Some within Aston Martin reportedly want to replace 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz.

“Factions” in the Silvers🔥tone-based team hope to pair Sainz with Lance Strol♉l in 2025, report.

Sainz is wanted by sections of the team to lead Aston Martin into the 🤪2026 rules at Alonso's ꧑expense.

The futures of both Spanish drivers are up in t🔥he air but, until now, there was no suggestion t▨hat Aston Martin would willingly let Alonso go.

Alonso, the oldest driver on the grid at 42, is into the final year of his Aston Martin contract and he described his P6 finish at the weekend’s F1 Japa𒉰nese Grand Prix as among the top five drives of his esteemed career.

꧟He has flirted with retirement at the end of this year but some in the paddock claim those words are merely a negotiation tactic to extract ൲the best possible contract for next year.

Alonso has ꧑been linked to Red Bull - who could opt to get rid of Sergio Perez - and Merced🍨es - who must replace Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton.

But he has publicly claimed Aston Martin are his first choice, while team boss Mike Krack insists he wants his star driver to stay fo🌃r a third season♔.

Sainz, meanwhile, is in-demand d♛espite los𓃲ing his 2025 Ferrari seat to Hamilton.

He won last year’s Singap💜ore Grand Prix and in Australia this season - the only two non-Red Bull race victories sinꦏce 2022.

He remarkably won in Australia after returning from app𝄹endix surgery. This weekend in Japan, he completed t🌸he podium behind the Red Bulls.

Sainz has also been mentioned as a pꦐossible option to drive for Red B🌊ull and Mercedes next year.

But the possible opening at Aston Martin represent𒁏s a fascinating new opportunity, particularly i𝔍f Alonso is not alongside him.

It would offer Sainz a chance to establish himself as the clear No♕1 driver at an ambitious team near the front of the grid.

The ball might now be in Astoꦺn Martin’s court, about which d꧂river to offer a contract to.