Helmut Marko has admitted 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz must be c♉onsidered for a Red Bull seat next year.

But his admission goes against a prediction♋ made by Ralf Schumacher, who thinks Red Bull won’t want to bring Sainz back into the fold.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez is into the final year of his contract as Max Verstappe🗹n’s team🐓mate and, with some top-notch names available on the driver market, Red Bull could make a big change.

“I don't really believe that the decision at Red Bull won't be made until the summer,” Schumacher told Sky Germany before the F🌳1 Japanese Grand Prix.

“Now is the hot pha𒆙se, now Sainz is on the market. It has to be done now.

“P♑erez is a candidate who has♎ to vacate the cockpit.

“Fernando Alonso is also still on the market.

"That's why this has t✱o be decided now at Red Bull.

"I think Sainz, as far as Dr. Helmut Marko is concerned, won't be the No1 priority because he already let him go [from Toro Ro🦩sso].

“He already had him against Max back then, and exchanged him because he said that Max was clearly the b🧔etter one.

“So it will b෴e difficult for Carlos if Dr. Marko makes the decision.”

But Red Bull advisor Marko said, even before the Ferrari driver finished on the podium at Suzuka: "Sainz is current𒆙ly in incredible form.

“Sainz came inꦬto Formula 1 through Red Bull and also had a very good year at Toro Rosso.

“Sainz is certainly a name that you have to take 🃏into account.”

Ferrari's Sainz is the only driver aside from the Red Bulls to have won a 𓂃grand prix last season or thisཧ year.

At the F1 Japanese Grand Prix, he completed the podium behind Verstappen and Perezജ.

Sainz is out of a seat next year when his Ferrari is ⛦taken by Lewis Hamilton, who will leave Mercedeꦑs.

Mercedes have the most notable current vacancy for the 202🀅5🦂 grid to fill.

Verstappen could still become a Mercedes target although he is likelier to stick with the lucrat𝓡ive contract he is on, until 2028, with Red Bull.

Thꦬe possibility of Perez ret🙈aining his seat has perhaps improved after the earliest rounds of this season.

Pe🧸rez entered 2024 under immense pressure after some below-par performances last year.

But he finished P2 at the first two grand🅠s prix, both times behind Verstappen, the perfect result for his team.

Astౠon Martin’s Alonso is also into the final year of his contract so could be a target for Red Bull or Mercedes.

Sainz, meanwhile, could take Alonso’s place at Aston Martin or go to Saube🥃r ah♈ead of their evolution into Audi, a brand he already has an affinity with through his father.