Following a rollercoaster begin to the season, Carlos Sainz Jr is all of the sudden linked with an growing variety of Formula 1 teams for 2025. The 29-year-old Spaniard is ‘still without a job for next year’. This is after Ferrari determined to interchange him with Lewis Hamilton. However, he gave himself the absolute best endorsement by successful Sunday’s Australian GP.
The feat was much more spectacular given that he’s clearly nonetheless recovering from latest emergency appendix surgical procedure. “That was the best possible job application. For sure it does no harm, but I think everyone already knows more or less what I’m capable of. I don’t race to prove something to team principals, or prove to people my value,” mentioned Sainz.
ROBBED OF A FIGHT FOR P1
He even pulled off a shocking cross on Max Verstappen previous to the dominant Red Bull’s early brake failure and fireplace. “A pity,” mentioned Sainz of the Dutchman’s first DNF in two years, “because I think we would have had a good fight for P1 today.”
However, although Sainz is the one non-Red Bull driver to beat Verstappen in two seasons, many proceed to underestimate his expertise. Fellow Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, nevertheless, insists he’s not nervous about Sainz’s future as a result of he’s already in talks with a number of teams. Paddock rumours are already linking Sainz with the Lewis Hamilton emptiness at Mercedes-Benz, but additionally Sauber (transitioning to Audi for 2026) and Aston Martin.
POSSIBLE MOVE TO RED BULL?
However, Sainz is a former member of the Red Bull household, and was near Verstappen’s tempo after they had been rookies at Toro Rosso. So, paddock insiders due to this fact assume the 29-year-old may due to this fact be a great alternative for Sergio Perez. And if the Red Bull unrest ends in Verstappen being the one to depart the crew, Carlos Sainz could be a powerful candidate to interchange him, too.
“There will be a domino effect on the driver market, where the key could be an earthquake at Red Bull, even if that’s unlikely. I don’t think Carlos will go to Sauber (Audi in 2026), but there have already been talks with Red Bull. However, I think his future will be at Aston Martin,” Italian journalist Roberto Chinchero informed Sky.
“There is a very fast driver who won the race today who does not have a contract for next year. We want the best possible pair of drivers at Red Bull Racing, so sometimes you need to look outside the system for that. Based on today, any possibility cannot be ruled out,” Red Bull’s Christian Horner mentioned in Melbourne on Sunday. – with GMM
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