Sainz Reveals Dark Side Of F1 After Going Through Negotiations With Multiple Teams

"The situation that I've been in this year has made me learn a lot about F1 in general."

"By talking to teams, it has shown me how tough the sport is, how little sometimes you have to believe what people say at the beginning of negotiations and conversations and mainly also to trust very little people in the paddock."

"It's a very political sport, there are a lot of things like this involved. It's made me understand that, it's a very tough sport in that sense. I understand the better picture of F1 without going too much into detail."

"It's obviously not the right time. Probably a triple-header isn't the right time to go back home and take the decision with my team, put all the options in front of the table and think carefully about what's best for me for my future for my career."