Carlos Sainz very close to signing with Alpine

A new twist in the endless soap opera about the future Carlos Sainz in Formula 1. A soap opera that may have already reached its final episode.

Reportedly “La Gazette” the madrid pilot would be very close will sign a contract with the Alpine team for the next two seasons.

Seeing each other surprised Ferrari earlier this year by announcing the signing of Lewis Hamilton In his place, when everything seemed to indicate that he was going to renew his contract, Carlos Sainz had to look for a place to continue his career in Formula 1.

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He was in no hurry, but since then Carlos’ decision was very difficult. I wanted to continue in a car that will allow you to strive for triumphs and victoriesbut keep waiting for a very unlikely move like Verstappen’s to happen Mercedes or something like that that would open a hole in Red Bull or it was too risky in Brackley’s team. If he did, he risked losing his place.

At first, Audi (Sauber still in 2025) He was very insistent on Sainz because they wanted him to be the leader of their project.. But it was a very long-term thing. Sainz also had the opportunity Williams and in recent weeks it has acquired a whole Alpine With the arrival of Flavio Briatore as an adviser to steer the French team’s course.

Carlos needed a team that would allow him keep fighting in the middle zone at least to have a chance to shine and keep your good poster up in case more doors open in a few years at other big teams or at Ferrari itself.

A few months ago, Carlos didn’t think Alpine was the best option because the team seemed to be aimless. But Flavio Briatore arrived to restore order and organize affairs with clear and concise ideas..

Briatore’s ambitions and Alpine likely to assemble Mercedes engines in 2026 They would finally convince Carlos after carefully examining all the options.

The Mercedes engine is supposed to be one of the dominant engines. new rules from 2026 and this is something that Carlos appreciated very positively.