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Carlos Sainz’s “Emotionally Ballistic” Rant Justified by an Ex-Ferrari Boss, as Blows Build Up After Ferrari’s Latest “Slap in the Face”

ByAnmol

May 12, 2024 | 11:16 AM EDT

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Carlos Sainz, who won the Australian GP a couple of weeks ago, described himself as an “unemployed” driver after the race. And that stands true even today. While his current boss, Fred Vasseur, is on the quest to build the best team ever (with Lewis Hamilton on board and Adrian Newey in talks with Maranello.), Sainz hasn’t been dealt the best hand with his ousting. An F1 expert and ex-Ferrari boss analyzes Sainz’s current reality.

To give more context, Carlos Sainz was handed a five-second time penalty along with one penalty point on his license after being deemed to have caused a collision with Oscar Piastri during the Miami Grand Prix. However, when he was at the receiving end of things, he wasn’t met with the same behavior, and on top of it, the Ferrari sacking hasn’t been kind either.

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Talking on his YouTube channel live, Peter Windsor said, “I keep going on about how much I feel for him in the current situation. Being as good as he is and as quick as he is, knowing he’s going to be sacked from this great team at the end of the year. The team that probably will be having Adrian Newey in the future, I mean, talk about a slap in the face.”

He further added, “But beyond that, the number of times Sainz has been the victim of a penalty because he’s been on the inside of somebody who’s tried to do something on the outside and he’s run a little bit wide and because that person’s then gone off. He’s the guy that gets the penalty and then it happens in reverse finally in Miami no action was taken and that’s why I think he went emotionally ballistic on the radio and that later we had that wing removed because it just all built up for Carlos.”

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But is Carlos making moves to change his current reality? Not fast enough!!

Sainz doesn’t have much time left for his dangerous game of poker, reports

Carlos Sainz is the most sought-after entity in Formula 1 right now. And as he is giving the best audition for his prospective recruiters, he is also spoilt for choices. With two prime candidates being Audi and Mercedes, the rumor mill is ripe, but there has been no official move yet. But if reports are to be believed, it is not wise of him to keep postponing the final decision.

A report from an F1 insider claimed Sainz doesn’t have much time left for his dangerous game of poker. Audi wants an answer from the GP in Monaco in two and a half weeks at the latest. Otherwise, the people of Ingolstadt will look for an alternative. If Sainz chooses Mercedes, he could be without a contract again in 2026, when Verstappen or Antonelli come and the door is closed at Audi.

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Where do you think Sainz will end up?