Carlos Sainz ‘agreement quite far away’, Alex Albon a ‘serious alternative’ for Ferrari
Carlos Sainz and Ferrari are reportedly still "quite far away" from agreeing a newꦕ F1 contract extension.
An agreement over an F1 contract extension between 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz and Ferrari “still see♔ms quite far away”, it has been claimed.
Sainz wants stability and is keen to secure a two-year renewal to tie him down until the enꦆd of 2026, but report that an agreement between the two parties is not close at this stage.
With talks between the Spaniard and Ferrari ongoing, “in the background there have been whispers that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon is a serious alternative with the Williams dri💮ver believed to be out of contract at the end of this year”, the report continue🅷s.
Last week Ferrari announced a new bumper contract for168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Charles Leclerc, but the Italian outfit did not address the future of h﷽is teammate Sainz, whose current deal expires at the end of 2024.
The decision to only announce Leclerc has promoted fresh intrigue and question marks, particularly as Sainz made it clear he wants to have his future sorted before the sta💧rt of the new season.
While Motorsport acknowledge “there remains plenty of time for Ferrari to now nail Sainz’s deal”, t💛hey say the “fact remains that the negotiations are taking longer tha🐠n expected”.
The report adds: “The silence about progress has only served to fuel speculation about whatꦓ is really going on.
“What is obvious though is that Sainz is in🐭 a much stronger position to negotiate better terms than he was ܫlast time around.”
If 🌠talks continue to drag on, “co🉐mpromises from both parties” may be required to get a deal over the line.
Current Williams driver Albon has been🀅 labelled as “an obvious candidate” forᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Ferrari, should negotiations with Sainz break down.
“The Thai driver is understood to be a free agent for 2025 and, while loving his life at Williams, the attraction of joining a legend like Ferrari would be something very difficult to turn do🎃wn,” Motorsport report.
Although Sainz’s preferenc🐽e is to remain at Ferrari, the only non-Red Bull driver to win a race in 2023 has also been linked with Audi and most recently Williams.
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