride. But then, after the first two sessions, I realized that I couldn’t continue like this throughout the weekend,” said the driver. 29 years old.
The operation frustrated Sainz, as he could not race in Arabia, where Ferrari had good pace. “It’s not nice not being able to race, especially after such a strong start to the season. Seeing again how competitive the car was in Jeddah, thinking and doing the calculations of how many points you have lost with the surgery,” commented Sainz. However, the man from Madrid, who watched the race from the paddock, was happy for Bearman, who “was great, he did a really good job.”
