Could Ferrari announce Sainz contract at Imola?

Carlos Sainz’s new contract with Ferrari is nearing completion and according to Spanish sources it could be announced in the coming weeks, if not days.

In theory, it can be assumed that this will already happen in Imola, during the race weekend at the track named after Enzo and Dino Ferrari. As the AS newspaper writes, the new contract is calculated until 2024, all negotiations took place in the winter and Mattia Binotto, the head of the Italian team, and Carlos made it clear after the Bahrain Grand Prix himself that the lawyers only agree to agree. reach on the details of the formulation.

If Ferrari confirms the contract soon, and the information about the term turns out to be correct, Sainz will once again become a driver with long-term commitments to his team. It is already known that Max Verstappen will have to stay with Red Bull Racing until 2028, Lando Norris will drive for McLaren until 2025, Esteban Ocon until 2024 for Alpine F1. Sainz’ teammate Charles Leclerc will remain with the Scuderia until at least 2024.

So in the second half of the year, when according to tradition there will be a period of negotiations and signing of contracts, as well as all kinds of rumors on this subject, there will not be much progress in the pilot market .

Among those whose contracts for next season have not yet been confirmed are experienced professionals such as Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso. If the Mexican is going to perform approximately at the level of Verstappen this year, then there is no reason to extend his relationship with Red Bull further.

The situation with the two-time champion is more complicated. On the one hand he is still in good shape, on the other the Alpine F1 team has a talented and promising Oscar Piastri, who is about to make his debut in Formula 1. It is still unclear who will deploy the factory team of the French group Renault. The leader, Otmar Safnauer, said all decisions would be made in the summer.