Carlos Sainz is planning to take his time in deciding his subsequent transfer for his F1 future amid his impending departure from Ferrari on the finish of 2024, with the Spaniard eager to pick the choice that can present him with the most effective probability of changing into a world champion.
It was confirmed in early February that Lewis Hamilton will be part of the Scuderia in 2025, with the seven-time world champion set to accomplice Charles Leclerc. This leaves Sainz with no seat past the present marketing campaign, which is able to mark his fourth and ultimate 12 months with the Italian outfit.
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With Sainz getting behind the wheel of Ferrari’s new challenger, the SF-24, throughout pre-season testing in Bahrain, the 29-year-old was quizzed on the way it felt to enter into the 12 months with an unsure future.
“If there’s one factor that I’ve had over the previous few years it’s stability,” Sainz responded. “It is going to be my fourth 12 months on this crew and I really feel ready and able to take my fourth 12 months as a very good problem right here in Ferrari.
Sainz to ‘take time’ when deciding subsequent transfer
“Clearly subsequent 12 months the crew might be totally different and I might be shifting elsewhere, however I nonetheless do not know the place. I’m going to take my time to take the choice, the precise determination for me, for my profession, for the subsequent three, 4 years that I may be within the subsequent place that I am going to.
“To ensure that that, I want time to see the entire state of affairs, discuss to all of the groups and see who’s providing the most effective probability for me to be world champion sooner or later.”
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By way of the on-track motion, Sainz topped the timesheets throughout the second day of testing on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, having beforehand ended the opening day of operating in third place.
The Spanish driver was left with a very good first impression of the automotive, having concluded following his preliminary operating: “I really feel like [on the first day] we had an optimum day trip on observe. We ran a very new automotive that gave the impression to be in a very good window straight out of the field.
“We scanned the entire set-up, the entire up and down with the automotive, and it appeared to reply and react effectively. With the efficiency, I clearly do not know, I simply can inform that the Crimson Bull seems very fast, however other than that, nothing else.”
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Ferrari, together with the remainder of the sphere, will quickly discover out extra about the place they stand when the 2024 season will get underway in Bahrain from February 29-March 2.
