Carlos Sainz says he has discovered to be “extra on the egocentric facet” in the case of making a choice over his future, and that he’s nonetheless not able to pick out his subsequent transfer.
Ferrari’s resolution to exchange Sainz with Lewis Hamilton in 2025 has left the Spaniard as the highest driver out there in the marketplace, however with solely Mercedes at present with a sure emptiness of race-winning groups. The Mercedes seat was initially one Sainz wasn’t strongly within the working for however that scenario seems to have modified in current weeks, additional extending the wait as he additionally weighs up curiosity from Alpine, Williams and Stake.
“Yeah, I’m aware of [other drivers waiting], however on the similar time I don’t assume it’s going to alter as a result of it’s solely the timing that I’m altering,” Sainz mentioned. “I’m most likely not altering the end result of anybody as most likely all groups by now have their priorities and their decision-making relying on every situation.
“On the similar time, this sport and this world has taught me to be a bit extra on the egocentric facet and look out for myself, and take the choice that I have to take at any time when I have to take it and at any time when I’ve all the choices on the desk and I’m able to take the choice, and never rush issues if I don’t have to.
“The groups have been very affected person and I thank them for that. However I’ve additionally needed to be affected person — it’s not like I’m the one one right here deciding. On the similar time I thank everybody that’s having to hold in there whereas I take the choice.
“What I don’t absolutely perceive is why the market is going on so early this 12 months? Why everyone seems to be a lot in a rush, once I bear in mind it was in the summertime break, September, July, when all of these conditions began to occur.”
Sainz admits he didn’t decide within the current hole between races and is now turning his focus again to the on-track scenario he at present faces, one he hopes will enhance at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix as Ferrari seems to beat a hunch in type linked to its current flooring improve.
“I see Silverstone as an funding,” he mentioned. “We invested most likely not optimizing the Silverstone weekend, since you spend FP1 and FP2 evaluating flooring and never having your teammate as a reference to optimize the automotive and the automotive efficiency, to probably making yourselves quicker in 5 – 6 races’ time after we can study what we are able to apply from Silverstone into the wind tunnel and apply it for the long run.
“Already for Hungary we have now a small improve that hopefully makes issues higher, however Silverstone was an funding and hopefully bettering the automotive a bit extra within the medium and long run.”
