Basically why teams didn’t want to sign Carlos Red Bull: wants to keep 1-2 dynamic at team Mercedes: wants to put an overhyped kid with “Kimi” in their name into their car Ferrari: short term gains with Lewis McLaren: kept their lineup as is (no change necessary) Aston Martin: Lance’s “rolling deal”
@@rishinarang9966 I actually do (from what I’ve seen of his career so far) Main reason people like him is because he has Kimi in his name. Do I think he’ll eventually make it to F1? Yes, do I think it should be this or next year? No. At earliest 2026, he’s basically another Théo Pourchaire
Crazy how Sainz, who spent almost his entire junior career in the Red Bull junior team and drove for Toro Rosso, has been overlooked for the Red Bull seat THREE times
First off - Carlos probably should have stayed at McLaren, but i understand the lure of Ferrari. Mercedes: Toto rates Carlos very highly, but has also stated that he doesn't really want him in the long term and he would just be a stop-gap for Antonelli. Red Bull: Checo's sponsorship is definitely part of it, no other reason for Red Bull to retain someone who so drastically under-performs compared to what that car is clearly capable of. And, - as you said - this is ironically the problem facing Carlos. Max likes his team mate in his rear-vision mirror and has stated as much that he likes to win with a buffer (racking up the wins, accolades and championships). Max is no doubt a supreme driver (I'm not sure I buy the generational talent thing), but he fears a competitive/quick driver in the same car - the records would be harder for him to attain and may possibly take the shine off his recent championships. Alpine: Hopeless Hass: Not doing enough. Sauber/Audi: Not going to bring wins any time soon. Williams: Is the most likely destination. A team who keeps promising performance and perhaps has made some gains in recent years, but so have all the top teams. I think they are offering 4 years with a 2 year performance exit clause. But where would he go then? Just when Carlos probably felt like he was locked into a top team, he has been shown the door. He's probably feeling rejected and at a bit of a crossroads in his career right now. The problem is that Charles is quicker and will always be quicker (even though Carlos has gotten the better of him a few times). It's a shame that money and the fragility of certain drivers dictates things like this rather pure talent and raw speed.
I don't understand how is Stroll still getting a seat in Aston Martin. No amount of daddy money should make this possible. Alonso with Sainz would be a killer combo in Aston Martin if they can build a more competitive car.
Daddy's money set up the entire possibility for Aston Martin to do well. So what is wrong with a dad putting his son in the seat? It's not fair? Then you probably have an indealistic mindset that doesn't help with the real world
@@JCzzzzz it's just shameless to put it like this. Anyway, the entire F1 community besides your, lance and daddy stroll thinks he should not get a seat. So yeah, you win 🤣
@@minhazulislam4682 Oh really? Reality doesn't really care what you think. Fact is, Lance will keep his place as long as he still wants it. Checo keeping his seat is also partly due to money. I think both Lance and Checo don't deserve their seats but the economics state otherwise. You are watching a sport for the elites. Without money, most of the drivers won't make it onto the grid.
@@JCzzzzz Checo has been mostly in midfield cars in his carrier. Yet he scored good points with what he had. Lance has showed moments of brilliance but that's not enough for the sport. Just asking, why are you so hell bent on the fact that Lance deserves to be on the grid? Answer this question if you can and only this question. Nothing else.
@@minhazulislam4682 I never said Lance deserves to be on the F1 grid. The fact he has a rich dad to put him there means he will stay there. I am telling you about reality. Reality is that this sport is for the rich elites. It is going to stay that way. Face it.
Perez contract is the most moronic thing since Lance Stroll talked about extending... Carlos has always seemed to be given the worst deal and treated unfairly... He did nothing wrong at Ferrari and was a great driver and team player yet lost his seat to an expired Midfield-milton. I hope he goes to Audi and they come out flying in 2026. The worst thing is Kimi and Bearman getting seats in F1 while being dismal in F2
Lol, maybe we should thank our stars that Carlos has been saved from a dramatic downfall. Red Bull hasn’t been favourable to anyone besides Max. Everyone is a great driver until they go to Red Bull. Literally everyone!
He’s unfortunately found himself out of a seat at a very awkward time. With so many moves going on it’s difficult to judge what will happen and who will be where
@@artadhyay5462 as much as checo is a likeable character he is psychologically washed, his best years are way behind, and verstappen only has demolished rookies. Sainz's pace and consistency would probably be too uncomfortable for the verstappens, I too think this decision was terrible for the constructors’
I don’t have anything against kimi but it’s just stupid of Mercedes to take him straight to the team rather than Williams or reserve driver and turn down Carlos
Unfortunately not as easy of a decision as it may seem. Williams was seeming to make great progress but they have been under delivering this year. Not too confidence inspiring. But then again neither is the prospect of driving the green tractor
The word best is banded around quite loosely . He is one of the solid drivers on the grid… But best ? When you have Lewis, Charles, Max , Lando, Fernando on the grid? No
What i don't understand mate is RB's fixation of not disturbing Max. He's world class Keep him on toes(competitively), he wont mind as long as he wins And sainz pushes RB towards Constructors easily Also Max may or may not be committed straight up towards new regulations So you need a "number 1" anyway
It's actually standard practice... Keeping bottas, webber, barrichello, berger to keep the champ happy.. Not the first nor the last. And two alfas never last more than two to three seasons.. Prost/senna, alonso /ham, ric/max, wen the car is winning
Redbull has trauma having sainz and verstappen senior on the same garage 😂. They already have enough problems, so rbr dont need another drama fromt their drivers father
I can't believe people are comparing Williams to the might of Audi. I don't think they would axe most of their motorsports division to be uncompetitive in F1. 🤦🏾♂️
for me i would choose williams as of now they are in the right direction and you don't know there is a chance that audi will be bad because they are going to be a new team in formula 1 and it takes time to be a good team who can fight against teams like red bull ferrari and mclaren so if i was in this situation i would pick williams
Carlos has played hard to get, lost his chance at Audi from what was noted in April (Audi's ultimatum), Haas can't afford him, he doesn't want to return to Alpine, while other teams have filled their seats for 2025. So he's stuck with Williams or no ride at this point.
audi is still on please dont read into unconfirmed rumors he is still audi's number one prospect and with nico signed they can wait him out to make sure his interests are matched also seeing current sauber even they understand his dilemma also no works team has got the ground running from their first season it took mercedes also 4 seasons to get their so his apprehension on joining audi is understandable
If i had to pick from the two, I would pick Audi. Maybe the first 2-4 Years They Will Be like a TOP 4 Team, but Later i think they can win the chanpion ship easy.
