Hectic times in Formula 1, especially when it comes to the transfer dance. The announcement of the hiring of Lewis Hamilton by Ferrari has caused a tremendous domino effect not only in the Scuderia, but in the entire great circus. If there are not particularly entertaining things happening on the track, taking into account the overwhelming dominance of Max Verstappen in recent seasons, outside of it it is quite the opposite, with the pools about the drivers who will be in the 2025 grid totally red hot.
On January 1, when the Maranello team announced the signing of seven-time champion Hamilton for the next season, a tremendous earthquake began in F1. Many thought that Carlos Sainz He could be the Englishman’s partner next year, but nothing could be further from the truth. At Ferrari they continue to bet on the Monegasque Charles Leclercdespite the fact that the Spaniard’s performance is clearly better than that of his still teammate.
Another announcement already confirmed is that of the continuity of Fernando Alonso at Aston Martin with a multi-year contract. The Spaniard had some other options, having dreamed of being a Red Bull driver, but he finally stayed with the Silverstone team.
The great victim of all this domino effect in F1 is undoubtedly Sainz, who will not continue at Ferrari and for the moment remains without an official seat for the next season. A hard blow for the Madrid native, who is signing a sensational season by stealing a victory from Verstappen in the Australian GP and getting on the podium in all the races he has competed (the only one he missed was the second of the season, in Saudi Arabia, after undergoing appendicitis surgery), except the last one in China.
Therefore, it is surprising that he still does not have a place on the grid for the next campaign and, although he will not lack offers, he has fewer and fewer girlfriends. One of the destinations that has been most popular from the beginning has been Audi, that enters the F1 World Championship in 2026 and does so by purchasing Sauber. The Germans want him as a star driver accompanied by their other signing, Nico Hulkenbergbut it seems that they have gotten tired of waiting.
Furthermore, according to veteran journalist Antonio Lobato, the Madrid native has also decided reject the German team… waiting for an offer to arrive Red Bull or Mercedes. As the specialized press has been reporting in recent days, Totto Wolff’s team is going to do the rest for Max Vertsappen, taking advantage of the fact that a lot of things are happening lately at Red Bull, such as the surprising departure of the engineer. Adrian Neweyafter 18 years, to end up at Ferrari.
It would be a new domino effect in the great circus that could end with George Russell or Sainz himself in the energy drinks team. In any case, we have to wait: the Madrid native is running out of options and could even be left without a seat in 2025.
