Linked with Crimson Bull and Audi, Carlos Sainz says he has time earlier than making on a call on his future, insisting that he has loads of choices.
Whereas a variety of drivers declare to have had inside data of Lewis Hamilton’s shock swap to Ferrari, Sainz wasn’t considered one of them.
“Clearly it was a little bit of a shock, like everybody within the Formulation 1 world with the information,” he informed members of the media at at present’s launch. “I believe everybody was stunned in a manner with what occurred.
“From my aspect, you possibly can clearly perceive that I obtained to know the information a bit sooner than anybody else,” he continued, “however it’s true then I mentioned some weeks to mirror, some weeks to arrange, and a few weeks to additionally prepare for the automotive launch, for the primary race of the season, so it provides you a little bit of time to digest it, to take your personal conclusions, and to give attention to the 2024 season that’s forward.
“However the truth that it was a little bit of a shock to the entire Formulation 1 world is not any information, and it was clearly additionally for me,” he added.
Requested in regards to the future, having been strongly linked with Audi, he mentioned: “My subsequent group I do not know but, and I’ve a little bit of time now to resolve the place that can occur. There’s loads of choices on the market and it is time to take an vital choice within the subsequent few months.”
With Audi not coming into F1 till 2026, it’s unclear whether or not the Spaniard would need to head to Sauber/Stake a 12 months early, nonetheless will probably be a pivotal second in his profession making an allowance for the rule overhaul.
“As a lot as I mentioned I needed to get my future sorted earlier than the primary race, now the situation has modified fairly a bit as you possibly can think about,” he admitted. “It’ll be in all probability an extended course of forward of me.
“Most likely my most vital three or 4 years of my profession,” he continued, “the place I need to be sure I am in the suitable place on the proper time. I need to be sure I choose the suitable subsequent vacation spot for me so I need to take my time to consider it, to hearken to all of the choices, take a look in any respect the choices. Then I can simply really feel calm that after I take the choice I’ve given myself sufficient time with sufficient data.
“Having mentioned that, it’s unimaginable to separate one factor from the opposite. I’ve a great administration group that additionally will handle that so my focus at all times shall be Bahrain this 12 months and I will begin the 12 months as robust as I can, placing all my effort into being fast straight from the go. The opposite factor will kind itself out as time goes by.
“I hope it is not my final probability to go for a title,” he mentioned of his last season with Ferrari, “and clearly with so many choices open for 2025 out there, I may even search for probably the most attention-grabbing ones in that sense.
“So it is an vital 12 months for me as a result of I am nonetheless sporting crimson and I nonetheless have the goal of changing into champion in Ferrari and I nonetheless have another probability.
“However my final goal is to change into world champion basically. Who I obtain it with, clearly ideally with Ferrari this 12 months, but when not then there shall be different alternatives and different probabilities hopefully sooner or later.
“I really feel prepared for no matter comes, I ready myself higher than ever this season and I simply need to get began and give attention to 2024.”
