Audi have identified two alternative options for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz should the Spaniard decide not to join the ✃team for 2025.

According to , Sainz will have until the middle of May to decide whether he wants to join the team as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas’ replacement.

The report outlines that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg is just a signature away from 💙signing for the team.

In terms of the other seat, Sauber CEO Andreas Seidl has Sainz top of his wish❀list - and has given him a firm deadlin🃏e.

Sainz is holding out to see whether Red Bull will ditch 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez or Mercedes opt against Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

If Sainz says no, Audi have identified Alpine duo 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly as possible alternatives.

The two Frenchmen are out of contract at the end of 🃏the season and given Alpine’s abys🔯mal form, “both are fond of a change”.

Ocon and Gasly have pr🍸oven to be consistent perfo🦹rmers in F1’s midfield - and arguably deserve a shot as a second driver in a top team.

In Ocon’s case, he was linked with Mercedes as a possible stop-gap befꦜore Antonelli is promoted.

Gasly left the Red Bull stable to join Alpine in 2023, with a return alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen deemed as impossible.

While Gasly has struggled this year relative to Ocon, he was impressive during his debut year with Al🀅pine.

Given both drivers are still under 30, they would be a smart choice by Audi for the lon🎃ger term.

There seem🌳s to be little hope of Bottas staying on despite his strong start to the 2024 F1 season.

Without pit stop and reliability issues, Bottas would ha𝄹ve likely scored points on a couple of occasions.

Bottas has also out-qualifi♉ed teammate Zhou Guanyu at the last nine consecuღtive races.