The Formula 1 market could be about to take a totally unexpected turn. During the Brazilian Grand Prix we saw Red Bull team boss Christian Horner entering and exiting the Williams motorhome. The first rumors pointed to a possible negotiation for Franco Colapinto, but there could be something more.
Everything indicates that the negotiation between Williams and Red Bull exists, but it is not because of Colapinto. The energy drinks team would be interested in hiring Carlos Sainz to be Max Verstappen’s teammate and substitute for Sergio Pérez starting next season. And the resolution may be imminent.
Horner has been negotiating at Williams’ motorhome in Brazil
Carlos Sainz’s time at Williams could be so brief that he doesn’t even set foot on Grove’s team. During the Grand Prix at Interlagos it seems that there were meetings between Horner, Red Bull boss, and James Vowles, Williams team boss. But not because of Colapinto, as had been rumored, but because of Carlos Sainz.
Red Bull cannot continue keeping Sergio Pérez on his team, and is desperately looking for a replacement. The problem is that bringing up any of his drivers from the subsidiary team seems hasty, and the same would happen with Colapinto, who has only a handful of races, although good, in Formula 1.
And that is where Sainz would come in. The Madrid driver would be the reliable bet for Red Bull, finding an experienced driver in his prime. The problem is that Williams signed him only a few weeks ago, but the advantage is that Grove’s team now would have a guarantee substitute in Colapinto.
For the right amount, it seems that Williams would be willing to let Sainz leave even before debuting, doing a solid business in the economic sector. For Sainz, no matter how bad the Red Bull project in the future smells, it will always offer more guarantees than that of Williams. So negotiations are underway.
The doubt is if Red Bull would be willing to swallow its pride and spend a fortune on breaking the contract that they absurdly renewed for Sergio Pérez just a few months ago and another fortune on breaking Sainz’s agreement with Williams, when just a few weeks ago they had him available for free and rejected him.
What is evident is that Pérez, who has only added 48 points in the last fourteen long races and three sprints, he cannot continue another year at Red Bull.
Source: www.motorpasion.com
