Carlos Sainz Breaks Silence on Missed Red Bull Chance With Max Verstappen originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Carlos Sainz has revealed his confusion over why Red Bull never considered him as a teammate for Max Verstappen, despite his history with the team and proven ability against some of Formula 1’s best drivers.

Carlos Sainz admits he “did not understand” why Red Bull opted not to sign him for the 2025 F1 season amid rumoured tension between the Spaniard and Max Verstappen. Spanish driver Sainz was initially without a seat for this year after Lewis Hamilton joined Ferrari, and eventually moved to Williams to partner Alex Albon.

Carlos Sainz has said he still does not understand why Red Bull did not sign him as Max Verstappen's teammate for this season.

Williams driver Carlos Sainz Jr. made an appearance on a major podcast and opened up on his relationship with former teammate Max Verstappen.

Williams driver Carlos Sainz reflects on being overlooked by Red Bull for this year after being let go by Ferrari; watch every session of the Sprint weekend in Belgium, starting with Practice at 11.30am and Sprint Qualifying at 3.

It was widely reported at the time that tensions between the Verstappen and Sainz camps were high as both youngsters fought to catch Red Bull’s attention, their fathers – rally champion Carlos Sainz and former F1 driver Jos Verstappen – not helping to calm the situation.

Carlos Sainz has expressed that Red Bull's unwillingness to sign him to race alongside Max Verstappen in Formula 1 for

Carlos Sainz Jr joined Williams for the 2025 campaign, but many believed the former Ferrari ace was going to make a return to Red Bull, 10 years after his one and only full campaign