Carlos Sainz had an appendicitis operation just before the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver has just succeeded in his incredible bet: returning to a Formula 1 single-seater just two weeks after the operation.
The Spaniard did much better this Sunday by triumphing in the Australian Grand Prix, but how did he do it? We left him on the evening of Thursday March 7 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Feeling “sick” with “stomach pains”, SainZ still finished the first day of free practice at the wheel of his car.