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Christian Horner speaks to James Vowles about 2025 deal for Carlos Sainz, not Franco Colapinto
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Christian Horner speaks to James Vowles about 2025 deal for Carlos Sainz, not Franco Colapinto

Christian Horner was spotted visiting the Williams facility at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Friday. Many assumed he was talking to James Vowles about a deal for Franco Colapinto.

Sergio Perez The odds of losing seem to be increasing Red Bull End of season seat. With an impressive start to the RB draft, Liam Lawson instead he appeared as the favourite.

This will leave a void in the youth team. R.B. Next to Yuki Tsunoda. Colapinto he is intensely committed to that seat.

Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner and Williams Team Principal James Vowles speak at the Paddock ahead of the F1 Grand Prix...
Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

The 21-year-old has become one of the breakout stars of 2024, despite only joining the fray at the end of August, replacing Logan Sargeant. Colapinto collected five points in the first five races and finished the race in 12th place.

However, as it stands, Williams We cannot offer him a seat for 2025. They signed Carlos Sainz Racing alongside Alex Albon.

A report was requested this week Red Bull offer Williams £15m to sign Colapinto. Vowles may prefer a loan arrangement, but that is unlikely to persuade suitors.

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But now Argentinian journalists reported a remarkable development. Campeones correspondent Jorge Legnani says he heard a very different interpretation of Horner’s meeting with him from his colleague Orlando Rios. Vowls.

Brazilian insiders claimed this Horner Even though he signed a contract with Williams, he was actually negotiating ‘for Carlos Sainz’. The proposed deal would see Colapinto remain at Williams alongside Albon.

During an interview in July Vowles was asked about Sainz’s dealSpecifically whether there is an exit clause for Red Bull or Mercedes. He neither confirmed nor denied the theory.

If the clause exists, it is unclear whether it will be active before Sainz starts racing for the Grove team. If this is Horner’s intention, it could be a very difficult deal to achieve.

Damon Hill thinks Carlos Sainz was ‘basically crying’ amid ‘gut-wrenching’ situation

Red Bull had the chance to sign Sainz earlier this year after Ferrari released him to sign Lewis Hamilton. But they turned him down.

This is because Horner feared tensions between Sainz and Verstappenor more likely their father. They had previously raced together at Toro Rosso in 2015 and things went south.

What has changed? Most importantly, Verstappen could leave Red Bull For either Mercedes or Aston Martin ahead of the 2026 season. This means he will only work alongside the Spaniard for one year, after which he will rise to team leadership.

It would be quite a sensational comeback. Speaking at the Sao Paulo GP Damon Hill says Sainz was ‘basically crying’ He is preparing to leave Ferrari and move to the lower midfield team, but perhaps this is not certain yet.

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