The future of the Spanish pilot Carlos Sainz It is a complete unknown, the only clear thing on the horizon is his departure from 99.9 percent of the team. Ferrariafter the renewal of the Monegasque Charles Leclerc and the brand new incorporation of the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
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Sainz is one of the bargains of the 'silly season', his contract with the team Maranello ends at the end of 2024, in 2025 he will be free to sign with any team, Red Bull and Mercedes are attentive to their situation, although there is an unexpected third party.
This season, the 29-year-old driver scored three podiums, one of them being the victory in the Australian Grand Prix just a few days after undergoing appendicitis surgery. Despite its performance, it has no place for 2025.
Carlos Sainz crashes in Yas Marina.
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Although it seems that there is no shortage of offers: ”I am talking to everyone, absolutely everyone and I don't mind waiting if the option is good,” he revealed before the Chinese GP.
In Italy, they claim that Carlos Sainz has an agreement in principle with Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton who will take his seat at Ferrari. At the time, the team director, Toto Wolff, He highlighted the virtues of the Spaniard after the Japanese GP.
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Red Bull is serious about Sainz
Red Bull He got fully into the fight to take the pilot from Madrid,
Helmut Marko, advisor to the team of Austrian origin, revealed that he is in talks with Sainz and there is a negotiation underway despite the interest of Audi, which will arrive in 2026 and offers a more lucrative contract.
“You have a very lucrative offer from Audi and we cannot match or beat it,” Helmut told the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung, explaining that there is interest in a driver who was already at Red Bull.
”It hurt him a lot that we chose Max and not him to go up to the first team,” said Helmut when remembering when the Spaniard was in TRosso gold and they decided to bet on Verstappen and not for him.
Max Verstappen
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The most real option would be the non-continuity of Sergio 'Checo' Pérez, that his contract expires at the end of this season and there is still no talk of renewal, despite the fact that he is having a good year in the shadow of his teammate
Max Verstappen.
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”It is clear that 'Checo' is having his best season since he has been with us. If he can maintain these performances, especially like qualifying in Japan, then he is undoubtedly the best option for Red Bull in 2025,” said Helmuto.
Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez
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He added: “He is a team player and has now realized that his radical approach in terms of setup last year was the wrong one. He now has a setup much more like Max's.”
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