“Still jobless” Carlos Sainz’s “I proved it” verdict after F1 Australian GP glory

Carlos Sainz might have alerted potential suitor꧒s with a brilliant F1 Australian Grand Prix victory

Race winner Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari celebrates in parc ferme. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 3, Australian Grand
Race winner Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari celebrates in parc ferme. Formula 1 World…

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz made an emphatic statement for the ongoing drivers market with his F1 Australian Grand Prix win.

The Ferrari driver - with wins last year in Singapore and now in Melbourne - has won both of the past 𝓰two grands prix that Red Bull have failed to claim.

Sainz has lost his Ferr💎ari drive to Lewis Hamilton next year and is still unsure of his next move.

But returning from appendix surgery just two weeks ago - when he was ꦉsidelined from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and allowed Ollie Bearman to deputise - to win in Australia is a huge reminder of his ability.

A delighted Sainz told Martin Brundle that he was proud: “🐭Yes. You cannot imagꦆine how proud I am.

“You know how tough the start of my year has been - the non-renewal, putting together a good preseason testi𝓰ng, podium at the first race, I was ready to fight this year.

“Then, appendix, a🌳nother low. Then suddenly you come back and win.”

Brundle asked Sainz if this result c꧅ould help him secure a contract for the 2025 F1 grid.

He answered: “I am still jobless next year! I know that when I am given a good ca𒉰r, I can get it done.

“I’ve proved it in Singapore, aﷺnd here. I am happy. Very happy wi𓄧th the car today.”

Sainz’s victories in Singap🎶ore and A♌ustralia underline the progress that Ferrari have made under the leadership of Fred Vasseur.

Frustratingly for Sainz, the next step of their e🧔ye-catching development will come when Hamilton joins next year.

𓂃Ferrari certainly look a far cry from the chaotic team whose strategies have been criticised in the past few years.

Sainz said about the Italian team: “It is more structured. We have made so much progress with the car, but also with race ex𓃲ecution and weekend execution.

“It’s a more solid team that it was one or two years. I’m happy w♊i꧋th that progress. I’ll maximise that this year to try to put together more podiums and wins, then see where I am going next.”

The obvious option for Sainz might be at Mꦏercedes, where Hamilton will create a🎀 vacancy.

But Toto Wolff’s team are keeping 🐽an eye on Fernando Alonso✃ and their junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

They also won’t act until Max Verstappen’s Red Bull f🌊uture is guaranteed, even though he pledged to see out his contract (which lasts until 2028) over the Austrꦑalia weekend.

Aston Martin could crea💟te a home for Sainz should they lose Alonso.

And Audi are consistently mentioned as admir🦂ers. Sainz’s father won the Dakar Rally in an Audi so he retains pers🍨onal links to the brand who will enter F1 in 2026.

Until then, Audi will run as Sauber.

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