Carlos Sainz: “Kimi has known how to take advantage of the opportunity that life has given him to give him a world champion car in his second year in F1. Many would like him and I am happy for him. He deserves it”

Carlos Sainzafter finishing 15th in the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix 2026, He dedicated a few words to the brand new F1 champion, Kimi Antonelli, who was crowned for the first time as the youngest champion in history this Sunday in Mexico in only his second season in F1, at only 20 years old.

“Kimi deserves it. I think he has had a perfect year”commented on ‘DAZN’. He has been able to take advantage of the superior car that he had especially at the beginning of the year to gain a good advantage in the championship and I think that He has been able to take very good advantage of the opportunity that life has given him to give him a championship car. of the world in his second year in F1. “Many would like him and I am happy for him because he has known how to take advantage of it to perfection,” expressed the Madrid native.

And as it says Carlos Sainzthe majority of pilots who arrive at the F1 They never had or will have the possibility of finding themselves in their hands with the dominant car, and even less, a car that in the first part of the course had such a big advantage over its rivals in 2026.

But above all, he highlighted Kimi’s deserving of this title for knowing how to take advantage of it, perfectly adapting his driving style to the new cars of this new 2026 regulations and having a year with minimal errors, destroying a teammate like Russell with much more experience.

Review of his career in Mexico

Personally, Carlos Sainz was 15th with a Williams that did not aspire to points in Mexico, as in the majority of the course.

“In the ‘first race’, let’s say, we were going to a stop and it seems to have worked. We would have finished as far ahead as we could have finished today. And then (after the red flag), I made a good second start (standing), but a bad first lap. And from then on I overheated the tire and we had a lot of balance problems. in the last round. But nothing that would have changed things much,” he said about his career.

Later, in statements to the written press, as published by ‘Motorsport.com’, Carlos pointed out the Pirelli tires.

“Clearly the soft tire was superior to the rest. It’s interesting to know that the softest compound is always the fastest everywhere this year. Clearly it’s something we haven’t quite got right with the Pirelli compounds,” he commented.

“For whatever reason, the soft ones are not soft enough and the hard ones are very hard, so it is a bit of a complicated strategy to fit,” he concluded.