Sergio “Checo” Pérez He is seeking an extension of his current contract with Red Bull that ends at the end of this Formula 1 season and the Mexican driver is little by little making the necessary merits to remain as a teammate of the three-time world champion, Max Verstappen.
This is what the director of the Austrian team considers, Christian Hornerwho responded to the intense rumors that have arisen around the possibility of the Spanish Carlos Sainz Jr. joining the energy drink team starting next season, taking into account that he will leave Ferrari.
After his spectacular victory at the Australian Grand Prix a couple of weeks ago, the Spaniard began to be the subject of rumors that placed him as a strong candidate for Red Bull. However, in the current constructors’ champion in F1 they maintain their bet on Sergio “Checo” Pérez.
“The season started very well. “We clearly observe the market and consider all options, but the seat belongs to ‘Checo’ and only he can lose it.”commented Christian Horner about the Mexican within the framework of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, the fourth round of the calendar.
The Briton, who was involved in an intense controversy due to a complaint made by a team employee, celebrates the capacity that Red Bull has been showing in recent years in which it has become the reference for drivers seeking to sit at the front. of their cars.
“We are at an early stage of the season and it is fantastic to receive so much interest from so many riders. “We are in a luxurious position”added the boss of the energy drink team that will seek to get back on track this weekend after a disastrous Australian GP.
Is Carlos Sainz Jr. in talks with Red Bull?
During one of the training sessions prior to the Japanese Grand Prix that will be held this weekend, television cameras captured a curious moment amid rumors about a possible negotiation between Red Bull and the Spanish Carlos Sainz Jr.
The DAZN channel showed in its broadcast the Ferrari team driver talking with the Austrian team’s advisor, Helmut Marko, who in the past was one of the great defenders of the Spaniard during his time at the Red Bull driver academy between 2010 and 2014.
It must be remembered that Carlos Sainz Jr. is without a team for the next F1 season after Ferrari announced a few months ago that it will not renew his contract and that it already had an agreement to incorporate the British Lewis Hamilton starting in 2025.
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