Carlos Sainz, Ferrari F1 driver, traded in his 9-year-old Golf for an 812

Despite competing in the F1 World Championship since 2015, having driven for teams such as Toro Rosso, Renault, McLaren and Ferrari, Carlos Sainz Jr has only now decided to put aside the VW Golf GTi that his parents gave him nine years ago. To replace it, he bought the first car paid for out of his own pocket and could hardly have made a better choice, as he opted for a Ferrari 812 Competizione. And he recorded a video telling the story.

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The Spanish driver known as Carlos Sainz Jr, to distinguish himself from his eponymous father, the two-time world rally champion who won 26 races, the first of which was the 1987 Rally de Portugal, does not actually have this name. Junior is just to avoid confusion with El Matador, his father’s nickname in rallying, since the registered name is Carlos Sainz Vásquez de Castro. Check out the two Carlos Sainzs chatting in the VW Golf below.

Carlos is a fast and uncomplicated driver, who traveled in his VW Golf for eight years -regardless of using some service cars provided by Renault and McLaren, when he drove for these teams-, even causing a curious episode during a press conference . premiere at the Hungarian Grand Prix. At this event, all drivers present were invited to reveal the car they were driving and, among the many supercars mentioned, Sainz brought a few smiles from the audience simply by saying “Golf”in a video that you can see below.

In addition to choosing the Ferrari 812 Competizione, surely under special conditions due to his status as a team driver, Carlos Sainz even made a point of personalizing it to his liking, through the Ferrari Taylor Made department, beginning by painting it in a satin grey, which according to the driver best enhances the forms of the supercar, especially the rear, Sainz’s favorite part.

Some details in carbon fiber in natural color, along with others in red and the side emblems differentiate the 812 Competizione from the rest, so the interior also presents some distinctive details, starting with the carpets where the number 55 is located, the number 55, is embroidered in red, the same one that Carlos Sainz wears in his F1. The following video tells the whole story.