Sainz 'the cork in the bottle' in F1 driver market jigsaw
The Hindu
Lewis Hamilton’s shock pre-season revelation he was quitting Mercedes to team up with Charles Leclerc at Ferrari next season set the Formula One driver market rumour mill spinning faster than ever.
Lewis Hamilton's shock pre-season revelation he was quitting Mercedes to team up with Charles Leclerc at Ferrari next season set the Formula One driver market rumour mill spinning faster than ever.
A host of drivers on the grid have now been left on tenterhooks waiting on the man seven-time champion Hamilton is replacing at the Scuderia, Carlos Sainz, to announce his next move.
"Carlos is the cork in the bottle. We are all waiting for him to make a move, then all the pieces in the puzzle will fall into place," Haas driver Kevin Magnussen said on Thursday.
Sainz dashed any hopes his paddock rivals may have entertained of announcing a decision this weekend at his home Spanish Grand Prix.
"The latest news is I will take a decision very soon," he said.
"I don't want to wait any longer, it has taken up space in my head for a few month now.
"But I'm not clear in my mind, I'm not sure one way or another.
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