SUMMARY
- Carlos Sainz is in top form after his performance at the Australian GP after his appendicitis surgery.
- The Spanish driver is currently an attractive prospect for Red Bull.
Carlos Sainz is on a high-performance run in Formula 1 right now with the Spaniard being the only winner of a Grand Prix besides a Red Bull. The 29-year-old recently took F1 fans’ breath away after a high-octane run at the Australian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver took P1 away from Red Bull at the Australian GP. The Red team managed a 1-2 victory at Melbourne with Charles Leclerc following suit. Red Bull ended their run with disappointment as Max Verstappen faced an issue with brakes and Perez got a P5.
Vamos Carlos! 🙌
Catch up with all the drama Down Under 🍿#F1 #AusGP
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 24, 2024
Sainz showed amazing potential right at the start as he overtook Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in the second lap with an outside overtake. The Spaniard showed amazing pace and control the whole race. Although Sainz shows amazing potential, with him being the only driver to consistently be in the top 3 during the season, he is yet to get a seat after the 2024 season.
However, with his recent win, many teams would be eying the Ferrari driver, with Red Bull being the main contender.
Carlos Sainz is on Red Bull’s shortlist for 2025
The 2025 season is already proving to be one of big uncertainty. After the explosive revelation of 7x WDC Lewis Hamilton’s transfer to Ferrari shook the entire F1 community, we are seeing more and more developments.
According to reports, Ferrari is also eying Red Bull genius, Adrian Newey, for the 2025 season with the talks reportedly in the final stages. With all of these talks, many drivers are set to lose their seats in the next season.
Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez seem to be on the losing side of the deal as both drivers are reaching the end of their contracts. The future seems uncertain for the drivers as no current team has offered them a seat, yet.
In the last 500 days, Carlos Sainz is STILL the only person not driving for Red Bull to win an F1 race 🌶️ pic.twitter.com/T5klckiNRV
— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) March 24, 2024
However, it seems like Red Bull might be planning to replace Perez with Sainz for the 2025 season. This will be Sainz’s second stint with the team as he was a driver alongside Max Verstappen for Toro Rosso.
According to reports, Sainz is an attractive opportunity for Red Bull. Sainz is the only non-Red Bull driver to win a Grand Prix twice since the start of 2023. The Spaniard also showed his defensive masterclass in Singapore last year, when he defended against Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton in one of the coldest ways seen in F1 history.
“I guess this will help get a job for next year… just joking!” 😁
Race-winner Carlos will always remember the 2024 Australian Grand Prix 😊#F1 #AusGP pic.twitter.com/2yCslkAopF
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 24, 2024
If Carlos Sainz keeps up this form, he might be getting a seat in Red Bull soon and Ferrari would be losing a masterclass driver according to the fans. The Ferrari driver even teased his current situation.
Fans claim Ferrari is making a mistake by letting Carlos Sainz go
Ferrari is set to let go of Carlos Sainz and make space for Lewis Hamilton’s arrival after the current season. Fans of the red team were taken aback by the transfer but many are now saying that Ferrari is making a mistake.
Carlos Sainz is in top form right now, and he is said to be one of the smartest drivers on the grid, if not the fastest. With Leclerc not being able to give Verstappen a run for his money, fans claim that Ferrari is letting go of the “wrong driver”. Many fans are even saying that Ferrari should let the Monegasque driver go instead.
While the fans are in total support of Ferrari bringing over Lewis Hamilton, they are not okay with Carlos Sainz being the one to leave. Many of them have voiced their opinions on X. It is evident that Carlos Sainz made a huge impact on the fans and they do not want to see him let go.