The only reason I could see the Audi deal still being possible is the Andreas Seidl relationship, otherwise I think he goes to Williams or takes a year off. Selfishly, would love to see him do a season in WEC
If he has the choice going for Audi for me is an easy decision, the new regs look wild its completely different so being in a team with that racing budget(who will have spent wildly before 26, becase they can unlike other teams) they could dominate for years, if they dont he'll have a long contract for millions preform well and could move on. At Williams he'll just have a battle of the RedBull has-beens. Haas probably just means more flights to the US not sure how appealing that is to a F1 driver. Thx for the Vid 👍
It takes years to build a competitive team in F1. See: BMW, Toyota, Mercedes, RedBull. Under the best of circumstances Audi might start winning races in 2028, if not 2029 or 2030. I really don't see Audi beating Ferrari, Mercedes or McLaren in 2026, even with the new regs. Remember, Mercedes took over the championship winning Brawn GP in 2010 and it took them 4 years to win. RedBull took over Jaguar in 2004 and won in 2010, even though they had Adrian Newey. Audi will not be competitive in 2006 IMHO. They'll be mid pack at best.
@@lukeearthcrawler896 Who did Mercedes buy? Yes you said Brawn GP and what did they do, oh yes bought a team got the regs right and won. Not saying audi will do it but they have had quite a few years with no spending cap to try.
@@NotApplicableJB Your Q was where you think Sainz should go. I set out the reasons why I thought, not that audi necessarily in 26 will perform and sauber definitely won't next year, I think it's better career options for him to be lead driver of works team, though maybe Newey is going back to Williams
@@eartharrow6772 Mercedes worked as a works team from 2010-2013 w/o any spending cap. Sauber is NOT where Mercedes was in 2010-2013. In 2012, 2 years before the regs changed in 2014 and Mercedes became the dominant car, Mercedes had Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg. They won one race in 2012, and had 3 podiums. In 2013, BEFORE 2014 when they "got the regs right", Mercedes finished 2nd in the championship, had Louis and Nico driving for them, had 3 victories and 9 podiums. Where is Sauber today? Oh yeah, dead last. Mercedes were rapidly advancing before they got the regs right. Sauber? Not so much. I think people just don't understand how far behind Sauber are compared to the top teams. Yes, Audi has $$$ and talent, but success will not come in a couple of years. It would a great F1 story if it does though! The 2026 engines are far more similar to today's engines compared to the 2014 engine overhaul when hybrids were introduced. So I don't expect a massive reshuffling of the pecking order like there was in 2014.
I’ve never wanted Carlos to go to Red Bull or to Mercedes, but get why it would have been desirable to him. I’ve wanted him to go to Audi for several years with Andrea Seidl there, but Sauber has been SOOOO bad this year. Williams with Alex Albon and James Vowles look like the best option at this point.
I’d honestly pick Williams. Both are a gamble, however, Williams has direction right now, as oppossed to Sauber. They also have a PU which is almost guaranteed to be good.
It is ridiculous, Sainz is hands down one of the very best. Ferrari has once again, thrown itself and impaled on it's own sword. Haplessly bad decision. They just can't win for losing.
You forgot one other thing, Red Bull care about the WDC the constructors is just a bonus. Sainz just got a raw deal for now. However I question his choice of using his cousin as negotiator/ agent.
Yes, I wondered about this in previous seasons...and then recently Carlos made mention of his "team" conducting negotiations and _now_ he needs to sit down and look at the offers and make some decisions (paraphrasing here, I think it was a post Canada Skysports interview, but can't remember). I wonder if there were some missteps in the negotiations and Carlos put his faith in family, to his disadvantage. Just a feeling.
Perez knows his role & brings in lots of money for RB. Having Sainz AND Verstappen in the same team would create WAY too much drama. Especially given their fathers.
I like the Williams option for some reasons, I like the Merc 1-season option for some reasons, and I like the long-term Audi option for some reasons, but I also think he's holding a stronger hand than it seems. I get that F1 is still the pinnacle, but other options outside of F1, like WEC, are likely being considered. I think he wants to go to a winner, or at least a team that he feels confident will become one within a couple of years. Other sports could provide the money, less exposure, but a winning environment that he might not get with a long term deal outside of the top teams
Red Bull took nothing from Sainz. I really am getting tired of media stating something was taken away from Sainz. The only thing that was taken away was Ferrari seat. And the way he is being picky or playing hard to get... Audi offered a seat. Williams is all over him. And he is indecisive. They should all dump him and be done with it.
Fully agree. Those outsiders blaming red bull, and red bull only for not offering a seat to Sainz who was effectively dumped out of all his previous teams. they just stupid. Blame Ferrari, Mercedes and others. Why Carlos future is Red bull fault? That's just ridicolous..
I was shocked when I heard that Hamilton was going over to Ferrari. He’s not driving well and he’s having a bad year. Carlos and Max would not be a good mix. Mercedes should grab him. Other than that, I think he should go over to Audi. Any team should be honoured to have Carlos.
okay but now with Kimi getting an fia exception what if Williams drop Logan now and Kimi goes there for the rest of the year so he has half a year experience before going to Mercedes next year
Even though I would prefer Yuki, Daniel, or even Liam in Red Bull, I believe Carlos deserves the seat more than anyone else on the grid right now. It seems the team is prioritizing maintaining their driver dynamic. Perez isn't a bad choice by any means.
What’s he point is having teams if max might be unhappy his got a quick team mate most teams just one driver anyway or all there efforts goes into one driver cough cough rb
He is just too fast for any of the team lmao. Too fast for Red Bull literally and Too fast just for Sauber alpine Williams. I would pick Williams and then see where Audi will be at for 2026 .
