Carlos Sainz already said at the presentation of the new Ferrari SF24 that he wants to take time to choose the team to sign for “important year” of his career, that he is not in a hurry and that he first wants to make sure to listen to all the offers, carefully study all the options and be clear that he makes a decision after carefully studying the all information. However, his name continues to be heard loudly in the F1 pre-season test as a possible replacement for Hamilton in Mercedes in 2025 or, above all, to be the project leader of Audi which will start in 2026 (with Sauber), something that will extend to Staking F1 (Sauber) next year with a more long-term plan.
However, when the media asked about these options, the Madrid native clarified that it was not a matter of the two teams, but that he considered all the options offered by a grid where many drivers end up in their contract at the end of 2024.
“My name is linked not only to Audi or Mercedes, but to everyone, because I talk to all the teams”declared Carlos Sainz in the statements collected by the ‘SoyMotor’ portal.
In that press meeting, Carlos reiterated that nothing has changed for him at Ferrari in his last year with the team, only the fact that he will not be part of the evolution meetings for the 2025 car so as not to have information about the technical . future plans of the team: “The only thing that changes is that I’m not going to the development meetings for the 2025 car.”
“Red Bull is the favorite”
Carlos, who later flew onto the track with his Ferrari, setting an excellent one-lap time with the soft rubber (C4), said that red bull Should have been the favorite at the start of the year after the many changes they made to their new car, which they were able to focus on before the other teams last year since they dominated F1 on purpose and didn’t have to spend. energy in continuous development. the car of 2023
“With Red Bull they started maybe in April with this year’s car. They are the clear favorites. We don’t know if we can win, I hope, we hope that this is a car that allows us to fight Red Bull in career too”he declared.
The Madrid native is optimistic about the step forward his Ferrari has taken. “The first impressions are positive. The car does what we wanted after the work in the wind tunnel. An easier car to drive, with less sensitivity to the wind and more predictability and drivability of the car… For me, it is more about focus on the long term”, argument. It is necessary to see if the Italians can challenge Red Bull from the start or should wait to evolve the car to stand among the champions throughout the year.
Source: La Verdad
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