The Spaniard was left without a seat on the grid for next year after Ferrari signed Hamilton for a multi-year contract, meaning Sainz went into the 2024 season knowing it would be his last with the Scuderia.
The Spaniard was left without a seat on the grid for next year after Ferrari signed Lewis Hamilton to a multi-year contract, meaning Sainz went into the 2024 season knowing it would be his last with the Scuderia.
After finishing on the podium in the season's opening race in Bahrain, the 29-year-old was forced to miss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to an appendix diagnosis that needed surgery.
The Ferrari driver was unsure whether his body could handle the rigours of the high-speed Albert Park Circuit when he got into the car for practice on Friday.
Ferrari on Wednesday offered an update on Carlos Sainz's health ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, after the Spaniard had to skip the last race in Jeddah.
After the end of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Scuderia Ferrari reserve driver Oliver Bearman expressed that it was a "difficult" race at Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
The Italian racing brand took to its official X (formerly Twitter) account and said that Ferrari's reserve driver, Oliver Bearman, will replace Sainz in the upcoming F1 race.
After the end of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team Fernando Alonso expressed that the AMR 24 was not fast enough at the Sakhir circuit.
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team principal Toto Wolff said that they are in "no hurry" to find Lewis Hamilton's replacement after the end of the 2024 season of Formula One.
After the end of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc expressed that it was "impossible" to drive properly at the Sakhir circuit on Saturday.