Same thing happened with Bottas. Runner up twice, 3rd twice and 1 5th place finish and he ended up at Alfa Tauri/ Sauber. Checo will probably be out of F1 once his contract is up. Unfortunate position when you're the #2 driver. Nature of the business
im a strong believer that top drivers like max verstappen or lewis hamilton should be relegated to bad teams, for one it would give drivers an opportunity in better cars, and for another it would show whether their dominance is truly dependant on the car or their own skill.
he was dead last in Monaco after 1st lap but was saved by miraculous safety car and the stupidity of the rules that put him back 3rd at the start. Still people prefer to ignore all that.
Mercedes: believed Max will move from Red Bull Red Bull: believed Max will stay at Red Bull Ferrari: Lewis Hamilton. Mclaren: Fixed with 2 good drivers. Aston: Lance Stroll. Alpine: It's a shitshow, better stay far away from the team. Haas: Better join Audi/Sauber Toro Rosso: No Williams: Better Audi/Sauber Audi: Want more money
It's a shame what's going on with Carlos. Would have loved to have seen him in that second Red Bull seat (which was probably never going to happen). Perez signing on and being preceded and followed by two horrible showing is just flat out shameful. I was rooting for the guy, but I'm on my way to the other side. I think Sainz would make Max an even better driver! Oh well, remember (or have you seen history) of Prost and Senna? I got to watch that while it happened and it happened again and again since with a lot of teammates on the F1 grid since. sigh
Red bull thinking losing WCC is worth keeping checo is a choice... Maybe the sponsor money will even out the loss in constructers. Carlos definitely lost his Ferrari seat at the worst time....
Audi is still going to be I think 3 years out from being competitive, look at Mclaren, it took them 2 seasons to get back to the top and they have been in F1 all along. Not to mention Mercedes, going from winning the WDC and Constructors for years to fighting for 5th place or sometimes out of the points all together. I wouldn't count Carlos out even at Williams, he has been best of the rest on many of the teams in his early career, I remember him finishing in the points at almost every race with Mclaren.
"Red Bull have taken away the most competitive seat available to Carlos" ... are you sure about this? You're forgetting the elephants in the room, Mercedes and Verstappen. Sainz was never in negotiations with Red Bull to shine Max's shoes for the foreseeable future. We know, Mercedes and Verstappen are in talks and it would be utterly negligent from Red Bull not to be preparing for a worst case scenario and it is Max's seat Carlos is REALLY after... of course, neither side will admit this in public but nothing else makes sense... Perez's seat is probably the least competitive seat in all of F1, with Verstappen in the team. And Mercedes was never in the cards for Sainz. Wollf wants Verstappen, failing that, there will be a big reset with Antonelli as "the future of Mercedes" (which is bad news for Russell). A gamble? Certainly, but one that Wollff seems willing to take. He wasn't working feverishly to get the kid into Formula 1 ASAP only to help Williams out of their "Sargent misery".
He should take Williams. I'm sorry. I know how hyped about Audi everyone is, but take a look. In 1.5 years, Audi will need staff, facilities, an engine, and a car. They have just a little of those, and in past months, they did not move from almost nothing they had for the 2026 car forward. Plus, there is the situation in VW Group and the exchange in Audi management, where the new guys are colder with their engagement in F1 than the last bunch. As you said, Williams is moving forward. Audi is a Russian roulette with five bullets in a cylinder.
He's taken way way too long to make a decision while he was waiting on that Red Bull seat, I'm really not sure why Carlos didn't sign for Sauber/Audi sooner.
It took RBR 4 years before their first Grand Prix win. And another year to win the driver's & constructor's title. And this is with Adrian Newey on their side. Honda decided to re-enter F1 with McLaren in 2015. And it took the engine supplier FOUR years for its first win in 2019. So if Sainz joins Audi, he will have to accept a 4 to 5 years of winless driving near the back of the field. If Mercedes engine is indeed going to be the strongest engine come 2026, Sainz going to Williams may be a better choice. Sainz going to Redbull may not be a sure-win as well given Redbull Engine with Ford being their first foray into engines especially when Adrian Newey has left.
The Ferrari line-up is one of the best on the Grid. 2 young talented drivers and 1 get swapped with an old driver that isn't in his last years, and how fast is he? Does ferrari want an intern fight between Lewis en Charles where Charles is now their nummer 1 and want to win a championship with Lewis because that is wat they want. A 7-time world champion winst his last one with Ferrari after staying dry for 2 decades. Carlos should be joining Red Bull again and it would be a strong duo with Max but Max is already better and holding Perez to please Max with his bad performance in this close field with only a couple of tens between coureurs. And that nobody can fight for wins within redbull from Max. They gonna lose the constructeurs championship with Perez getting a few points in a handful of races. What happens is very sad for Carlos. I am for Max because I am Dutch but I don't think he is the king and his dad causing problems in the team if they want a better 2nd driver that maybe is a little bit faster and can sometime challenge Max. Wouldn't that be not more spectacle 2 excellent drivers in 1 team batting. With 2 good drivers you have 2 people that gives good technical feedback with now only 50% with Max? Without Max they would end 5th at constructeurs. Last year RB would win the constructeurs already with only his points so we gonna see how bad it will become before Red Bull loses it and go for Carlos. Daniel won't join red bull. Maybe it cost 1 year but after another bad year of Perez and sadly that he performs that bad because he is a good driver what I always have seen with Force I dia an racing point. He is now only scared to do things wrong and then things go wrong.
Sainz's own hubris will lead to his downfall - he used the interest Audi had in him to gain leverage on Ferrari when it came time to negotiate a new contract. Not only it failed, but Ferrari told him 'Bye, have a great time' and signed Hamilton. He then used the same Audi interest to see if Red Bull or Mercedes takes a punt at him. Well, Red Bull choose continuity over change and retained Perez, while Mercedes is increasingly looking to roll the dice with Kimi Antonelli. Audi will not be the next Brawn GP, not by a long shot and if the meddling from upper management is an issue as time goes on, Audi will look more like Honda or Toyota in the 2000's or Alpine nowadays. Also, Audi has set target by 2027-28 to be really competitive. By that time lot of drivers will be free agents - Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, George Russell and Alex Albon to name a few. All are much younger than Sainz, who by 2028 will be 34 years old. Audi should just give up on this 'unrequited love' for Sainz and hire a driver that will lay the groundwork alongside Nico Hülkenberg and is not afraid to be at the back. Sauber already has that in Bottas, but now that relationship has gone cold to the point that he's considering either a Williams homecoming, a potential Alpine seat, or switch to Haas and mentor Ollie Bearman.
