168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz had a familiar ex-F1 driver assisting him from inside his 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Williams garage at pre-season Bahrain testing.

Sainz is a high-profile recruit from Ferrari for James Vowles’ team who will form an exciting driver duo with Alex Albon 💖this year.

During Sainz’s running🍸 at Bahraꦚin on Wednesday, attention turned to an unexpected figure helping his engineers.

Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz reported: “I waꦐs waiting to see what the Sainz influence would be at Williams, in terms of the ⛄mood and the vibe.

“What I found interesting was that not only have you got Carlos Sainz Senior, fresh off the Dakar Rally, a shame for him that it 💖couldn’t be longer, at the back of the garage with a head-set on.

“But also it’s interesting: the influencꦉe of Ro♚berto Merhi.

“Remember Roberto Merhi? A former Formula 1 ﷽driver who drove back in the 201𓄧0s, he didn’t have a particularly long career.

“He has a secondary position as a m♎ate of Sainz’s. He’s always arou▨nd the place, with Sainz Senior.”

Roberto Merhi helping Carlos Sainz and Williams

Merhi is a Spanish 𒊎racing driver who first appeared in F1 in 2014 for the Caterham team.

A year later he drove for Marussia, finishing the 2015 championship in 19th place wiꦦth a best result of P13 in Russia.

Kravitz continued: “Merhi is not just standing and watching. He’s ac🌳tually talking to the engineers, understanding a lot, acting as a second pair of eye💛s for Sainz to understand the car and the way that Williams work.

“He can be of use to 𝓡Sainz, as well a🐲s just his mate.

“I wonder if Williams are allowing Sainz more latitude than he was used to💯 at Ferrari, when t൩he drivers’ gangs were kept more separate from the engineers.”

Alex Brundle added about Merhi: “Famous for wanting the car super low and stiff! I shared a couple of sportsꦯcars with him, a super driver.

“The last time I saw him? We sprayed wat💃er and Motorland Aragon to do a tyre test.

“It’s 💧interesting to allow drivers to have a second set of eyes in the paddock.

“If there is a driver who is a trust𝓀ed friend, an ally, a countryman, and not a threat to you, he can be there in the garage to help.

“It does help to have a mate at the back of the garage, as it does to have an ally💙 in the engineering room, to give an outside perspective.”