Carlos Sainz assures us that a decision will be taken very soon” on his future in F1
Speculation about Carlos Sainz's next team is rife with rumours, but the Spaniard has yet to decide on a team for next year.
Pushed towards the exit at Ferrari by the arrival of Lewis Hamilton next year, Carlos Sainz still doesn’t know where he will be in 2025, he admitted in a press conference this Thursday in Barcelona.
« I am still not sure about one direction or another. It’s still something I am discussing with my team and reflecting on. Obviously, I need a few days at home before the Spanish Grand Prix. I have been at home, but you don’t have your head in the future, you have your head in the Spanish Grand Prix. It has been a few very busy weeks for me after Canada. So, I didn’t have time to really sit down and make a decision. And that’s what I will aim for in the coming weeks, he explained to journalists.
Many rumors send him to Williams, where he is clearly the top choice of James Vowles to replace Logan Sargeant, while others send him to Sauber, with the arrival of Audi in 2026, a brand with which his family is very close.
If we still have to wait to know where the Spaniard will go at the end of the season, already having been at Toro Rosso and at McLaren, Carlos Sainz affirmed that a decision will be made very soon. I don’t want to wait any longer. I think it has reached a point where it obviously occupies a lot of space in my head for a few weeks now and months, and I think it’s time to make a decision. The decision will be made soon.
Improvements in Spain to help Ferrari
Regarding the present, namely the Spanish Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz hopes that a small increase in aerodynamic downforce will help us be faster everywhere. And obviously in qualifying, in the race, but it’s small, like all the upgrades we are bringing this year. There is no magic wand in Formula 1 anymore, and all the upgrades we are bringing are modest, he tempered.
« But let’s hope it makes a difference, especially since the pack is so close now that Mercedes also seems to have joined the battle. And we are less than a tenth behind McLaren and Red Bull practically every weekend. So, any small help is useful », he explained again.
For qualifications, the Spaniard expects Q1 and Q2 to be eventful, a bit like what we saw in Canada. I think the pack, as always at this time of the year, is getting closer. And yes, the first four or five teams were all within one or two tenths. Behind us, there is only a margin of two or three tenths compared to the RB, the Astons. So, you cannot afford to make a mistake, as we saw in Canada, he concluded.
