As soon as McLaren confirmed the departure of Carlos Sainz from the team from 2021, the Ferrari Formula One team has announced Carlos Sainz will replace Sebastian Vettel from 2021.

The announcement by Ferrari was more a formality this morning but with the confirmation, it means Ferrari has their youngest driver line up in 50-years.

“I’m pleased to announce that Carlos will join Scuderia Ferrari as from the 2021 championship,” said Mattia Binotto the team Principal of Ferrari.

“With five seasons already behind him, Carlos has proved to be very talented and has shown that he has the technical ability and the right attributes to make him an ideal fit with our family.

“We’ve embarked on a new cycle with the aim of getting back to the top in Formula 1. It will be a long journey, not without its difficulties, especially given the current financial and regulatory situation, which is undergoing a sudden change and will require this challenge to be tackled in a different way to the recent past.

“We believe that a driver pairing with the talent and personality of Charles and Carlos, the youngest in the past fifty years of the Scuderia, will be the best possible combination to help us reach the goals we have set ourselves.”

I’m very happy that I will be driving for Scuderia Ferrari in 2021 and I’m excited for my future with the team.

I still have an important year ahead with McLaren Racing and I really look forward to go back racing with them this season. pic.twitter.com/UXkTzFzUgV

— Carlos Sainz (@Carlossainz55) May 14, 2020