Audi's need for a long-term commitment from its Formula 1 drivers might hand Valtteri Bottas a chance to stay as Carlos Sainz wavers.
With only seats at Formula 1's lower-end outfits up for grabs, the conflict between drivers wanting flexibility and teams craving a long-term commitment is coming to the fore. Carlos Sainz remains the blocker that holds up the entire market, with a decision between Sauber/Audi and Williams complicated by an eleventh-hour lunge by Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore. That prompted Sainz to ask for a delay, which has not gone down particularly well at Williams.
For Audi that long-term partnership is even more important, as it knows it might not hit the ground running with its work power units from the start of the 2026 regulations, so it needs a patient mindset from whoever joins Nico Hulkenberg. Photo by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Images 'If it was an easy situation for everybody, we would have closed the drivers' market already in February,' Sauber team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi said.
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