Carlos Sainz has revealed he laughs back at those who mock his decision to leave McLaren and join Ferrari next year.

In a chain reaction of F1 driver switches for 2021, announced before this season had even begun, Ferrari confirmed Sainz will take the place of Sebastian Vettel. In turn, the Spaniard is to be replaced at McLaren by Daniel Ricciardo.

At the time, it looked a significant step up for Sainz to F1’s most iconic constructor. But over the course of the 2020 campaign so far, Ferrari have struggled to the point where they are only sixth in the constructors’ World Championship whereas McLaren are third, 40 points ahead of the Scuderia.