News Details

Sainz plays down Verstappen favouritism outburst

Carlos Sainz has played down his anger with Toro Rosso, after making comments suggesting the team may be favouring fellow rookie Max Verstappen. The Spanish rookie admitted he was 'angry' with the Red Bull junior team after Hungary, as Verstappen was called in first for pitstop service even though it was Sainz who was ahead on track. 'It has not been explained to me why they didn't stop me first,' he said in Spanish media reports. 'Imagine the anger that I have. 'I stopped later than the others, Max did ‘the undercut' and passed me in the pits. That's what I cannot understand.' But Sainz subsequently told the Spanish sports daily Marca that, after he sat down with the engineers, he...
Full Story »
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Sainz plays down favouritism ‘controversy’

Carlos Sainz has played down his anger with Toro Rosso, after making...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Sainz unimpressed by STR pit calls

The frustrations are starting to build for Carlos Sainz with the Toro...
10y ago from PlanetF1.com

Sainz not happy with Verstappen favouritism

Carlos Sainz admitted he was angry with his Toro Rosso team after...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Electrical issues hamper Verstappen

Red Bull/Getty Images Toro Rosso rookie Max Verstappen was left to rue...
10y ago from F1Zone.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Motorsport Week's Top 10 MotoGP riders of 2025

The 2025 MotoGP season had it all. With 22 rounds and 44 races, the...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Mikel Arteta eyes rising star as next big Arsenal...

Arsenal are hoping to sign the AC Milan defender, Davide Bartesaghi.  The...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Wage demand sparks transfer frenzy, Arsenal want...

Juventus attacker Kenan Yildiz continues to be with the move away from the...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Barcelona ready to pounce if Arsenal snub £45 million...

Barcelona are looking to improve the defensive unit, and they are keeping...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'We have to show that on the pitch' - Arsenal star...

William Saliba has opened up on Arsenal potentially winning the Premier...
11h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.