Sep.14 (GMM) The Azerbaijan GP has been a ache within the neck for Carlos Sainz to this point in 2024 – actually.
The Ferrari driver admitted on Friday that he had woken up within the morning for the primary day of apply with a really stiff neck.
“I awakened with a stiff neck and will barely transfer my head,” mentioned the Spaniard. “However I’m nonetheless prepared for something.
“We nonetheless did the entire race plan. I’m simply not feeling 100% due to the neck drawback. I feel I slept actually badly final evening, in a foul place, and now I can’t transfer – I actually can’t flip my head in any respect.
“However I managed to get by means of the day. Hopefully it feels a bit higher for tomorrow and Sunday.”
Ferrari’s typical reserve driver, Oliver Bearman, is substituting this weekend for Haas common Kevin Magnussen, who’s serving a one-race FIA ban.
And Ferrari’s different reserves, Antonio Giovinazzi and Robert Shwartzman, are on the world endurance championship spherical in Fuji, Japan.
