With the recent departure of Czech Perez of Red Bull and the entrance of Liam Lawson Instead, the Formula 1 grid for the 2025 World Cup seems to have been confirmed in its entirety barring one big surprise.
However, even before the Mexican’s departure from the Austrian team was confirmed, his presence was in doubt and the prospect of ‘fishing’ for an opportunity in the market. One of the possibilities that has emerged in recent months is that of Carlos Sainzwhose future is far from Ferrari after the confirmation of the new signing of Lewis Hamilton for the Italian Scuderia and formed a duo with Charles Leclerc for future campaigns.
However, despite the accessibility of the native of Madrid to form a duo together Max VerstappenRed Bull ultimately chose to continue with Pérez, a decision Horner justified Sky Sports as follows:
“I think Carlos is a good driver and we’ve obviously seen that this year, but sometimes you have to consider different criteria and dynamics, and at the time we extended Checo’s contract, it was necessary You have to remember that he was second in the championship, and that he was on the podium in four of the first five races,” argued Horner.
Ultimately, as the races went on, the Mexican’s performance declined, a factor that became fundamental for Red Bull, despite the drivers’ championship won by Verstappen, the constructors’ championship fell short, which went to the McLaren, with 666 points, followed by Ferrari, with 652.
“Unfortunately, we had a deficit of 280 points between our drivers. And of course, that was quite expensive in terms of the constructors’ championship,” said Horner, who will finally bet on young Liam Lawson as Verstappen’s partner for next campaign.
Source: La Verdad
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