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Carlos Sainz has expressed that Red Bull’s unwillingness to sign him to race alongside Max Verstappen in F1 for 2025 was a call that he “doesn’t understand”.
Carlos Sainz expressed his confusion over Red Bull’s decision not to sign him to race alongside Max Verstappen in Formula 1 for 2025. Red Bull passed on signing Sainz after he lost his spot at Ferrari and opted to renew Sergio Perez’s contract instead. Despite ex-Red Bull boss Christian Horner admitting the mistake in extending Perez’s contract, Sainz moved on to Williams with a multi-year deal. Sainz believes he and Verstappen would have formed a strong pairing and that he could have thrived at Red Bull, citing their previous healthy rivalry. Sainz feels confident in his abilities, having out-qualified Verstappen during their time as teammates and believes he could have avoided the struggles others faced as Verstappen’s teammate.
