Carlos Sainz He spoke about his relationship with Max Verstappenone of the most discussed problems in the Formula 1 and this could even have influenced his signature frustrated by Grid Bull. The Spanish pilot will arrive at Williams After Ferrari will replace it with Lewis Hamilton facing 2025 and the authority of the Dutchman and his role as undisputed number one, in addition to a past together in Toro Rosso In 2015, it might have been essential that this not end up on the energy drink team.
Despite this, Sainz, who had a great duel with Verstappen from which he emerged victorious to be crowned in Mexican Grand Prixcame to confirm that he has no problem with the three-time world champion, because they have “become much more mature”. “I think I would get along well” with him, he said, responding to rumors of a possible signing for Red Bull in 2026 in the event they negotiate with Williams a one-year loan for Franco Colapinto.
“At Toro Rosso, we were 16 (Verstappen) and 19 (Sainz),” he insisted. Then they put them “in a team” and told them “fight among yourselves and we will see who is the best and who will be promoted to Red Bull”. In this case, it is the Dutchman who would join the official team, replacing Daniel Kvyatwhile Carlos headed towards Renault.
“At Toro Rosso, the drivers do not ride together for the team championship, and that is why the behavior of the two drivers is different. You can see it with Charles (Leclerc) And Lando (Norris)my last two teammates, there was never a problem. So if my relationship with Max is the reason I didn’t end up there, then I’ll say there’s no problem between us. “If the decision depended solely on that, then it would simply be incorrect,” he confirmed, highlighting his last two teammates in an interview with the prestigious automobile and F1 portal. Auto, Motor and Sport.
Sainz, Verstappen and a few words towards Alonso
Sainz also spoke about the long shadow of Fernando Alonso as the predominant Spanish driver in the World Championship: “As long as Fernando races in F1, for the Spanish he will always be the Fernando who conquered F1 and set new national records. People in Spain He still adores Fernando. I won races with Ferrari (four to be exact), which is a lot, but as long as he is there, I will always be a little in his shadow. But it’s also understandable. I was his biggest fan for ten years. “So I understand why all the fans, newspapers and televisions behave like this.”