Knowing one's worth isn't hubris...if Hamilton wasn't on the market Sainz would easily get extension with Ferrari as there was no need to change one of the strongest line up on the grid
I think Williams should contract Carlos but lend him out to Merc for 2025 - he gathers engine knowledge closer to the source and Williams pay for that by blooding Antonelli for Toto… and keeping at least half of team Brackley dependable. I mean George and a rookie, mama mia. 😅 But I’m still holding my breath for Red Bull collapsing in on itself and Max going to Merc with immediate effect. Cut to Toto-garage-chair-face. 😂 Srsly tho… Red Bull just proved that they don’t give a damn about results as long as they have Carlos Slim’s chequebook and a guy who sells more hats and cans of wing juice than Verstappen; imo because it’s almost impossible for drivers from Latin America - or the Americas period - to get to F1, or at least disproportionately so, proved by the fact that the guy in the fastest car has this ridiculous portfolio and a close PERSONAL relationship with the 11th richest human being on the planet. It’s a sad indictment of the lack of diversity (or racism, whatever you prefer) of this sport that Checo is the best Latin American in F1 since Juan Pablo Montoya. Even with a quarter of the drivers being ethnic minorities (more if you count Jewish I guess) it is somehow still the whitest sport in the universe. 😂 I say all that to say that the only race winner from the Western Hemisphere is quite likely to bring some attention in a part of the world that loves its motorsport but is consistently locked out. My rather harsh conclusion: Red Bull have taken one of the greatest drivers to ever ring the neck of sub-standard cars and turned him into a glorified mascot… to do what, exactly… win a bidding war against Toto over Verstappen? Not surprised Newey legged it.
cause they were getting a 7 times champion??? no other driver than max or Lewis could have replaced carlos at Ferrari and for his bad luck Lewis decides to leave Mercedes
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Basically why teams didn’t want to sign Carlos
Red Bull: wants to keep 1-2 dynamic at team
Mercedes: wants to put an overhyped kid with “Kimi” in their name into their car
Ferrari: short term gains with Lewis
McLaren: kept their lineup as is (no change necessary)
Aston Martin: Lance’s “rolling deal”
You dont know for a fact that kimi is overhyped, but that being said he should have been placed in a Williams for 2025
@@rishinarang9966 I actually do (from what I’ve seen of his career so far) Main reason people like him is because he has Kimi in his name. Do I think he’ll eventually make it to F1? Yes, do I think it should be this or next year? No. At earliest 2026, he’s basically another Théo Pourchaire
@@rishinarang9966 I think you'll see Kimi in the Williams in the second half of this season for a better engine deal?
Nailed it
Lets not hate on lance necause he got that shit on lockdown
Musical chairs are an unforgiving game 😢
unless you're lance stroll and bring your own chair
@@magiqthecat actually his daddy brought the chair
@@magiqthecat😂True
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Sainz making his way round a good few chairs at the moment
Crazy how Sainz, who spent almost his entire junior career in the Red Bull junior team and drove for Toro Rosso, has been overlooked for the Red Bull seat THREE times
Astonishing !!
That should tell you everything
They already know his limitations. No team needs a guy like him.
To be fair, he got beaten by a guy less than one year out of his karting career.
I'm so sad and anxious for him. I hope he finds a good place that deserves him
Williams for sure. He'll get a Mercedes engine in 2026 instead of a huge Audi gamble.
Absolutely amazing signing for Williams if it happens
Always was and always is going to Sauber
First off - Carlos probably should have stayed at McLaren, but i understand the lure of Ferrari.
Mercedes: Toto rates Carlos very highly, but has also stated that he doesn't really want him in the long term and he would just be a stop-gap for Antonelli.
Red Bull: Checo's sponsorship is definitely part of it, no other reason for Red Bull to retain someone who so drastically under-performs compared to what that car is clearly capable of. And, - as you said - this is ironically the problem facing Carlos. Max likes his team mate in his rear-vision mirror and has stated as much that he likes to win with a buffer (racking up the wins, accolades and championships). Max is no doubt a supreme driver (I'm not sure I buy the generational talent thing), but he fears a competitive/quick driver in the same car - the records would be harder for him to attain and may possibly take the shine off his recent championships.
Alpine: Hopeless
Hass: Not doing enough.
Sauber/Audi: Not going to bring wins any time soon.
Williams: Is the most likely destination. A team who keeps promising performance and perhaps has made some gains in recent years, but so have all the top teams. I think they are offering 4 years with a 2 year performance exit clause. But where would he go then?
Just when Carlos probably felt like he was locked into a top team, he has been shown the door. He's probably feeling rejected and at a bit of a crossroads in his career right now. The problem is that Charles is quicker and will always be quicker (even though Carlos has gotten the better of him a few times).
It's a shame that money and the fragility of certain drivers dictates things like this rather pure talent and raw speed.
I don't understand how is Stroll still getting a seat in Aston Martin. No amount of daddy money should make this possible. Alonso with Sainz would be a killer combo in Aston Martin if they can build a more competitive car.
Daddy's money set up the entire possibility for Aston Martin to do well. So what is wrong with a dad putting his son in the seat? It's not fair? Then you probably have an indealistic mindset that doesn't help with the real world
@@JCzzzzz it's just shameless to put it like this. Anyway, the entire F1 community besides your, lance and daddy stroll thinks he should not get a seat. So yeah, you win 🤣
@@minhazulislam4682 Oh really? Reality doesn't really care what you think. Fact is, Lance will keep his place as long as he still wants it. Checo keeping his seat is also partly due to money. I think both Lance and Checo don't deserve their seats but the economics state otherwise. You are watching a sport for the elites. Without money, most of the drivers won't make it onto the grid.
