Carlos Sainz says there must be better punishments for media that report false info following claims he had signed a contract forward of the Canadian Grand Prix.
The Spaniard is out of contract on the finish of 2024 and has been weighing up his choices for when his time at Ferrari involves an finish. Presently being carefully courted by each Williams and Stake – forward of the latter’s transition into Audi in 2026 – Sainz says he noticed studies within the build-up to Montreal that have been fully incorrect as they claimed he’d signed a contract and had it verified by a Madrid regulation agency.
“No, the one factor I can inform you is there’s nothing locked in,” Sainz mentioned. “I’ve seen studies within the media, I don’t know if it’s in Spain, or individuals saying I’ve signed. You have a look at these issues, and it makes me chuckle, as a result of I keep in mind seeing studies three months in the past that I had signed for Mercedes, studies that I had signed for Pink Bull… Clearly these locations usually are not going to occur.
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“So, it’s humorous. Now individuals saying I’ve signed for Williams. However it’s not truthful that these persons are not banned, and punished in a means, for some media studies. And I’m not speaking about you guys, since you guys are inside Components 1 and you recognize when one thing’s been signed or not. So, I can simply inform you, however that clearly considerations me that individuals can get away with that form of stuff with out being [punished] or something like that.”
Whereas he was essential of the reporting forward of the race in Canada, RACER has verified that Sainz has nonetheless but to signal his subsequent contract, and he sees it as a choice that should be made based mostly on a variety of unknowns.
“Other than that, and each time I’ve one thing to say, or one thing to announce, you guys would be the first ones to know after I’ll be right here, brazenly speaking about it,” he mentioned. “And about my future, I’ll put every part into perspective, I’ll critically contemplate every part inside that contract that I signed.
“I’m nonetheless a agency believer that in Components 1 to achieve success, you want a medium- to long-term challenge. I don’t assume you’re ever going to achieve success in Components 1 to go for one yr someplace to win, after which go away. I believe you want an applicable challenge for these issues to occur.
“I believe 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 gives me a superb alternative to search out that. I’ve additionally mentioned earlier than I believe 2026 goes to be a lottery. I believe you guys have seen the regs – after I had a glance, it appears not possible for me to foretell who’s going to be aggressive.
“Proper now, you guys see, possibly with a little bit of a dramatic perspective, (me) not being in a aggressive automotive for 2025 or 2026. However I believe 2026 goes to be such a turnaround that possibly the longer term holds one thing actually constructive on the market for me.”
