Going from winning races to racing for winning points in the mid-field, if the stars align, would be a new chistening for Carlos Sainz all right. After being replaced at Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz's next move had the paddock in its grip. While he had held out for spots in the top teams, Mercedes and RedBull had other plans with McLaren solidly set with its own driver lineup. While both Mercedes and RedBull driver lineup saw changes, RedBull has made some questionable choices with first, letting Checo stay as long as they did and second, replacing Checo with Liam Lawson. For surely, Carlos Sainz was a better option in terms of optics as well as performance. Mercedes had stuck with Kimi Antonelli from the get-go. There were rumours around the paddock that it could be a simple switch with Hamilton going to Ferrari and Sainz simply moving to Mercedes but the offer never really came. Toto Wolff's plans for Kimi Antonelli were put in fast-track instead leaving George ...