A future yet to be written
We are almost at the summer break for Formula 1, but for some drivers and teams the silly season The market is still in full swing. The effects of the earthquake caused on February 1 by the announcement of the hiring of Lewis Hamilton for the 2025 season by Ferrari have not yet ended. Carlos Sainzsacrificial victim of the seven-time world champion’s landing in red, He hasn’t found a seat for next year yet and even Mercedes has not yet made official who will be Hamilton’s heir.
In recent months, the Spaniard has been approached by practically all the teams around, from the top-tier ones, such as Red Bull and Mercedes itself, to those at the back of the grid: Sauber/Audi, Williams and Alpine have been and still are more than possible options for the son of art from Madrid. The main dilemma concerns the type of project the Spaniard would like to get involved withalso taking into account the regulatory revolution planned for 2026.
Patience is needed
“Winning team from the start or long-term project? It’s a complex decision for these very reasons – Sainz explained during a long and interesting interview given to the newspaper The Republic – I look for all these things and not one more than the other. They are fundamental factors and for this reason I need time, more than people hoped, to analyze the market, teams and people. I don’t know if the choice will come before the summer break. I know I have several teams on hold and I thank them for their patience, but I have to have it too“.
At the moment ‘radio-market’ seems to indicate the‘Alpine as the most likely choice for Sainz, but the recent arrival of Flavio Briatore in the team does not seem to be the reason behind Sainz’s interest: “From the beginning all the teams that did not have reconfirmed drivers were an option – he precised – so Alpine was there too, it didn’t enter at the last moment“. AND Red Bull and Mercedes – the two most prestigious teams available – are they still an option? “You have to ask them“concluded the Spaniard.
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