Christian Horner leaves door open for Carlos Sainz despite 2025 Red Bull snub
Christian Horner gave an interesting hint over Red Bull potentially partnering with Carlos Sainz in the near future.
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Carlos Sainz was left without a seat for 2025 after Ferrari signed Lewis Hamilton. The Spanish driver engaged in discussions with various teams, ultimately settling at Williams. Now, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has hinted at a possibility to work with the 30-year-old in the future.
Sainz was hoping to potentially sign with Red Bull for this season in place of Sergio Perez. Though, Milton Keynes decided to promote Liam Lawson from VCARB instead. The Spanish driver had claimed that he perhaps didn’t suit as per plans of the Austrian team.
Christian Horner praised Carlos Sainz as a strong driver. The Briton insisted that Red Bull was open to having the 30-year-old onboard the team in the future. Horner revealed that Sainz was considered as a potential option to replace Checo.
Carlos is a great driver, and options still remain open with him in the future. He was considered.
Christian Horner said, as reported by RacingNews365
Christian Horner reveals reason for Carlos Sainz snub
Horner highlighted that there was logic to potentially signing Sainz alongside Max Verstappen. However, Red Bull opted to focus on its junior talent and promote Liam Lawson. This showed Milton Keynes’ faith in its young drivers. Carlos Sainz used to be part of the Red Bull driver pool before moving to Renault in the latter half of 2017.
In many respects, you’d say there was a real logic [to signing] Carlos, but we made the choice to look internally and put belief in the junior program.
Christian Horner added
Sainz will now focus on his stint at Williams Racing. The 30-year-old wants to bring the iconic team back to the front of the grid. However, this would likely be a long-drawn process with patience being a key requirement. Nevertheless, Carlos Sainz would certainly be willing to discuss a future with Red Bull when the situation arises.
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