“And the Red Bull is the most reliable” » FirstSportz

The duo off Max Verstappen and Carlo Sainz is one of the most popular friendships in F1. The drivers started their career together in 2015 Toro Rossothat was Red Bull’s junior team. And after racing side-by-side for 23 races, the drivers split after Max Verstappen was called up red bull.

Both Max and Sainz had a good relationship in the junior team which seems to be going well so far. The top drivers were spotted chatting on several occasions, most recently in Bahrain where Sainz’s Ferrari was the fastest car while Verstappen’s Red Bull suffered from engine reliability issues.

Just before the first practice session of the Saudi Arabian GP, ​​Max and Sainz joked about the performance of their cars in Bahrain. Max remarked slyly about Ferrari, saying: “I think we can all agree that Ferrari has the slowest car – it’s all Carlos and Charles!” To which Sainz replied: “And the Red Bull is the most reliable!”

The previous careers of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz

The duo first came together in 2015, where they race together for 19 races throughout the season. And together they brought success to the junior team as together they doubled the team’s points from 30 in 2014 to 67 in 2015. Both showed everyone that they are still a long way off in this sport.

In 2016, after five races of the season, the Dutchman switched to Red Bull and immediately won the first race he took part in with the senior national team. And since then he hasn’t looked back, winning a championship title and 20 races in total.

Carlos Sainz has yet to win his first race after moving to several teams. But with a competitive car for the first time, he seems poised to win the first race of his career. He looked good in Bahrain in the opening weekend and will almost certainly get his first win in 2022.

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