Sainz understands Gasly’s disappointment after Perez’s contract extension

Carlos Sainz has shown his support for Pierre Gasly after Sergio Perez's contract extension at Red Bull. The Frenchman will not be driving for the Austrian team next year, a disappointment that the Ferrari driver understands very well.

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Sergio Perez has extended his contract with Red Bull until 2024. A logical decision considering the impressive performances of the Mexican, but it condemns Pierre Gasly’s short-term future with the Austrian team.

French translation: Gasly, who didn’t hide his ambition to return to Red Bull after a difficult first stint in 2019. Since then, Gasly has become a Grand Prix winner at Monza in 2020 and has achieved two other podium finishes with AlphaTauri. Above all, the Norman driver has shown great skill behind the wheel of a car that isn’t at the level of the best.

But apparently, that wasn’t enough to convince Red Bull to give him another chance. Carlos Sainz, a former member of the Red Bull Academy, has shown his support to the Frenchman by explaining that he understood his disappointment better than anyone else.

« It’s difficult. I understand what Pierre is going through. I have been through something relatively similar. At the time, it may have caused me some bad situations or some tough moments with Red Bull, but now I remain a good friend of Helmut [Marko] and Christian [Horner]. » explains the Spaniard.

Sainz and Gasly were teammates at Toro Rosso in 2017 for… two races, before the former moved to Renault to finish the season.

What I can tell you is that Pierre, for me, is a very good driver who is always performing well on track, praises Sainz. It is therefore normal that he has high expectations and wants to find a place where he can fight for victories and poles.

While rumors are sending Gasly to McLaren next year, everything will depend on the future of Daniel Ricciardo to know if the Frenchman will actually join the Woking team.

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