Ferrari needs at least one victory in the remaining F1 races of 2022 to boost its confidence for next year because 'it's been a while since our last win', says Sainz.
Ferrari's last win came in July's Austrian Grand Prix courtesy of Leclerc, while Verstappen continued to run riot and is poised to seal his second world title in this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.narrowed the gap to second in the constructors' championship, although a strong double podium in last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix has made Ferrari the firm favourite.
But regardless of this year's standings, Sainz feels another win would give Ferrari a much-needed shot in the arm as it looks to regroup and learn from its mistakes for 2023."Our target as a team is obviously to win races and prepare well for next season because obviously, this year P1 is already too difficult in both constructors' and drivers' championship, so we're focused on trying to win races.
"I think winning one race before the end of the season would give us a lot of good feelings and motivation going into next season because it's been a while since our last win. "Winning would mean executing our perfect weekend and that is also what we will need. What we want as Ferrari is to win races, prepare ourselves for next year, keep learning keep, keep executing perfect weekends where it builds the confidence and brings more wins for Ferrari."