Flavio Briatore has revealed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz’s lack of long-term commitment is𒊎 the r🧸eason Alpine weren’t interested in signing him for the 2025 F1 season.

After Ferrari signed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton, Sainz was left without a drive for next year.

This ultimately left him with three options.

Audi🏅/Sauber had been consistently linked with Saജinz amid their association with his father.

Williams and Alpine were othe𝓡r options, with Sainz opting for the former after being impressed with James Vowles’ leadership of the Grove outfit.

It was hinted that Williams’ more favourable contract terms, which would potentially allow Sainz to leave fo🔯r a top team, made them a better option than Alpine, which wanted long-term security♑.

In Alpine’s case,ಞ Briatore confirmed they wanted to sign Sainz for🌊 four years.

He told German publication 💧;AMuS: “I spoke to Sainz. He was interesting for us, but only for four years. It makes no sense to take a driver like Carlos for one or two years.

“Either he believes in our programme or he doesn’t. I don’t need a driver who costs me a lot of money and is looking to go to another team when the opportunity aris๊es.”

“A generation change” in F1

Sainz was also overlooked b𝐆y Red Bull and Mercedes.

Red Bull are likely to choose 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Liam Lawson as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen’s teammate for next year, while Mercedes promoted 18-year-🏅old wonderk🅺id Andrea Kimi Antonelli as Hamilton’s replacement.

Briatore believes it’s “time for a generat⛄ion change.”

ও“It is now time for a generation change,” Briatore added.

“Sainz is a ver🅰y good driver. But when he was on the market, none of the top teams took him on.

“They prefer to focus on youn𓆏g drivers. Toto Wolff on [Andrea Kimi] Antonelli, Christian Horner on [Liam] Lawson.

“Young drivers are hungrier ♏than someone who has a wife and two children and 30 or 40 million in the bank.

“Even Enzo Ferrari said that drivers ꧅slow down when they have children.”