Sainz and his undecided future: “Everything makes sense”

Another Grand Prix, and Carlos Sainz still does not know where he will race in 2025 in Formula 1. The Madrid driver, tired of this issue and the time it is taking, said two weeks ago at Silverstone that he will not discuss his future again until he makes a decision. But inevitably, he returned to the stage at the press conference that he offered to Ferrari hospitality in before the Hungarian Formula 1 GP.

In Barcelonaseems to have Sauber (Audi in 2026) Williams As good options go, I’d go the Grove route. But then it came Flavio Briatore as a management consultant of Alpine, with new ideas, a more promising future and a great desire for Carlos Sainz to lead their project. The script twist was huge. And then, Toto Wolff’s interview with MD where he said that “Carlos Sainz is still an opportunity for Mercedes if Carlos waits” paddock changed. The next day, at Silverstone, it was the topic of the day and they asked Wolff, who explained himself again and made it clear that Carlos was an important possibility.

Wait or not? That is the question. In Audi, Williams and Alpine there, wait too long for the opportunity of Mercedes if they did not reach the signing of Max Verstappen It’s dangerous, because if that door isn’t opened, it might be too late and other teams might have already signed their drivers. But Mercedes can be the winning option in 2025 and the others, not. And no one knows what will happen at Red Bull, if Max leaves or if Pérez doesn’t improve.

Carlos said all this, although nothing was revealed.

“Every week or day that passes, I’m closer to making a decision, although at the moment I’m watching the Euro Cup,” he said between laughs.

“I’m just changing the timing (of the decision). I’m not changing anyone’s result, probably all teams have their priorities and their decisions depending on each scenario. At the same time, This sport and this world has taught me to be more selfish, take care of myself and make the decision I have to make when I have to make it and when I have all the options on the table and I’m ready to make it . “I don’t consume something if I don’t need it,” The Spaniard argued from Ferrari.

“Everything makes sense, everything makes sense”, He added when asked if he could choose a one-year contract with a winning team or a longer contract with a mid-table team.

At the same time, he stressed that he is aware that extending his waiting time means that other pilots will also have to wait longer to know their future.

“The teams are very patient and I thank them for that. But I have also had to be patient, it’s not like I’m the only one who decides. I have also had to take my good portion of patience with other things and I grateful to “Everyone who was there while I was making decisions. What I don’t understand is why everything is happening so early in the market this year. Why is everyone in a hurry and not in summer or September? ” he declared.

Confident of fighting for victories between now and the end of the year

In Budapest, at the Hungarian GP, ​​McLaren, Mercedes and Max Verstappen are favorites and the battle looks exciting. It remains to be seen what Ferrari can do on a track with medium-speed curves, which is not the ‘Monaco without walls’ that it was before. If so, Ferrari would be the favorite, but that is not the case. And for now, Carlos made it clear that the three leading teams are “two or three tenths” behind, a distance that he hopes Ferrari can recover to fight for victories from Hungary or after this event.

“I think there is a chance this year. We only need two or three tenths. At the moment we are two or three tenths away from fighting for victories, but I think we will have two or three in the car from here in Hungary until the next six or seven races, where we will have the chance to fight for victories at the end of the year or in the second part of this season Otherwise, our victories or what we can achieve depends on our opponents, with the mistakes of others, not with how well we do on the track like it happened in Australia or Monaco, it’s not much, but at the moment they are very difficult to find for all the teams.