Why Sainz shouldn’t feel too downbeat about impending Ferrari exit

With the bombshell announcement at the start of this year that Lewis Hamilton would be moving to Ferrari for 2025, it was revealed that Carlos Sainz would be losing his seat at the Maranello-based team. Much speculation surrounded where he would go, and there was talk of him signing for Mercedes or even Red Bull.

After holding talks with Sauber and a late bid from Alpine, it finally emerged in July that Sainz would be driving for Williams in 2025 on a multi-year deal. The options of Mercedes and Red Bull proved unviable for Sainz as Sergio Perez was re-signed by Red Bull, while Mercedes recruited prodigy Andrea Kimi Antonelli to replace Hamilton.