'This guy is going to be hot property for sure.'
Mercedes have been urged to “snap up” Carlos Sainz immediately with Red Bull also said to be interested in the Australian Grand Prix winner.
Sainz couldn’t have asked for a better audition with the “jobless” driver reportedly on the shortlist for several teams, including Mercedes. “But given his performance, do you just go ‘Well, let’s snap him up now.’ Because I mean, a straight swap has got to be the obvious option for Mercedes.Red Bull, though, has also emerged as an option for Sainz with Christian Horner confirming the Spanish driver is an option should they opt to replace Sergio Perez.Carlos Sainz pushing Ferrari towards buyer’s remorse after Lewis Hamilton swap
“This is a really interesting one,” Richard Craill added, “because he obviously went up against Max in the very, very first period when Max came into Formula One. 1996 World Champion Damon Hill says he has been very impressed with how Sainz has risen to the challenge this season rather than let his axing demotivate him.
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