08/03/2024 11:14hs.
Formula 1 will race this Saturday in Saudi Arabia for the second date of the World Championship. However, in the last few hours an unexpected drop arose. Carlos Sainzfrom Ferrari, He will not be present in Jeddah because he had to undergo emergency surgery.
On this occasion, the Spaniard suffered appendicitis that needed to be treated quickly and, consequently, had to undergo surgery. This means that he will be dropped after the podium achieved on the first day in Bahrain and will be replaced by Oliver Breaman, an 18-year-old British man. “Carlos Sainz has been diagnosed with appendicitis and will need to undergo surgery,” Ferrari announced on its social networks to make his withdrawal official from this Saturday’s Grand Prix.
After his time in F4, F3 and F2, Breaman made his place and, by 2024, he became Ferrari’s reserve driver who, in emergency cases like the one Sainz is going through, has to put on the helmet and go out. clue.
Breaman will replace Sainz. (AFP)
The Spaniard is in his last year with Ferrari
Sainz is in his last year with the Italian team. In 2025, he will give up his seat so that Lewis Hamilton can arrive. The future of the two-time grand prix winner is therefore still uncertain.
For now, he had started on the right foot with a third place on the first date but, as a result of the operation, he will miss important points in the drivers’ championship. Still, the season is just dawning and he will have the chance to say goodbye to the Prancing Horse with glory.
In turn, the man born in Madrid is already considering some options for his future in the competition: Stake F1 Team (a team that from 2026 would be Audi) and Mercedes itself, where a steering wheel would be free after the departure of Lewis. Another option is Aston Martin, the current team of his compatriot Fernando Alonso.
Sainz will not continue at Ferrari. (REUTERS)
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