Everything to decide
The weeks go by, as do the Grand Prix, but the future of Carlos Sainz in Formula 1 it is not yet defined. The Spaniard will leave Ferrari at the end of this championship, and there are several options still to be evaluated for him 2025. The #55, as already indicated on the eve of his home GP in Barcelona, had made it clear that he wanted to make a decision quickly, which would take him to one of three teams that have made a concrete offer to the current Ferrari driver: Sauber ( which in 2026 will come under the control of Audi), Williams and Alpine, which opened the doors to Flavio Briatore.
The third wheel
It could be the recent interference of the French company that is displacing Sainz and the negotiations already underway with Williams and Team Principal James Vowles, who has never hidden his goal of bringing the Spaniard to Grove, also offering him an interesting exit clause that would allow him to leave the team if he were to reach an agreement with a top team. The situation is still to be understood, and the lack of agreement between Sainz and Williams is now a hypothesis that is anything but abstract. If, however, the son of the two-time world rally champion were to sign with the British company, he would replace Logan Sargeantnow further and further away from a reconfirmation and with a possible arrival in IndyCar.
The ‘Plan B’
But if the agreement between the Iberian driver and the team does not arrive, who will be the one who could join the team next season? A recent indiscretion came from the Swiss newspaper Blickcon Felipe Drugovich indicated as major candidate to replace Sargeant. Brazilian born in 2000, Drugovich, who also enjoys good financial support, currently holds the role of third driver of Aston Martinthe team he joined after winning the Formula 2 title in 2022. Furthermore, with the same English team, the Brazilian carried out three PL1 sessions between 2022 and 2023, in addition to carrying out last year’s pre-season tests due to Stroll’s injury.
