Nico Rosberg has offered advice to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz about how he can secure a drive with Mercedes for the 2025 F1 season.

Sainz is looking for a 2025 seat after Ferrari decided to let the Spaniard go in order to sign 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes next season.

Mercedes are searching for a replacement for ไthe seven-time world champion and Sainz has been heavily linked with a switch to 𒆙the German manufacturer.

However, Mercedes’ highly-rated teenage protege and Formula 2 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli is believed to be their favoured choice to partner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell.

When asked what Sainz must do to earn the Mercedes drive, 2016 world champion Rosberg told Sky Sports F1: “It’s very easy. H꧅e needs to offer just a one-year contract.

“With an option, then, on Toto’s side. Of course, it’s not a nice position to be in for Carlos becaus🅺e he deserves better.

“But f🐭rom Toto’s perspective, it is likely he will want to keep the flexibility for the year after that for possibly bringing in someone like Antonelli, or even a Max Verstappen. There are a lot of ru꧙mours.

“If Carlos wants to drive for Mercedes, he has to offer to💞 do it for one year with an unknown after that.

“It’♚s not easy. It’s not nice.🙈 But that’s what he has to do.”

Red Bull have confirmed they are talking to Sainz about a possible move to the reigning world champions in 2025, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez’s contract expiring at the end of the year.

Audi/Sauber and Williams are understood to be alt𒆙ernative options for Sainz.

Providing an update on his future ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, Sainz said: "I think for sure all my best options are still open, which I think is a positive thing and something that obviously requires a bit of time, given the situation o🤪f the market.

"I think it's going to take some time for🍨 everyone to make their own mind and their own decisions, but the good options are still open."