Carlos Sainz and a triumph that made him the most sought-after driver in the Formula 1 market

A few days after recovering from acute appendicitis, Carlos Sainz He returned to the track to become the most sought-after driver of the moment. The Golden boy. Faced with an inevitable reconfiguration for next year’s championship, the Spaniard has his priorities straight: he must attract attention, and what better way to do so than by taking first place in the general classification? Australian GP.

Knowing that for next season his place will be his Ferrari will occupy it Lewis Hamilton, Sainz has the task of making his talent count. “It only took one match for everyone to agree,” Italian media outlet La Gazeta said of Deporte. Nowadays, Carlos Sainz is the most valuable driver on the circuitand all the teams have him in their sights.

Sainz is shining again. In the weekend’s race, after the withdrawal of the Max Verstappen, the Spaniard got his best tricks from the galley. He achieved first place with one key strategy: know how to extend the useful life of tires in the best way to obtain good performance.

“I’ll be out of work for another year, so I guess this will help me,” the 29-year-old Spaniard told reporters after shining on the Melbourne tracks.

His teammate and who took second place in the weekend’s race, Charles Le Clerc, He stated that “he is one of the highest rated drivers in the paddock”.

It can be assumed that he will not remain unemployed for much longer. In fact, the comments of Christian Hornerboss Red Bullserved to fuel some rumors that the Spaniard could start joining Max Verstappen’s team facing 2025. “We want to have the best drivers, and sometimes we have to look outside. Today an unemployed driver won,” he told the press.

For his part, his former teammate at McLaren, Lando Norris, also commented on the talents that Sainz possesses: “I think those who know him know what he is capable of.they know his level of commitment, his focus and dedication to wanting to be one of the best, exactly as he has shown today and in the last few weeks.

If Carlos continues to play all his cards well, he could be the one to choose his next team and not vice versa. Among your options is Mercedesalbeit for a very short period (until 2025), Aston MartinAND Audi. The most interesting speculation points to Red Bull, but as Horner says, “the market is very fluid with some drivers.”