It’s a genuine pity to see that a motorist, the only non-Red Bull chauffeur to win a race considering that the start of the 2023 season, does not have a race seat for 2025. When Ferrari provided an agreement extension to Charles Leclerc beyond 2024, all of us presumed that an extension for Carlos Sainz would follow quickly enough. Ferrari dropped the bombshell on February 1st that they had actually signed Lewis Hamilton for 2025. And easily, the Spaniard was left on the sidelines, now with the task at hand of discovering a brand-new race seat.
Preliminary reports connected Carlos Sainz with Sauberwhich is quickly to end up being the Audi works group in 2026, due to the fact that of Sainz Sr’s connection with the German producer through his rallying profession. As time passed, Sainz got connected to a growing number of groups like Mercedeswhich would be a direct swap, and Aston MartinThe Spaniard made it clear that he was completely dedicated to making the many of his last run with Ferrari, and that he would evaluate all his choices completely to discover the finest location for himself on the grid.
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In a current Live Chat on his YouTube channel, previous Ferrari employer, Peter Windsor recommended that 2025 may be a great year for Carlos Sainz to take a sabbatical. Discussing Sainz’s alternatives for the future, and if he needs to opt for something less, Peter stated, “If he [Carlos Sainz] does need to sort of cross out 2025, in such a way that would be a great year for him to sort of restore his design a bit and simply take advantage of whatever he’s simply done. Then reduce his corners due to the fact that he certainly has long corners, he utilizes more roadway over a race range than Charles Leclerc.”
“I hope he does [sit out in 2025]I hope, you understand, if he has a bad year in ’25 since there’s no place to go apart from a plug-in Mercedes drive or Sauber drive then that would be an excellent year for him to reconstruct a few of his collection really. I believe psychologically he’s likewise benefited a lot from his daddy in these times in these last 18 months. I’m sure his papa has actually been a really relaxing impact,” he included.
Sainz may not have to sit out in 2025 as his current efficiencies in Bahrain and Australia have actually put him on the radar of Red Bull Racing
Christian Horner states he can’t eliminate the choice of Carlos Sainz for 2025
Beginning with 2nd on the grid, Carlos Sainz travelled to success in the Australian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen needed to retire due to a rear brake failure. Sergio Perezwho is defending his Red Bull seat for 2025 left Horner not impressed with a fifth-place outcome.
