As per Red Bull consultant Dr Helmut Marko, Carlos Sainz might have to offer Audi a response as soon as possible with regards to whether he is marking on to its Recipe 1 venture.
The Spanish driver has been connected with Audi for quite a while, however the pre-season news that Lewis Hamilton will be sitting down at Ferrari in 2025 has exacerbated the gossip.
With the framework staying unaltered from the last race of 2023 to the primary race of this season – without precedent for F1 history – fresh insight about Hamilton’s Mercedes takeoff completely exposed the driver market.
With over a portion of the field out of agreement toward the year’s end, the subject of ‘who will wind up where’ has been a significant idea currently this season, regardless of 20 grands prix still to be run.
“As I would see it, the way that the exchange talk factory is now cooking like this toward the start of April is because of a few elements,” Marko told Speedweek, prior to featuring the Hamilton move as the principal effect on the sooner than-common ‘senseless season’.
Directing his concentration toward unsettled driver moves, Marko focused in on Sainz, who is perhaps of the most profoundly pursued name still accessible for next season.
The 29-year-old has dazzled many in the wake of being dropped by Ferrari, yet Marko accepts Audi will not have the option to sit around idly everlastingly as Sainz pondered his choices.
“On the off chance that radio enclosure is reliable, Audi needs a choice from Carlos Sainz very soon,” the Austrian said.
Regardless of missing the Saudi Middle Eastern Terrific Prix with a ruptured appendix, the three-time race victor trails partner Charles Leclerc by only four focuses in the Drivers’ standings.
In beating him on target in the three races they have battled together, the Spaniard has guaranteed one race triumph and two further platform.
Hamilton’s destined to-be-empty seat at Mercedes is one potential landing spot for Sainz, with Aston Martin and Red Bull other promoted objections.
Marko accepts the Silverstone-based outfit has various choices it is chasing after, yet was quick to separate his group from the continuous driver hypothesis, adding: “Aston Martin is likewise placing strain in a few headings.
“We don’t participate in these games. We will not hear from Red Bull Dashing until the center of the time about what’s happening with regards to staff.”
