Carlos Sainz Jr manages P5 ahead of Charles Leclerc at the 2021 World Championships
After some reports that indicate a standoff between Carlos Sainz Jr and Scuderia Ferrari over contract negotiations, the saga is finalized as the Spaniard signs another two-year deal with the Italian team until the end of 2024. Carlos Sainz Jr joined Ferrari in 2021 on a two-year deal replacing 4-time world champion Sebastian Vettel and quickly came into motion as he overcame Ferrari prodigy and current world championship leader Charles Leclerc in his first season at Maranello .
Carlos Sainz Jr. is currently in P3 at the Driver’s World Championship, having come in P2 in Bahrain and P3 in Saudi Arabia, but he had a terrible weekend in Melbourne where he looked fast in practice sessions. He managed P9 in qualifying while Leclerc was on pole and he was out of the race in the second lap, while his teammate took the win over Sergio Pérez’s Red Bull by more than 20 seconds.
Carrying out our future with us till 2024, @CarlosSainz55 Staying for another two years https://t.co/kxu4MmSlWT#essereFerrari I #sainj2024 pic.twitter.com/0ONJCJYm6Y
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) 21 April 2022
Sainz certainly doesn’t want to be known as a support driver for Leclerc and has ambitions to win the world title. That being said, he is yet to win his first F1 GP and Leclerc is not only a Ferrari Driver Academy graduate, but in his first two seasons, he demolished 4-time world champion Vettel, on an all-time list of race wins. is in third place. , With Sainz falling behind Leclerc by a margin of 38 points, the assumption was that his stock in the team had fallen.
Reports had suggested that he was offered a 1-year contract by the Italian team with a unilateral option of an extension in 2024. Sainz was directly vested with a two-year deal – which has happened. This will be the Spaniard’s longest stint with a singles team, having spells with Toro Rosso, Renault and McLaren. It also means that Ferrari’s driver pair is closed until 2024. Leclerc was offered an unprecedented 5-year deal at the end of the 2019 season until 2024, which was not even offered to Michael Schumacher.
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It also means that Michael Schumacher’s son Mick Schumacher, who is also a graduate of the Ferrari Driver Academy, will have to spend his time at another team at least until the end of 2024 and prove that he has a seat on the equestrian horse. are eligible for. Schumacher currently drives for Ferrari engine customer Haas and will probably be there for some time if his performance is up to the mark.
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