@@JCzzzzz Checo has been mostly in midfield cars in his carrier. Yet he scored good points with what he had. Lance has showed moments of brilliance but that's not enough for the sport. Just asking, why are you so hell bent on the fact that Lance deserves to be on the grid? Answer this question if you can and only this question. Nothing else.
@@minhazulislam4682 I never said Lance deserves to be on the F1 grid. The fact he has a rich dad to put him there means he will stay there. I am telling you about reality. Reality is that this sport is for the rich elites. It is going to stay that way. Face it.
Perez contract is the most moronic thing since Lance Stroll talked about extending... Carlos has always seemed to be given the worst deal and treated unfairly... He did nothing wrong at Ferrari and was a great driver and team player yet lost his seat to an expired Midfield-milton. I hope he goes to Audi and they come out flying in 2026. The worst thing is Kimi and Bearman getting seats in F1 while being dismal in F2
Lol, maybe we should thank our stars that Carlos has been saved from a dramatic downfall. Red Bull hasn’t been favourable to anyone besides Max. Everyone is a great driver until they go to Red Bull. Literally everyone!
He’s unfortunately found himself out of a seat at a very awkward time. With so many moves going on it’s difficult to judge what will happen and who will be where
@@artadhyay5462 as much as checo is a likeable character he is psychologically washed, his best years are way behind, and verstappen only has demolished rookies. Sainz's pace and consistency would probably be too uncomfortable for the verstappens, I too think this decision was terrible for the constructors’
Stop Craying
@@ramirovillarreal5666 is pronounced Winning...
Russell and Sainz would be fun to watch
Correct, the fights would be interesting
1:22 Two Q3s would be crazy in this reality
Too bad we got stuck in the two Q1 exit reality…
If I was sainz I would quit and start racing nascar to prove a point
That's a big learning curve. It'd prove that ovals really aren't as easy as everyone thinks, so I'd welcome it, but for Carlos's sake I hope not
@@resyrum5301 He would eat NASCAR drivers alive. Don’t forget he’s got that low grip quickness in his DNA.
He should join the wrc and do rally car driving with his dad
@@erikastiesch4705 yes
I don’t have anything against kimi but it’s just stupid of Mercedes to take him straight to the team rather than Williams or reserve driver and turn down Carlos
if i was carlos, i would choose williams instead of audi
Going to Williams from Ferrari is a huge step down
@@cesarmm1 True but him and Alex Albon would make a great team and williams is already starting to improve.
Unfortunately not as easy of a decision as it may seem. Williams was seeming to make great progress but they have been under delivering this year. Not too confidence inspiring. But then again neither is the prospect of driving the green tractor
The word best is banded around quite loosely . He is one of the solid drivers on the grid… But best ? When you have Lewis, Charles, Max , Lando, Fernando on the grid? No
I think Oscar in his 2nd year will go on to be a better driver than Sainz, too. We know Sainz's ceiling.
How can you say Lando is better than Sainz?
@@nitinkhanna4425 you're joking, right?
I wouldn’t say neither Charles nor Lando are above Carlos’ level. The other three are on that alien level.
@@mistertheking Prove how Lando is better than carlos.
Sainz would struggle playing second fiddle to Max and would frustrate Max at times. Carlos' dad would raise hell in RB. It's an easy no for Red Bull
What i don't understand mate is RB's fixation of not disturbing Max.
He's world class
Keep him on toes(competitively), he wont mind as long as he wins
And sainz pushes RB towards Constructors easily
Also Max may or may not be committed straight up towards new regulations
So you need a "number 1" anyway
It's actually standard practice... Keeping bottas, webber, barrichello, berger to keep the champ happy.. Not the first nor the last. And two alfas never last more than two to three seasons.. Prost/senna, alonso /ham, ric/max, wen the car is winning
Verstappen's dominance is subsidized by Perez's popularity.
@@robotsix6268 Ha! only popular in mexico... everyone hates his guts for got giving max a fight... just like we hated bottas for choking against lewis
I think they think it's too big of a risk
Redbull has trauma having sainz and verstappen senior on the same garage 😂. They already have enough problems, so rbr dont need another drama fromt their drivers father
I understand perez has signed contracts but if perez continues like this and redbull don't win the constructors he's gone
Williams with Albon. Audi seems like a big gamble. And I don't think Carlos will pair up well with Niko. :/
They've already been teammates, though. Nico and Carlos were together at Renault.
If i were carlos id go williams. The known is always a safer bet than rhe unknown woth audi
I feel like Mercedes should sign Carlos and put Kimi in Logan's seat.
@@samshim3149 yeah probably but it doesn't seem likely to happen or if it did it'd likely only be for a year
Honestly, I think he should leave F1 and go to Indycar or Wec Hypercars. He deserve to compete for wins and championships, not for 10th place in F1.
Has to be Williams. And a great driver that could continue the renaissance
I want Stroll to spit his dummy out and device to not want to be in F1 anymore. Give me that all-Spaniard lineup!!
Man, Saint must bite the bullet and go with Audi, they have NEVER lost in any category they’ve competed in, he wants to have his cake and eat it
It was already a joke when Ferrari dropped him for a has been
I can't believe people are comparing Williams to the might of Audi. I don't think they would axe most of their motorsports division to be uncompetitive in F1. 🤦🏾♂️
I'm not worried. Cause he's a... SMOOTH OPERATOOOOR, SMOOTH OPERATOOOOR!
Just FYI you are getting Q1 and Q3 mixed up (early exists are Q1)
Oh yeah, completely misspoke and didn’t catch it in the edit 😅
@NotApplicableF1 I do this all the time, I think it's coz I'm thinking about FP3 which usually has just taken place and I think "Q3" 😂
for me i would choose williams as of now they are in the right direction and you don't know there is a chance that audi will be bad because they are going to be a new team in formula 1 and it takes time to be a good team who can fight against teams like red bull ferrari and mclaren so if i was in this situation i would pick williams
Carlos has played hard to get, lost his chance at Audi from what was noted in April (Audi's ultimatum), Haas can't afford him, he doesn't want to return to Alpine, while other teams have filled their seats for 2025. So he's stuck with Williams or no ride at this point.
audi is still on please dont read into unconfirmed rumors he is still audi's number one prospect and with nico signed they can wait him out to make sure his interests are matched also seeing current sauber even they understand his dilemma also no works team has got the ground running from their first season it took mercedes also 4 seasons to get their so his apprehension on joining audi is understandable
Willams all the way. He vsn leave in 2 years if he doesnt see an improvement but also gets a 4 year contract
If i had to pick from the two, I would pick Audi. Maybe the first 2-4 Years They Will Be like a TOP 4 Team, but Later i think they can win the chanpion ship easy.
