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Red Bull wanted to silence rumours - Sainz
© WRI2 Carlos Sainz believes his early contract extension at Toro Rosso was a result of Red Bull wanting to silence rumours about his future amid interest from other teams. After Max Verstappen was promoted to Red Bull ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Sainz has been in fine form and has picked up 26 points in the eight races since then. His improvement saw Sainz linked to both Ferrari and Renault, and the Spaniard told F1i he feels Red Bull wanted to put an end to the reports. "There were obviously many rumours going on at that time," Sainz said. "As I started to show my true performance some rumours came alive which were silenced very quickly by Red Bull by signing a...
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