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.
After the first two days of the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit, Lewis Hamilton remains optimistic that Mercedes has found a better way to move forward with their inconsistent 2024 car after he claimed a seventh position for Sunday's race.
Lewis Hamilton backed Vettel as he faces concerns about who would succeed him at Mercedes for the 2025 season, stating he would "love" to see the German return to Formula One.
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.
Mercedes have shared some insight into the investigations going on at their dedicated F1 power unit facility in Brixworth after Lewis Hamilton's engine-related retirement from the Australian Grand Prix.
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.
Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin revealed how testing with the W15 setup throughout practice failed to yield substantial results.
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.
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.