Carlos Sainz has spent months fielding and largely dodging questions about his Formula 1 future. Discovering a month before the season even started that he would be leaving Ferrari was the last thing that Carlos Sainz needed. After narrowly missing out on finishing ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc in the 2023 Drivers’ Championship, team principal Frederic Vasseur decided to extend the Monegasque driver’s contract. When it became clear that Lewis Hamilton was available next season from Mercedes, Sainz was the unfortunate driver who had to make way. That doesn’t mean that Ferrari have simply ab…
