FILE–F1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr. –REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/Pool
Despite rejecting Carlos Sainz in favor of promoting Liam Lawson for the 2025 season, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is not ruling out the possibility of signing the ex-Ferrari driver in the future .
Sainz, 30, was rumored to partner Max Verstappen at Red Bull before eventually signing with Williams. Sainz was also overlooked by Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton, who took his place at Ferrari.
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“Carlos is a great driver, and options remain open with him in the future,” Horner recently told reporters.
Sainz, who won the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, was also not promoted when Verstappen replaced Toro Rosso during the 2016 season.
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“(Sainz) was taken into consideration, and in many ways you could say there was real logic (to signing) Carlos, but we made the choice to look internally and believe in the junior program ” Horner said of Lawson’s promotion. Sainz.
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“It attracts more juniors because they see a pathway to Formula 1, and if we were taken out of the program it wouldn’t send the right message, because there is so much competition now for young drivers, even at the age of 13 or 14 between teams.
“It’s healthy because it invests in young talent, but by joining the Red Bull program you see a clear path which, if you achieve it, pretty much guarantees that you will get to Formula 1. –Field level media
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