Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz have been F1 team-mates before, and they could link up again from next year with Red Bull taking a good look at signing the Spaniard
A former Ferrari engineer thinks Max Verstappen would hate the idea of a reunion with old rival Carlos Sainz.
Sainz is out of contract at the end of the year and definitely on the move. Ferrari have already decided to replace him with Lewis Hamilton, meaning top teams who want to sign the 29-year-old can do so for free. "If Christian feels that Max Verstappen and Jos Verstappen and Helmut Marko are putting a bit of pressure on him, then you could say, 'Well, someone like Carlos Sainz, if I bring him in, then I have someone with whom I could potentially can become a champion'," the Dutchman told Motorsport.com.
The ex-Ferrari, BMW and Jordan engineer also suggested Sainz could be used by Horner as a bargaining chip, adding: "If Max were to actually say, 'I'm going somewhere else', then you will have a very good driver with Carlos Sainz. You can force something with Max. It is a politically charged season."
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