Car💯los Sainz seemingly has two choices for his 2025 F1 seat - and he has bee🎉n “nudged” in one direction.

Williams and Sauber, who will become Audi a year later, are the front🦄-runners to land the signature of the out-of-work Ferrari driver.

Aston Martin and Red Bull renewing Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez respectively, while M🍎ercedes declined the chance to sign Sainz, mean his options are limited.

“I quite like the romantic notion of going back to make Williams great again,” Natalie Pinkha𒆙m told the F1 Nation podcast.

“And I really like the idea of 💫Alex and Carlos teaming up because I think they will work well together.

“It’s a tough one, a tough call to make.

“How much goes on relationships? James Vowles has worꦰked with some incredib🃏le drivers at Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton being one of them.

“He’s an astute guy. That’s a big draw fo🐬r Carlos.

“He has big intentions and ambitions for the tea𝐆m.

“I believe him, I buy int🧸o his dream and his long-term goal for Wil꧋liams.

“But Audi is the same. Andreas Seidl is a great guy. They obviously worked together at McLaren and, I gather, got on very well the🅺re.”

Tom Clarkson said: “I wꦿould nudge him in the direction of Williams.

“Becaus🐼e, I think, there is still a lot up in the air with regard to the 2026 regulations.

“For an ꦅAudi team coming in? Particularly with the power unit doing it all for the first time?

“With so much up in the air, a tried-and-test manufacturer got it right last time there was a regulation change, I think𒊎 will be quicker out of the box in 2026 than Audi.

“So that’s the direction I’d go in.

“I think he’d work well with Vowles, technical director P⛦at Fry, and Albon.”

Williams team principal Vowles admitted last week at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix that they have held talks to sign Sainz, who will lose his Ferrari to Lewis 🐭Hamilton next year.

Audi, who have a relationship with Sainz through his father, a Dakar Rally w🧜inner with the manufacturer, have held a long-standing interest.