Sainz should prepare for 2021 with an old Ferrari

Health crisis obliges, the Formula 1 has taken certain measures with a view to the 2021 season. Thus, next year's cars will be almost identical to those of this 2020 campaign. In addition, the pre-season tests will not take place over two weeks but over three days only. with a day and a half for each driver in the team.

Faced with this situation, the teams welcoming a new driver want to prepare him as best as possible in the image of Renault with Fernando Alonso. In recent weeks, the double world champion has been increasing his testing at the wheel of the RS18 in particular.

Started at Ferrari from next season, Carlos Sainz will also have the chance to have a private session behind the wheel of an old car from the Team. " Obviously a day and a half of driving is not enough. We are considering organizing something for Carlos so that he can quickly familiarize himself with the team, the engineers, the car, our way of working or our procedures », Indicates Mattia Binotto.

The head of Sports Management at the Scuderia specifies that his private tests could possibly take place next January. Carlos Sainz would then take the wheel of an old Ferrari to start his adaptation work.

Arriving respectively at McLaren et Aston Martin (Racing Point until the end of the 2020 season), Daniel Ricciardo et Sebastian Vettel they will not be entitled to private tests. Not having sufficiently recent old single-seaters, the teams will not be able to run their newcomer before pre-season testing. The tile.