“Still jobless” Carlos Sainz’s “I proved it” verdict after F1 Australian GP glory
Carlos Sainz might 🧜have alerted potential suitors with a bri🦹lliant F1 Australian Grand Prix victory

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz made an emphatic statement for the ongoing drivers market with his F1 Australian Grand Prix win.
The Ferrari driver - with wins last year in Singapore and now in Melbourne - has won both of the past two grands prix that Red ꦍBull have failed to claim.
Sainz has lost his ꦆFerrari drive to Lewis Hamilton next year and is still unsure of his next mo𒆙ve.
But returning from appendix surgery just two weeks ago - when he was sidelined from the Saudi Arabian G𓄧rand Prix and aౠllowed Ollie Bearman to deputise - to win in Australia is a huge reminder of his ability.
A delighted Sainz told Martin Brundle that he was prou🌼d: “Yes. You cannot imagine how proud I am.
“You know how tough the start of my year 🀅has been - the non-renewal, putting together a good preseason testing, podium at the first race, I was ready to fight this year.
“Then, appendix🐬, another low. Then suddenly yo🐻u come back and win.”
Brundle asked Sa♍inz if t𝔍his result could help him secure a contract for the 2025 F1 grid.
He answered: “I am still jobless next year!⛦ I know that when I am given a good car, I can ge𒀰t it done.
“I’ve proved it in Singapore, and here. I am happy. Very happy with the car t✤oday.”
Sainz’s victories in Singapore and Australia underline the progress that Ferrari ha𝓀ve made under⛄ the leadership of Fred Vasseur.
Fru🌟stratingly for Sainz, the next step of their eye-catching development will come whꦉen Hamilton joins next year.
Ferrari certainly look a far cry from the chaotic team whose strategies💛 have been criticised in the past few years.
Sainz said about the Italian team: “It is more structured. We have made so much progress with the car, but also with race executio🌳n and weekend execution.
“It’s a more solid team that it was one or two years. I’m happy with that progress. I’ll mꦰaximise that this year 🐈to try to put together more podiums and wins, then see where I am going next.”
The obvious option for Sainz might be at Mercedes, where Hamilton will creജate a vacancy.
But Toto Wolff’s team are keeping an eye on Fernando Alons𓆏o and their 🧸junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
They also won’t act until Max Verstappen’s Red Bull future is guaranteed, even though he pledged to see out his contract (wh꧃ich lasts until 2028) over the 🌜Australia weekend.
🌃Aston Martin could create a home for Sainz should they lose Alonso.
A🦩nd Audi are consistently mentioned as admirers. Sainz’s father won the Dakar Rally in an Audi so he r🌳etains personal links to the brand who will enter F1 in 2026.
Until then, Audi will run as Sauber.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everꦉy💞thing from American sports, to football, to F1.