Sainz, they don’t want to see him… or do they?

In Formula 1, in too many cases, politics is more than sports, something that ends up in incomprehensible and unfair situations like that of Carlos Sainz, who goes from driving the winning car at the end of the 2024 season to driving the car . table at Williams in 2025. And the situation is even more incredible when Carlos sends so many messages with a victory like this Sunday in Mexico.

Carlos in Mexico has proven to be one of the best drivers on the current F1 grid for a number of reasons. We have listed them.

1. He is the only person to achieve two perfect pole laps on a very slippery circuit and where it is very easy to go wrong. Without going any further, pilots like Norris, Verstappen or Piastriamong many others, with a winning car for this and next year.

2. In the race, he had the difficult task of defending himself from a ‘trap pole’: The distance to the first corner was huge in Mexico and left his rivals with the possibility of passing him on the run. He solved this challenge perfectly, minimizing losses by being aggressive in Turn 1 and taking advantage of the fact that Max left him nothing to linger in an action of great intelligence. which was the key so that no more drivers passed him and left him second, with full options for victory.

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3. He knows how to manage Leclerc’s “desire” and make the team stable with a great phrase on the radio where he pulled the team strategy bandwagon. He asked Ferrari to wake up and be rational while driving at 300 km/h: He remembered that they had to manage the tires if they didn’t want Norris to chase them at the end as he saw Charles slipping further behind him. Another example of his goodness career reading and strategy management. That episode joined his famous ‘Stop Inventing’. Or his master class at Monaco 2022, when he took the reins of strategy, pouring rain to almost win while Leclerc sank due to a lack of initiative. Or the case of Silverstone this year, where with his engineer he learned the rain intensity color system through radar to sing him on the radio what the track looks like in each corner. Details that make the difference.

And it was that In Formula 1 it’s not just about being fast, but also about being smart on the track, something you either have or you don’t and it’s hard to learn.. Carlos is the fastest in Mexico, but he is also the smartest to win.

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4. I knew that if I wanted to win the race, after the start, because the tires and brakes were so hot when chasing a car up in Mexico, he had to pass Max Verstappen at the first chance he had. No less than the world champion, the best defender, the most aggressive. If he does not do this, his success is in jeopardy. He jumped from his house, surprising Max, and by the time Verstappen realized it, he was already ahead of Carlos’ entire car on the inside of the curve. He nailed it.

So, Sainz’s recital at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez was a demonstration of the wide range of elements that every driver of a good team should possess. It’s impossible not to think of the enormous opportunity that great teams like Red Bull or Mercedes have to sign him for next season. And that’s where happy politics comes in.

Sainz is a ‘bargain’ in the market. He is free, without a team for 2025 after Ferrari announced the signing of Lewis Hamilton at the beginning of the year, something that Carlos Sainz did not criticize Ferrari either. For him, defending the team comes first, no matter what.

In that context, Red Bull and Mercedes had a golden opportunity to strengthen their teams. Mercedes has a free seat due to the departure of lewis and Red Bull could swap Pérez for Carloswho is also a good team man, with no criticism or complaints from his teams in the press.

And here is the most interesting part. Toto Wolff prefers to promote a young Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who seems unprepared and has a lot to improve in F2, to replace Hamilton in 2025 at 18 years old. Why the rush to Sainz is available? Simple. Toto is the boy’s manager and wants to make him the new Max Verstappen, a driver who once got away with him because Red Bull took him away from him.

In its part, Red Bull prefers to continue with ‘Checo’ Pérez despite being so far from Max. The Mexican has been perfect for that position in recent years as Red Bull has been ahead of its rivals and Max’s points have been enough to win the Constructors’ World Championship. But current F1 is very tight at the top: you need two consistent drivers at the top to win the manufacturers’ title. Being able to test a Carlos that could help more for the Milton Keynes team to fight for the Constructors’ title in 2025, the Milton Keynes team decided to continue with ‘Checo’. Because?

Another doubt is with Ferrari. Do you really need a Hamilton in 2025? The results of Austin and Mexico make it clear that the problem with Ferrari is not the drivers. This is the car. If the car wins, Leclerc and Sainz know how to exploit it. The current couple is already working. Yes, they’ve had their feuds in recent years, but in Hamilton, the infighting could be worse. Lewis doesn’t come to Ferrari to make friends. Come to win. And he’s doing it while far from his best version this season. He will replace Sainz, yes, as a 7-time champion, with more names, more followers in the networks, endless marketing potential and multiplying the value of the company’s shares.

And that’s it Sainz, driver who in Mexico proved to be one of the best on the grid and who worked hard to build the current Ferrari car, He will continue to drive a car that should be far from victorious in 2025. Meanwhile, Ferrari could have a single-seater everyone aspires to by 2025now Carlos is not in the team. Not fair. Can’t understand. Red Bull and Mercedes failed to see this. Oh yes. This is F1.