Sainz trying to blank out Ferrari F1 2022 ‘hype’

Off the back of an encouraging two pre-season tests for Ferrari, the Italian outfit has been widely tipped to start the campaign fighting with Red Bull and Mercedes for victory.

But the team has been eager to play down expectations, even though there have been some more optimistic noises coming out of Maranello in recent days.

Speaking at the Sakhir circuit on Thursday, Sainz said he did not want to get too excited just yet – but accepted that his views could change if the…