Sainz Sr. admits to being worried about Carlos: “His future is still unclear”. Carlos Sainz Sr spoke about the future of his son, who will leave Ferrari at the end of the season.

Carlos Sainz, who will leave the Maranello team at the end of the 2024 Formula 1 campaign, is sending convincing messages to the teams interested in signing him. But the future is still to be written.

At the end of the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, Scuderia Ferrari halved the gap it had compared to Red Bull from the previous year’s Japanese GP, which was held last September. This is the positive outcome with which the Italian side ends the Suzuka trip after a solid race on a track that, from the forecasts, was known to be hostile and, conversely, very favorable to the competition. A race concluded in third place by Carlos Sainz and fourth by Charles Leclerc, with the Spaniard, as mentioned, trailing Red Bull by 21 seconds, the exact same as the previous edition of the Japanese race. A result that certifies the progress made by the Prancing Horse in the development of the SF-24: a car with ample room for development but still with room for improvement to close the gap with Red Bull.

A race that also certifies the excellent form of Carlos Sainz, who, in the three races so far (excluding the zero points in Jeddah due to the appendicitis surgery), has always finished ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc, landing on the podium at Suzuka and Sakhir and winning the Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit. A remarkable form, attributed by many to the peak maturity that the Spaniard is experiencing, while others attribute it to an extra motivation driven by the need, and desire, to shine in order to secure a seat in a top team in 2025, the year he will leave Ferrari to make way for Lewis Hamilton.

And it is precisely about Carlos’s future, particularly prominent in this early 2024, that his father, Carlos Sainz Sr., spoke, showing himself not too confident about the future, perhaps due to various expected proposals that, now that the Formula 1 season has started, have yet to arrive. Absent proposals that, at this point, make the future of the former McLaren driver less certain than it could be, considering the excellent performances of this period.

“He is very strong, but at the moment it is still not clear what will happen to his future. That’s what worries me the most. At least Carlos is sending many positive messages, and we hope they will have an effect.” – he pointed out.

An uncertain future dictated by Ferrari’s decision to drop Carlos to make room for Lewis Hamilton alongside Charles Leclerc. This scenario prompted questions for the father of the Ferrari driver, who, in his style, preferred to respond diplomatically: “Obviously, it was not my decision, and I don’t believe I am the right person to comment on this choice appropriately.” – he concluded.