Trevor Carlin believes the pressure on Charles Leclerc at Ferrari may indirectly help Carlos Sainz in his quest for F1 glory.
While the expectant Tifosi pile World Championship weight onto Ferrari golden boy Charles Leclerc’s shoulders, a “relaxed” Carlos Sainz has been tipped to stake his claim for leadership at the Scuderia.
But as Ferrari’s title hopes collapsed in a blaze of embarrassing errors, reliability nightmares and Leclerc’s own blunders, Sainz found something resembling rhythm in the chaos – celebrating his first F1 victory at Silverstone and upstaging Leclerc in mid-season. Sainz Jr has faced intense scrutiny from karting, to the Red Bull programme and into F1 thanks largely to name; made famous by. Team-owner Carlin has watched the motorsport legend’s son closely since signing him aged 18 in 2012, and knows it hasn’t always been easy.“You also can’t underestimate what a strong personality Carlos Sr is. He is a very strong man in every way and he expected a lot from his son. It was tough until Carlos got a chance.“I think at Red Bull he struggled with the pressure.
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