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Ferrari endured a difficult year of reliability with the SF-23 this season, but Carlos Sainz believes they should sacrifice this more to develop their race pace.
Carlos Sainz expressed his preference for Ferrari to prioritize improving race pace rather than focusing on reliability for the 2024 Formula 1 season. Ferrari has been plagued by poor reliability with their SF-23 car throughout the season, experiencing issues such as control electronics and transmission failures. Sainz believes that while reliability is important, he would rather see progress in terms of speed and performance. He also emphasized the need for Ferrari to improve how consistently their car performs until the end of the season. Sainz himself has faced a string of unfortunate incidents in the final races, including car damage and strategy errors, but he believes that the last two races do not accurately reflect their overall season performance. He plans to analyze his own performance and come back stronger in the future.
