This weekend, F1 reaches its last race before the summer break, and Carlos Sainz He is at the same point about his future. You don’t know where yet will drive in F1 in 2025 then how much the market has changed for teams and drivers in the early part of world. Right now, at the press conference of Belgian F1 GPthe Spanish pilot gave clear hints why he continued to decide to wait to make a decision while Sauber (Audi in 2026), Williams and Alpine They continue to wait for the Spanish as a big priority for their projects.
“My wish for 2025? My best choice for next year is a car capable of winning the title. It has been my priority since I started talking about my future. The possibility of that happening is we know little, but that “It has always been my goal if that doesn’t happen, I will choose what is best for my future.”he declared.
He didn’t give the team names, but he was well understood. Carlos Sainz is still waiting to see if an option opens up for him at Mercedes, and who knows if at Red Bull. Two cars currently fighting at the top for victories. The Mercedes door was reopened after Toto Wolff told MD before the British GP that Carlos Sainz was still out “an opportunity for Mercedes if it decides to wait”, because the star team must replace Hamilton by 2025.
The one in Brackley they need Verstappen as a great favorite, but they know that they have a difficult time. And if the Dutchman doesn’t come, things will be between the young Mercedes junior, Kimi Antonelliwho currently showed his doubts whether he is ready to step up to F1, or Carlos Sainzthe perfect driver to perform from the start in the fight for all and key for Mercedes to fight for the Constructors’ World Championship in an F1 with so many teams at the top and evenly matched.
Another winning door can be opened if Max Verstappen decided to go to Mercedes. “He’ll probably stay,” Toto said. “But that doesn’t mean things can’t change,” added MD. If Max decides to stay with Red Bull it will be because he is sure he can have a championship car. But in the final races, McLaren and Mercedes overtook the races Milton Keynes. If the trend continues in this second half, nothing can be denied. And if Max goes to Mercedes, the energy drinks team could choose Carlos Sainz.
But there is another important factor: the risk Sainz will take if he decides to wait too long. If you use up your time too much, you may be late for job offers. Williams, Alpine and Audi, which is still waiting for you. If that happens, he could be left without an F1 seat. And in that sense, Carlos made it clear that he did not want to take a sabbatical or be the third driver of a big team. If you don’t choose a winning car, you choose a middle zone option. In that sense, the possibility of Sauber (Audi in 2026), the last team on the current grid, seems to occupy the last place in their order of preferences. Even the signing of Mattia Binotto for Audi does not change, according to Carlos himself.
‘No’ on a sabbatical year and I could go to a mid-table team
“Sabbatical? Absolutely not. It’s not in my mind. I’m happy in F1, I love F1 and I’d rather go to a middle class team and help and use my skills to try and help them find the right path. than take a sabbatical or be the third driver for any team. I am competitive and I think I can also contribute to a middle class team,” commented Carlos.
“I am not up to date with everything that is happening in each team. Wherever Mattia Binotto goes he will contribute something positive because he has the necessary experience to build a top team like Ferrari and that is where he got the experience that he can bring to Audi. I’m sure he will be productive for them and that’s why they hired him the best there,” he added.
“Whether the signing of Binotto makes a difference? I don’t think so. My future continues to be debated and studied precisely. I look at all the teams for next year every week. “And I monitor the market for teams and drivers but I still take the time to study all these things that change from one week to the next, without giving you too many clues .”argument.
In that sense, he cannot assure the press that his future will not be decided in the middle of the vacation.
“Do you think I’m going to answer that question?” he replied between laughs. “After all this time, I can’t tell if I should say tomorrow, 5 days from now or after the summer break. “I can’t give you that answer because I don’t know, I don’t know if it will be before or after the summer break.”he concluded the matter.
MCLAREN’S EXPECTATIONS WHEN HE LEFT THE TEAM
“I don’t think I could have predicted it when I left McLaren 4 years ago. I felt that the team was going in the right direction and that it was a good place to be. And I really enjoyed my time there. When I left McLaren I thought it might take 2, 4 or 6 years for them to become McLaren again, we all know their past successes, but I felt they had the right people to lead the team and bring they’re at the top of the grill it’s taken them 3 or 4 years since I left and especially this past year they’ve shown great strides they’ve made in a short time.
THE FERRARI AT SPA AND ITS POSSIBILITIES
“It’s a completely different circuit to Hungary. Hungary is closer to Barcelona in terms of downforce and corner speed. Spa is trending towards the type of circuit that was Silverstone and we struggled there. Really it is encouraging to see that we are faster in Hungary, particularly in the race, but we will see how we go in Spa We will continue to try to get closer to the two teams at the top Because it is clear that when McLaren and Red Bull step on the accelerator two or three tenths part ahead of us.”
FORECAST OF THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR
“On a personal level, it was a season full of ups and downs. I think anyone can say that. We had a lot of ups, at the beginning of the season, with a very competitive car that allowed me to fight for the podiums and with a victory, and I enjoyed it a lot I want to be in that position again And on the personal side it was not easy to deal with the loss of the race (due to appendicitis, in Jeddah), and especially that in. my future is in question. It’s not good for any athlete to come in here and perform at the highest level of his life not knowing where he’s going to be next year to put this incident out of my mind. and from what I’ve seen, I continue to enjoy every weekend and try to be thankful for the position I’m in. I want to give it my all every weekend and always approach it as if it’s my last, also dealing with the back of scenes of everything that has to do with my future.”
Source: La Verdad
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