Carlos Sainz on Liam Lawson: "Nothing new" at Red Bull

Liam Lawson's situation came as no surprise Carlos Sainz, who is familiar with how the industry works Red Bull for having evolved at Toro Rosso of 2015 2017 to.

« I think this is nothing new., Sainz replied when asked about the exchange between Yuki tsunoda and Liam Lawson. It's just Red Bull, the way things are run and the way they run at home. »

Sainz stressed that this approach was not recent and had been repeated several times over the years, as was the case previously with Daniil Kvyat or Pierre Gasly.

« We have seen it over the last ten years in Formula 1, or since I've been in F1, that's how it's been, explains Sainz. One day you get a chance, and the next day if you don't do exactly what's expected of you, you get upgraded or demoted. »

These statements echo numerous cases of drivers who have passed through the Austrian structure and whose careers have been marked by brutal decisions on the part of Red Bull. The pressure imposed by the team and the demands for immediate performance are recurring elements in the management of young talent.

Sainz also spoke about the difficulty of being teammates with Max Verstappen at Red Bull, a position often described as one of the toughest challenges on the grid and one which he could have claimed this season after his departure from Ferrari.

« Everyone says it's the hardest job in Formula 1 to be alongside Max in a car he knows so well., he admits. If that's what people are saying, I guess that's a good thing for me, but at the same time, I don't care because I'm where I want to be now and in a good position for my future, for myself, and I'm excited to see where we go. »

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