The only reason I could see the Audi deal still being possible is the Andreas Seidl relationship, otherwise I think he goes to Williams or takes a year off. Selfishly, would love to see him do a season in WEC
If he has the choice going for Audi for me is an easy decision, the new regs look wild its completely different so being in a team with that racing budget(who will have spent wildly before 26, becase they can unlike other teams) they could dominate for years, if they dont he'll have a long contract for millions preform well and could move on. At Williams he'll just have a battle of the RedBull has-beens. Haas probably just means more flights to the US not sure how appealing that is to a F1 driver. Thx for the Vid 👍
It takes years to build a competitive team in F1. See: BMW, Toyota, Mercedes, RedBull. Under the best of circumstances Audi might start winning races in 2028, if not 2029 or 2030. I really don't see Audi beating Ferrari, Mercedes or McLaren in 2026, even with the new regs. Remember, Mercedes took over the championship winning Brawn GP in 2010 and it took them 4 years to win. RedBull took over Jaguar in 2004 and won in 2010, even though they had Adrian Newey. Audi will not be competitive in 2006 IMHO. They'll be mid pack at best.
Even with Audi throwing money at it I’m not sure how long it will be until they are properly competitive
@@lukeearthcrawler896 Who did Mercedes buy? Yes you said Brawn GP and what did they do, oh yes bought a team got the regs right and won. Not saying audi will do it but they have had quite a few years with no spending cap to try.
@@NotApplicableJB Your Q was where you think Sainz should go. I set out the reasons why I thought, not that audi necessarily in 26 will perform and sauber definitely won't next year, I think it's better career options for him to be lead driver of works team, though maybe Newey is going back to Williams
@@eartharrow6772 Mercedes worked as a works team from 2010-2013 w/o any spending cap. Sauber is NOT where Mercedes was in 2010-2013. In 2012, 2 years before the regs changed in 2014 and Mercedes became the dominant car, Mercedes had Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg. They won one race in 2012, and had 3 podiums. In 2013, BEFORE 2014 when they "got the regs right", Mercedes finished 2nd in the championship, had Louis and Nico driving for them, had 3 victories and 9 podiums. Where is Sauber today? Oh yeah, dead last. Mercedes were rapidly advancing before they got the regs right. Sauber? Not so much. I think people just don't understand how far behind Sauber are compared to the top teams. Yes, Audi has $$$ and talent, but success will not come in a couple of years. It would a great F1 story if it does though! The 2026 engines are far more similar to today's engines compared to the 2014 engine overhaul when hybrids were introduced. So I don't expect a massive reshuffling of the pecking order like there was in 2014.
I’ve never wanted Carlos to go to Red Bull or to Mercedes, but get why it would have been desirable to him. I’ve wanted him to go to Audi for several years with Andrea Seidl there, but Sauber has been SOOOO bad this year. Williams with Alex Albon and James Vowles look like the best option at this point.
Totally agree Williams is his best bet.
I’d honestly pick Williams. Both are a gamble, however, Williams has direction right now, as oppossed to Sauber. They also have a PU which is almost guaranteed to be good.
At the moment the Red Bull cars isn”t the fastest car on the grid.
I know its tough but i would quit and find another discipline. WEC or Indycar would be sick
Carlos should sign up for HAAS since he would be teamed up with Ollie Bearman
It is ridiculous, Sainz is hands down one of the very best. Ferrari has once again, thrown itself and impaled on it's own sword. Haplessly bad decision. They just can't win for losing.
You forgot one other thing, Red Bull care about the WDC the constructors is just a bonus. Sainz just got a raw deal for now. However I question his choice of using his cousin as negotiator/ agent.
Yes, I wondered about this in previous seasons...and then recently Carlos made mention of his "team" conducting negotiations and _now_ he needs to sit down and look at the offers and make some decisions (paraphrasing here, I think it was a post Canada Skysports interview, but can't remember). I wonder if there were some missteps in the negotiations and Carlos put his faith in family, to his disadvantage. Just a feeling.
@@rabies7290 I have basically the same feeling it being a negative concerning his cousin.
I hope he goes to Audi and I hope Audi makes a really good car
Audi is such a coin flip
@@NotApplicableJBYeah, we have no clue how hood they will be. Also, a part of me hopes Audi sucks to stick it to the FOM for rejecting Andretti.
that's a lot of hopes
Do not forget they are run by Andreas Seidel (No idea on spelling), who startet McClearen's uprising.
Sainz should be in Perez' seat. Most likely result in a Red Bull 1,2 more often than not.
I hate to be that guy, but 1:15 he actually didn’t even make it out of Q1 for either, Q3 being a dream of checo Perez
Why the hell this video turns talking mostly about Perez?
Only the first couple of mins for context
Perez knows his role & brings in lots of money for RB. Having Sainz AND Verstappen in the same team would create WAY too much drama. Especially given their fathers.
I like the Williams option for some reasons, I like the Merc 1-season option for some reasons, and I like the long-term Audi option for some reasons, but I also think he's holding a stronger hand than it seems. I get that F1 is still the pinnacle, but other options outside of F1, like WEC, are likely being considered. I think he wants to go to a winner, or at least a team that he feels confident will become one within a couple of years. Other sports could provide the money, less exposure, but a winning environment that he might not get with a long term deal outside of the top teams
I still can't believe how biased media narrative made people believe Carlos sainz is somehow way more than just ordinary driver.
Red Bull took nothing from Sainz. I really am getting tired of media stating something was taken away from Sainz. The only thing that was taken away was Ferrari seat. And the way he is being picky or playing hard to get... Audi offered a seat. Williams is all over him. And he is indecisive. They should all dump him and be done with it.
