Rumours emerge that Ferrari's Carlos Sainz has signed pre-contract with Audi for F1 2025

Carlos Sainz has reportedly signed a pre-contract agreement with Audi for the 2025 F1 season as he considers his options away from Ferrari. 
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari. Formula
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari. Formula

Sainz 🅷has taken the first step to leave Ferrari at the end of his current deal, which expires at the end of 2024, by signing a pre-contract with Au🅠di, according to . 

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The report states tꦜhat while the agreement is not a binding commitment, it "shows the Spaniard iไs considering his alternatives” outside of Ferrari, with a possible move to Sauber for 2025 now seeming closer than ever. 

“I do prefer sꦉtarting a season already knowing where I’m going to be the following year,” Sainz told AutoAction at the Belgian🎉 Grand Prix.

Sainz has been linked with a switch to the ༺cur🐲rent Alfa Romeo-badged Sauber team, who will become Audi in 2026 when the German manufacturer completes its takeover of the Hinwil-based squad, for months. 

Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Francorchamps, Belgium,
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Belgian Grand Prix,…

After being singled out as a potential candidate to join Audi earlier this year, Sainz had previously rubbished the speculation as168澳洲5最新开奖结果: “uncorrob🌺orated and invented ru♚mours”

At the time, Sainz insisted that he wanted to continue with Ferrari for “many years”, adding "I am very comfortable heꦰre, I’m living a dream, and this is my objective.”

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Zhou Guanyu are the current drivers at Alfa Romeo, who appear 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:set to retain their line-up for 2024

Bottas is locked in to Alfa Romeo until the end of 2025, w༺hen Audi take over, while Zhou is on the verge of earning a new deal for next season, according Formu1uno. 

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