{"id":19917,"date":"2024-02-13T16:14:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T21:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/sainz-in-no-rush-to-decide-next-move-after-ferrari-sign-hamilton\/13\/02\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T16:14:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T21:14:03","slug":"sainz-in-no-rush-to-decide-next-move-after-ferrari-sign-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/sainz-in-no-rush-to-decide-next-move-after-ferrari-sign-hamilton\/13\/02\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Sainz in no rush to decide next move after Ferrari sign Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Carlos Sainz will take his time to decide where he spends &#8220;the most important three or four years&#8221; of his Formula One career, having found out Ferrari will replace him with Lewis Hamilton in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/39435691\/ferrari-confirm-lewis-hamilton-driver-2025-f1-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the blockbuster Hamilton signing<\/a> at the start of February, shortly after signing Sainz&#8217;s teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/39385126\/leclerc-signs-new-deal-remain-ferrari-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Charles Leclerc to a new contract. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/34296466\/unlapped-how-listen-watch-espn-new-f1-show-episode-archive-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Unlapped: How to listen or watch ESPN&#8217;s new F1 show, episode archive, and more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sainz had gone into the off-season hoping to secure a similar deal, but now has to look elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard is a candidate to replace Hamilton at Mercedes, although he is seen as a front-runner to join the Sauber team in 2025, which would see him at the team when it starts its eagerly anticipated partnership with Audi the following season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As much as I said I wanted to get my future sorted before the first race, now the scenario has changed quite a bit, as you can imagine,&#8221; Sainz said on Tuesday, after the launch of Ferrari&#8217;s 2024 F1 car.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2023%2F0830%2Fr1217624_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2023%2F0830%2Fr1217624_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2023%2F0830%2Fr1217624_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2023%2F0830%2Fr1217624_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Carlos Sainz will be replaced by Lewis Hamilton at the end of this season.\u00a0<cite>Vince Mignott\/MB Media\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;It is going to be probably a longer process ahead of me. Probably my most important three or four years of my career, where I want to make sure I&#8217;m in the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to make sure I pick the right next destination for me so I want to take my time to think about it, to listen to all the options, have a look at all the options.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then I can just feel calm that when I take the decision I have given myself enough time with enough information.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari&#8217;s pursuit of Hamilton made headlines in 2023, notably ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix in May, when it was rebuffed by all sides.<\/p>\n<p>It has since emerged Ferrari continued talks with Hamilton about a future contract after he had signed an extension with Mercedes.<\/p>\n<p>Sainz hinted that he had been aware of what had been going on well in advance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think there was, obviously, a bit of a surprise like everyone in the F1 world with the news,&#8221; Sainz said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think everyone was surprised in a way with what happened. From my side, you can obviously understand that I got to know the news a bit earlier than anyone else.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;But it&#8217;s true that then I had some weeks to reflect, some weeks to prepare and some weeks to also get ready for the car launch, for the first race of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So it gives you a bit of time to digest it, to take your own conclusions and to focus on the 2024 season there is ahead. But the fact that it was a bit of a surprise to the whole F1 world is no news, and it was obviously also for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sainz&#8217;s teammate Charles Leclerc said he had been kept informed about what happened.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously these kinds of deals are not finalised overnight, it takes time, and I was aware of those discussions before signing my deal, so it didn&#8217;t come out as a surprise after signing,&#8221; Leclerc said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to comment that much, mostly out of respect for Carlos, we&#8217;ve had great years together and we have one more year together to do. 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