Carlos Sainz has kept
Formula 1 in suspense for months: where will the current
Ferrari driver continue his career? A whole raft of possibilities have now been considered: Audi (currently Sauber),
Williams, Alpine and even Mercedes and
Red Bull Racing have been linked with Sainz at some point. Time and again, the Spaniard says he has not yet made a decision, but did he inadvertently shed some light himself on Friday at Spa?
GPblog saw
Carlos Sainz's father, Carlos Sainz Sr. and manager Carlos Onoro Sainz having a meeting at the hospitality unit of
Williams.
James Vowles, Williams' team principal, has never made a secret of being keen to work with Sainz and make him the successor to
Logan Sargeant. In recent weeks, it seemed Sainz was not Williams' first choice and the British team already revealed they were working on alternatives (read:
Valtteri Bottas).
Alpine and Audi still options for Sainz?
The conversation at the
Spa-Francorchamps circuit is at least an indication that Sainz still sees Williams as an option. It is unknown whether Alpine - where Flavio Briatore would like to bring him in - and Audi are still an option for the Spaniard. At the latter team,
Mattia Binotto was appointed as the new team principal last week. With the Italian, Sainz worked pleasantly with Ferrari for a long time.
Last Thursday, Sainz also revealed that he has no idea when there will be white smoke about his future. "I cannot honestly give you the answer, and I cannot answer that question. It's as simple as that. I don't know. I don't know if it's going to be before or after the summer break. I don't know," said Sainz, who also did not comment on team names.