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Carlos Sainz will replace Sebastian Vettel as a Ferrari driver from 2021 and will become the third Spaniard, after Fernando Alonso and the Marqués de Portago , to play the World Cup with the most successful team in Formula 1 history. , 25, signs for the next two seasons, in which he will share a garage with Charles Leclerc , the great bet of the Scuderia to end the dominance of Mercedes.

After the intense negotiations of the last days, EL MUNDO has been able to know the closing of an agreement that will link both parties until 2022. The economic conditions have not transpired, although it is estimated that Sainz, who received just over seven million euros Annual gross at McLaren, will improve his salary, although without reaching more than nine million Leclerc.

The arrival of Sainz, just two days after Vettel's farewell, closes the circle drawn by Mattia Binotto , head of Ferrari, reluctant to feed more rumors during these turbulent months. Also, the signing is a respite for John Elkann and Louis Camilleri , the two top executives of the Ferrarista dome , who will save Vettel's 27 million annual file.

Racing Mercedes

Taking over from a four-time world champion is a challenge for Sainz, who must also bear the historical urgencies of a private team from the title since 2007. It will be time to show his solidity and solvency at the wheel, the virtues with which he led in 2019 McLaren's resurgence.

For its part, Ferrari must put a car on the asphalt with which its drivers can compete for the World Cup. A car similar to that of 2017 or 2018, so that Sainz and Leclerc achieve what Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen could not : fight side by side with Mercedes until the last race.

Healthy competition

During his first year, Sainz must acclimatize to the special environment of the Maranello factory and show his inexhaustible ability to work with engineers. The 2021 World Cup, the last with the current regulations, will give way to a regulatory revolution where the man from Madrid, having passed his first stage of training, will have to offer the best of his repertoire.

Binotto relies on the strength of Sainz, hardened against rivals such as Max Verstappen or Nico Hulkenberg , to form a pair as young - 47 years old - as fearsome. The logical rivalry in the garage with Leclerc must be reconciled with the good sense shown in his Toro Rosso and Renault years. The Tifosi , fed up with internal wars, know better than anyone that Ferrari cannot afford more ridicule.

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