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Sainz doubts Verstappen blocked Red Bull F1 move

Carlos Sainz Jr. doubts former Toro Rosso teammate Max Verstappen blocked a potential move up to Red Bull’s senior Formula 1 team for 2019, feeling his decision to join Renault last year acted as a bigger blow to his chances. Sainz was in contention to replace Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull Racing in 2019, only for the team to opt to promote fellow Red Bull junior programme member Pierre Gasly from Toro Rosso into its senior F1 team. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  One theory for Red Bull’s decision to pass on the more experienced Sainz in favour of Gasly was the possible impact on Verstappen, with whom Sainz enjoyed a close rivalry during their season together as teammates at Toro Rosso in...
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