Nico Rosberg has offered advice to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz about how he can secure a drive with Mercedes for the 2025 F1 season.

Sainz is looking for a 2025 seat after Ferrari decided to let the Spaniard go in order to sign 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes next season.

Mercedes 🌠are searching for a replacement for the seven-time world𝓰 champion and Sainz has been heavily linked with a switch to the German manufacturer.

However, Mercedes’ highly-rated teenage protege and Formula 2 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli is believed to be their favoured choice to partner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell.

When asked what Sainz must do to earn the Mercedes drive, 2016 world champion Rosberg told Sky Sports F1: “It’s very easy. He needs to offer just a one-year cont♌ract.

“With an option, then, on Toto’s side. Of course, it’s not a nice position to be 🎐in for Carlos because he deserves better.

“But from Toto’s perspective, it is likely he will want to keep the flexibility for the y♍ear after that for possibly bringing in someone like Antonelli, or even a Max Versta💧ppen. There are a lot of rumours.

“If Carlos wants to drive for Mercedes, 🍒he has to offer to do it for o༒ne year with an unknown after that.

“It’s not easy. It’s not nicꦑe. But that🎐’s what he has to do.”

Red Bull have confirmed they are talking to Sainz about a possible move to the reigning world champions in 2025, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez’s contract expiring at the end of the year.

Audi/Sauber and Williams are ♈understood to be alternative options for Sainz.

Providing an update on his future ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, Sainz said: "I think for sure all my best options are still open, which I think is a positive thing and something that obviously requires a bit of time, given th☂e situation🐠 of the market.

"I think it's going to take some time for everyone to make their own 💫mind and their own decisions, but the good options are still open."