Sainz on changing his approach in F1

Carlos Sainz has found his form after a disappointing start at Ferrari. The Spaniard even scored so many points during the races that he is ahead of his teammate Charles Leclerc in the world championship. It doesn't distract him from having fun though.

The driver of the Italian racing stable thinks it is very important to enjoy the races. "I am a guy that recently has tried to change the approach towards trying to enjoy Formula 1 and trying to enjoy the F1 weekends as much as possible," he explained in a conversation with The Race. "I feel like if I am enjoying myself at a race weekend and if I am enjoying myself in Formula 1, my performance on a Formula 1 car is better."

In doing so, Sainz believes it is important to be fun with his team. "Why not just get on well with my team-mate? Have a few jokes, laugh a bit about your good qualis, your bad qualis, have a bit of a cheeky relationship with him and find a productive, good full team integration where we are both working in the same direction that makes the team atmosphere better and makes me enjoy going racing more."

Ferrari together with McLaren in third place

Sainz's attitude is working well for now, with his team already collecting 163 points this season. This puts Ferrari together with McLaren in third place in the world championship.