Audi or Mercedes?
The only certain and proven aspect relating to the future of Carlos Sainz in Formula 1 is that of its separation from Ferrari, which will officially take place at the end of this season with the arrival of Lewis Hamilton in Maranello. For the rest, the Spanish driver’s future in the Circus is still surrounded by doubts and indiscretions, the latest of which recently arrived from Germany which would exclude Red Bull from the Iberian’s options, with Audi and Mercedes remaining the only options left .
The father in Ford
Between the two, especially in recent days, there has been a return to discussion in particular on that ofAudi, all this despite Carlos Sainz Sr.’s recent move to Ford for the next edition of the Dakar. The Ferrari driver’s father will leave the house of the Four Circlesin which he landed in 2022 and won the last Dakar, also becoming an administrator of the brand.
Trust in the Four Circles
Audi will definitively arrive in F1 in 2026 after Sauber’s last season, with Nico Hülkenberg already under contract. A reality that Sainz is obviously taking into account for various aspects, indicated by the Spanish driver to the media: “Of course my father will always speak well of Audi, of the project and of how confident he is that Audi will reach the top in Formula 1 – has explained – if you follow Volkswagen projects, whenever they have been involved in motorsport – it doesn’t matter whether with Porsche, with Audi or with any other Volkswagen group – they managed to winand I think this is a very important asset and something very important to consider.”
All hypotheses on the table
However, it remains difficult to imagine that a team could become an immediate competitor in F1 on its debut, and also for this reason Sainz continues to evaluate other elements that go beyond his father’s experience with the German company: “In my decisionand of course in everything, many more factors are involved – added Sainz – I really hope that Audi can fight for victories in the future, because it would mean having one more car fighting for victories, and I wish them the best without even having decided whether this is a possibility for me or not“.
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