Carlos Sainz returns to the track ahead of Australian GP. The Spanish driver grits his teeth and, following the appendicitis operation he underwent two weeks ago during the Saudi Arabian GP, he says he is ready for the start of the weekend in Melbourne. “You have no idea – Sainz said in an interview on the day dedicated to the media in Australia – of what I had to do, even on a logistical level, to be here and above all ready to get on the track”. Despite the difficult period, Sainz doesn't give up and knows that at the moment in Ferrari there is only one big objective to try to complete. “After about 10 days spent in bed it's obvious that he can't be 100%. I haven't trained and I haven't even done any activities on the simulator: the objective, however, remains to put pressure on Red Bull".
Sainz returns to the track for the Australian GP, but preaches calm: "Tomorrow I will understand how I am"
Post-operation is not easy at all. Even more so if your goal is to return to the track driving a Formula 1. It certainly won't be easy for Sainz. Precisely for this reason, the Spaniard went on some bike rides yesterday in Melbourne to get back into some physical activity. His condition is not frightening, but it is inevitable to think that a definitive answer on the subject will arrive only and exclusively tomorrow following the first free practice session (scheduled for 02.30). “Tomorrow – explains Sainz – we will know everything. Once I get into the car my body will get used to the G-forces and from there I will understand and see what my conditions are. But I'm confident: I'm satisfied with the progress made in these 10 days."
Bearman hypothesis in case of lump sum
In the event of a possible, but currently unlikely, Sainz withdrawal, Oliver Bearman, already present in Australia due to the Formula 2 weekend, is more than ready to take over - in the same vein as the Saudi Arabian GP.
