Formula 1 | Future Sainz, Red Bull is really thinking about it

The beautiful victory of Carlos Sainz in Australia did nothing but fuel rumors about the Spaniard's future, in fact without a contract yet for 2025. The Ferrari he once again demonstrated speed and consistency, especially in the race: the Madrid native is a long-distance rider, and when he has to deal with a car that he feels is his, he offers performances like that. It hasn't happened often in recent years, but when everything turns around, he can do really well, and he showed it too Melbourne Clearly the eyes of the top teams can only look at Sainz's performances, and if his future seemed to be written in Audi until a few months ago, the failure to renew with Ferrari (probably two years earlier than expected, ed.) opened up new scenarios.

Horner: “Sainz needs time to decide”

La Mercedes is looking for a pilot to replace Lewis Hamilton close to the Red, but objectively in Brackley they cannot guarantee, at least now, a competitive car for the good Carlos, who craves a project that will give him the chance to win the championship. sauber, we also feel like excluding it for 2025, as it is not up to the situation awaiting the arrival of Audi. Round and round, the hottest lead could be the one that sees the Spaniard return home, that is, to his family Red Bull, where it all began in 2015 with Toro Rosso, precisely with Max Verstappen teammate. The team principal Christian Horner on the other hand, he makes no secret, and between one internal war and another, he winks at Sainz: "Based on a performance like the one in Melbourne, I can't rule out any possibility, so I think he just needs to time to make a decision."

Words that seem rather clear and which echo those released after the race, when he said that Red Bull is monitoring the situation of a driver who is however strong and currently without a contract. The last sentence, however, seems to be unequivocal: “He needs time to make a decision”. Does this mean that a proposal has already arrived on Sainz's table from the Milton Keynes team?