Fully agree. Those outsiders blaming red bull, and red bull only for not offering a seat to Sainz who was effectively dumped out of all his previous teams. they just stupid. Blame Ferrari, Mercedes and others. Why Carlos future is Red bull fault? That's just ridicolous..
Finally someone had the balls to say it, thank you.
I was shocked when I heard that Hamilton was going over to Ferrari. He’s not driving well and he’s having a bad year. Carlos and Max would not be a good mix. Mercedes should grab him. Other than that, I think he should go over to Audi. Any team should be honoured to have Carlos.
Spanish drivers seem to be allergic to top teams huh? Sad times...
I dunno Fernando had been at a few just at the wrong times
Nope h didn't do anything with them@@NotApplicableJB
He should sign a 1+1 with Williams (obviously the +1 being his decision, not Williams’)
Personally, Williams sounds like a better move than Audi. Its sounds more stable
okay but now with Kimi getting an fia exception what if Williams drop Logan now and Kimi goes there for the rest of the year so he has half a year experience before going to Mercedes next year
How did Sainz perform relative to Max at toro rosso?
62-22 on points as teammates...in Max favor.. Well, Carlos is surely way to quick for Max.
Max out did Carlos by a distance but that was a while ago and both have come a long way since then
@@Stantube1000You literally said the points difference and you mentioned carlos is faster than max💀
@@NotApplicableJBNah it was the other way around
What is that weird sound playing every 25 seconds?`
Even though I would prefer Yuki, Daniel, or even Liam in Red Bull, I believe Carlos deserves the seat more than anyone else on the grid right now. It seems the team is prioritizing maintaining their driver dynamic. Perez isn't a bad choice by any means.
Why mercedes want kimi Antonelli is for that the cut bring max in 2026 and kime antonelli to a wiliams or a aston martin .
8:22 - "...we're here*..."
What’s he point is having teams if max might be unhappy his got a quick team mate most teams just one driver anyway or all there efforts goes into one driver cough cough rb
2:20 idk how but you went from british to texan very fast
He is just too fast for any of the team lmao. Too fast for Red Bull literally and Too fast just for Sauber alpine Williams. I would pick Williams and then see where Audi will be at for 2026 .
It's gotta be depressing going to Williams from Ferrari and fighting in the way back of the field
Same thing happened with Bottas. Runner up twice, 3rd twice and 1 5th place finish and he ended up at Alfa Tauri/ Sauber. Checo will probably be out of F1 once his contract is up. Unfortunate position when you're the #2 driver. Nature of the business
This is like a career suicide situation and just survival rn. I have my hopes on Audi.
im a strong believer that top drivers like max verstappen or lewis hamilton should be relegated to bad teams, for one it would give drivers an opportunity in better cars, and for another it would show whether their dominance is truly dependant on the car or their own skill.
Carlos taking Albon out in Canada 💀
he was dead last in Monaco after 1st lap but was saved by miraculous safety car and the stupidity of the rules that put him back 3rd at the start. Still people prefer to ignore all that.
Mercedes: believed Max will move from Red Bull
Red Bull: believed Max will stay at Red Bull
Ferrari: Lewis Hamilton.
Mclaren: Fixed with 2 good drivers.
Aston: Lance Stroll.
Alpine: It's a shitshow, better stay far away from the team.
Haas: Better join Audi/Sauber
Toro Rosso: No
Williams: Better Audi/Sauber
Audi: Want more money
It's a shame what's going on with Carlos. Would have loved to have seen him in that second Red Bull seat (which was probably never going to happen). Perez signing on and being preceded and followed by two horrible showing is just flat out shameful. I was rooting for the guy, but I'm on my way to the other side. I think Sainz would make Max an even better driver! Oh well, remember (or have you seen history) of Prost and Senna? I got to watch that while it happened and it happened again and again since with a lot of teammates on the F1 grid since. sigh
Last two comments "returned errors"; have I been shadow banned? LOL (Three-add this one too!)
Red bull thinking losing WCC is worth keeping checo is a choice... Maybe the sponsor money will even out the loss in constructers. Carlos definitely lost his Ferrari seat at the worst time....
I would pick Audi if the deal was amazing and substantially better that Williams; if similar I’d go with William’s due to incoming merc engines
Audi is still going to be I think 3 years out from being competitive, look at Mclaren, it took them 2 seasons to get back to the top and they have been in F1 all along. Not to mention Mercedes, going from winning the WDC and Constructors for years to fighting for 5th place or sometimes out of the points all together. I wouldn't count Carlos out even at Williams, he has been best of the rest on many of the teams in his early career, I remember him finishing in the points at almost every race with Mclaren.
If I was sainz and I had to choose it would easily be Williams, I’m holding out for the redbull seat tho
Saying carlos will make max’s life difficult is hilarious 😂
"Red Bull have taken away the most competitive seat available to Carlos" ... are you sure about this? You're forgetting the elephants in the room, Mercedes and Verstappen. Sainz was never in negotiations with Red Bull to shine Max's shoes for the foreseeable future. We know, Mercedes and Verstappen are in talks and it would be utterly negligent from Red Bull not to be preparing for a worst case scenario and it is Max's seat Carlos is REALLY after... of course, neither side will admit this in public but nothing else makes sense... Perez's seat is probably the least competitive seat in all of F1, with Verstappen in the team.
And Mercedes was never in the cards for Sainz. Wollf wants Verstappen, failing that, there will be a big reset with Antonelli as "the future of Mercedes" (which is bad news for Russell). A gamble? Certainly, but one that Wollff seems willing to take. He wasn't working feverishly to get the kid into Formula 1 ASAP only to help Williams out of their "Sargent misery".
He should take Williams.
I'm sorry. I know how hyped about Audi everyone is, but take a look. In 1.5 years, Audi will need staff, facilities, an engine, and a car. They have just a little of those, and in past months, they did not move from almost nothing they had for the 2026 car forward. Plus, there is the situation in VW Group and the exchange in Audi management, where the new guys are colder with their engagement in F1 than the last bunch.
As you said, Williams is moving forward. Audi is a Russian roulette with five bullets in a cylinder.
He's taken way way too long to make a decision while he was waiting on that Red Bull seat, I'm really not sure why Carlos didn't sign for Sauber/Audi sooner.
