After refusing the golden bridge offered by Audi, Sainz can claim a seat worthy of his rank.
The extension of his friend and mentor Fernando Alonso at Aston Martin opened an avenue for Sainz. The Italian press recently stirred up the F1 world by suggesting that the Madrilenian would replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year. It would therefore be a simple exchange of drivers between the German star and Ferrari. But there are two “buts”. After refusing the golden bridge offered by Audi, whose 2026 project is still nebulous, Carlos can claim a seat worthy of his rank.
A question of audacity
However, Mercedes is currently on a downward slope and nothing says that the Anglo-Teutonic troops will regain their splendor soon. Then, if Sainz is a sure bet on the market, we are far from the touting words of Toto Wolff who announced that he wanted to make a bold choice. That is to say, promoting the very young Andrea Kimi Antonelli or convincing Sebastian Vettel to come out of retirement.
Sainz's other base is called Red Bull Racing. The Matador's son has the advantage of knowing the Austrian house perfectly, having been trained in the Helmut Marko industry. A Marko who was very talkative about his former protégé: “We speak with him, especially as he is currently having his best season in F1. But he is still upset that we preferred to bet on Verstappen rather than on him when they were both at Toro Rosso.
Between the star and the bull, where will young Carlos plant his banner?
