Fred Vasseur’s arrival as team principal last year meant that he insisted Ferrari would operate without either driver specifically prioritised, even despite his own personal history with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc.

Sainz became the only non-Red Bull driver to win an F1 grand prix last year, w♏hile Ferrari finished third in the constructors’ championship.

“I think that all the other ♑teams will see it as a strength for Ferrari,” Sainz told . 

“I d🥀on't know if there will be a side in the media or among the fans tha▨t thinks that having two fast drivers together, close to each other, is a negative thing. 

“But if you go to the ten main F1🃏 teams, and all the people who really understand this sport, and ask them what the ideal situation is in terms of driver line-ups, they will tell you that you should always have the fastest two possible.

“And that they respect ea🙈ch otheಌr and there are no problems. 

“If ♒we are the two 🤡fastest it is impossible to know, but we have respected each other.”

Asked if Ferrari had the most balanced driver line-up on the 2024 grid, S❀ainz said: “Perhaps I am influenced by the fact that I am one of the two drivers. 

“I think yes, I will recommend to Ferrari yesᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ🍰. 

“But♑ in addition to being fast and good, I do know that I get on very well wit💧h Charles. 

“We respect each other a lot on the tr🍒ack and we put Ferrari ahead. 

“We ♐have beꦜen together for three years and there has not been an incident on the track. 

“We went out to all the races four🦄th and fifth, first and second, always close to each other.”

Sain⛦z and Leclerc wi🅺ll both see their current Ferrari contracts expire at the end of this season.

But the iconic Italian manufacturer is already hard at work to agree 🐷fresh deals with each driver.

Ferrari’s “priority” is to keep both drivers but Leclerc’s🎶👍 negotiations are taking “precedence” over Sainz’s, reports.

Leclerc pocketed $19m compared to Sainz’s $14m in 2023, report, in their list of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 driver salaries.

Sainz is frequen🍬tly linked to Audi, who will arrival into Formula 1 in 2026 when the new regulations are introduced. So talks over a new deal will test Ferrari's commitment to him.