Nico Rosberg believes Carlos Sainz is in search of a profitable supply from Pink Bull as talks proceed over the Spaniard's F1 future.
Sainz will go away Ferrari on the finish of the season, regardless of being the one non-Pink Bull race winner since 2022. Lewis Hamilton will substitute him on the Scuderia.
It leaves Sainz with no driver for 2025 and with Fernando Alonso's contract extension now off the desk, Mercedes and Pink Bull look the strongest alternate options for the 29-year-old.
Sainz started his profession at Pink Bull's sister staff Toro Rosso in 2015 – alongside Max Verstappen – and a return to the world champions would doubtless come as a substitute for Sergio Perez, who’s out of contract on the finish of the season.
Whereas Perez's future is unclear, 2016 world champion Rosberg shed some mild on the gossip within the paddock on the Chinese language Grand Prix on the weekend.
“You understand they do.” [Red Bull] to have a proposal for Carlos Sainz,” Rosberg informed Sky Sports activities F1.
“I noticed Sainz's dad speaking to Christian Horner yesterday as a result of Horner was apparently a bit stingy with the supply.
“So that they're attempting to get one other few million out of him!”
Sainz's father, Carlos Sainz Snr. is a former World Rally Champion and has been current in F1 paddocks around the globe to help his son.
Horner stated of the motive force market in Shanghai in 2025: “As you possibly can inform by the extent of curiosity we've had from different drivers in our seats, a driver of Carlos' caliber desires to be in a successful automobile.
“And with one spot open for subsequent 12 months, his goal is inevitably this spot.
Perez, however, believes his future could possibly be determined inside a month, having secured 4 podiums in 5 races this season as Pink Bull look set to dominate once more.
Aside from Mercedes and Pink Bull, Sainz's subsequent possibility seems to be Sauber, which can turn out to be Audi's manufacturing unit staff in 2026.