Yes it's a shame (forgot the a)
It took RBR 4 years before their first Grand Prix win. And another year to win the driver's & constructor's title. And this is with Adrian Newey on their side. Honda decided to re-enter F1 with McLaren in 2015. And it took the engine supplier FOUR years for its first win in 2019. So if Sainz joins Audi, he will have to accept a 4 to 5 years of winless driving near the back of the field. If Mercedes engine is indeed going to be the strongest engine come 2026, Sainz going to Williams may be a better choice. Sainz going to Redbull may not be a sure-win as well given Redbull Engine with Ford being their first foray into engines especially when Adrian Newey has left.
The Ferrari line-up is one of the best on the Grid. 2 young talented drivers and 1 get swapped with an old driver that isn't in his last years, and how fast is he? Does ferrari want an intern fight between Lewis en Charles where Charles is now their nummer 1 and want to win a championship with Lewis because that is wat they want. A 7-time world champion winst his last one with Ferrari after staying dry for 2 decades.
Carlos should be joining Red Bull again and it would be a strong duo with Max but Max is already better and holding Perez to please Max with his bad performance in this close field with only a couple of tens between coureurs. And that nobody can fight for wins within redbull from Max. They gonna lose the constructeurs championship with Perez getting a few points in a handful of races. What happens is very sad for Carlos. I am for Max because I am Dutch but I don't think he is the king and his dad causing problems in the team if they want a better 2nd driver that maybe is a little bit faster and can sometime challenge Max.
Wouldn't that be not more spectacle 2 excellent drivers in 1 team batting. With 2 good drivers you have 2 people that gives good technical feedback with now only 50% with Max? Without Max they would end 5th at constructeurs. Last year RB would win the constructeurs already with only his points so we gonna see how bad it will become before Red Bull loses it and go for Carlos. Daniel won't join red bull. Maybe it cost 1 year but after another bad year of Perez and sadly that he performs that bad because he is a good driver what I always have seen with Force I dia an racing point. He is now only scared to do things wrong and then things go wrong.
Sainz is a good driver but is overhyped. Red Bull easily could have signed him and he wouldn't be a real challenge to Max.
Tell that to his loser in denial fans lol , max would beat him easily it wouldn’t make a difference
This guy really said that carlos will be a headache for max😭💀
2024 has been The Greatest silly season in the history of Formula 1.
And Netflix smiles……..
Thanks, before this I almost died
IndyCar, much better racing, less BS .....
Audi, they are going to be huge
Man’s need to go to Martin (sack stroll)
seriously? south america?
Sainz's own hubris will lead to his downfall - he used the interest Audi had in him to gain leverage on Ferrari when it came time to negotiate a new contract. Not only it failed, but Ferrari told him 'Bye, have a great time' and signed Hamilton. He then used the same Audi interest to see if Red Bull or Mercedes takes a punt at him. Well, Red Bull choose continuity over change and retained Perez, while Mercedes is increasingly looking to roll the dice with Kimi Antonelli. Audi will not be the next Brawn GP, not by a long shot and if the meddling from upper management is an issue as time goes on, Audi will look more like Honda or Toyota in the 2000's or Alpine nowadays.
Also, Audi has set target by 2027-28 to be really competitive. By that time lot of drivers will be free agents - Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, George Russell and Alex Albon to name a few. All are much younger than Sainz, who by 2028 will be 34 years old. Audi should just give up on this 'unrequited love' for Sainz and hire a driver that will lay the groundwork alongside Nico Hülkenberg and is not afraid to be at the back. Sauber already has that in Bottas, but now that relationship has gone cold to the point that he's considering either a Williams homecoming, a potential Alpine seat, or switch to Haas and mentor Ollie Bearman.
Knowing one's worth isn't hubris...if Hamilton wasn't on the market Sainz would easily get extension with Ferrari as there was no need to change one of the strongest line up on the grid
I hope he goes to Williams
I think he needs to sit next year out and keep his winning ways in the limelight - rather than drive for a back team.
It's a yoke!! A YOKE!!
Eeeehm Pérez isn't from South America.
Funny how strolls pick is not on the lineup😂😂...game of pickaboo perhaps
Carlos better stop playing with Audi and take the drive
I think he should take a year off and go rally racing for a year!
Oil and water, Max and Carlos. Same thing.
Maybe go to WEC.
I think Williams should contract Carlos but lend him out to Merc for 2025 - he gathers engine knowledge closer to the source and Williams pay for that by blooding Antonelli for Toto… and keeping at least half of team Brackley dependable. I mean George and a rookie, mama mia. 😅
But I’m still holding my breath for Red Bull collapsing in on itself and Max going to Merc with immediate effect. Cut to Toto-garage-chair-face. 😂 Srsly tho… Red Bull just proved that they don’t give a damn about results as long as they have Carlos Slim’s chequebook and a guy who sells more hats and cans of wing juice than Verstappen; imo because it’s almost impossible for drivers from Latin America - or the Americas period - to get to F1, or at least disproportionately so, proved by the fact that the guy in the fastest car has this ridiculous portfolio and a close PERSONAL relationship with the 11th richest human being on the planet. It’s a sad indictment of the lack of diversity (or racism, whatever you prefer) of this sport that Checo is the best Latin American in F1 since Juan Pablo Montoya. Even with a quarter of the drivers being ethnic minorities (more if you count Jewish I guess) it is somehow still the whitest sport in the universe. 😂 I say all that to say that the only race winner from the Western Hemisphere is quite likely to bring some attention in a part of the world that loves its motorsport but is consistently locked out.
My rather harsh conclusion: Red Bull have taken one of the greatest drivers to ever ring the neck of sub-standard cars and turned him into a glorified mascot… to do what, exactly… win a bidding war against Toto over Verstappen? Not surprised Newey legged it.
Options, opinions and more stupid opinions, it is hard to make some good content. Anyone can speak their mind and up load it to UA-cam.
He just said perez was south american😭
Except no, no he didn't.
If Carlos is so good, why Ferrary let him go?
cause they were getting a 7 times champion??? no other driver than max or Lewis could have replaced carlos at Ferrari and for his bad luck Lewis decides to leave Mercedes