Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz spent just 23 F1 grands prix as a pairing but their relationship has been declared as “toxic” with the explanation that…
For 2015, Marko took a major gamble by pairing two rookies together in Verstappen and Sainz, both with something to prove as they were sons of former drivers.
Verstappen was skyrocketed into F1 at the age of just 17, while Sainz was only 20 himself, yet as far as Marko is concerned, it was a combustible partnership that sparked in the wrong way.
“It was his [Sainz’s] bad luck to get Max as a team-mate,” remarked Marko in an interview in The Red Bulletin.
“The atmosphere between the two at Toro Rosso was quite toxic.
“In the set-up we had at the time, I couldn’t see a way of keeping him with us and so he moved to Renault, McLaren and then on to Ferrari.”
Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz spent just 23 F1 grands prix as a pairing but their relationship has been declared as “toxic” with the explanation that…
It was Verstappen who was promoted over Sainz into Red Bull early in 2016 after the team made the decision to demote the under-performing Daniil Kvyat.
With his route to Red Bull blocked by the Verstappen/Daniel Ricciardo line-up, Sainz moved on to Renault towards the end of 2017.
Marko feels the Spanish driver also initially struggled at Toro Rosso due to the legend of his father and his world rallying exploits.
“For a long time, he lived in the shadow of his father, the two-time world rally champion,” added Marko.
“He was unfairly saddled with the image of being the spoiled son of a racing driver whereas, on the contrary, Carlos had to fight consistently to get ahead.”
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Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz spent just 23 F1 grands prix as a pairing but their relationship has been declared as “toxic” with the explanation that…
For 2015, Marko took a major gamble by pairing two rookies together in Verstappen and Sainz, both with something to prove as they were sons of former drivers.
Verstappen was skyrocketed into F1 at the age of just 17, while Sainz was only 20 himself, yet as far as Marko is concerned, it was a combustible partnership that sparked in the wrong way.
“It was his [Sainz’s] bad luck to get Max as a team-mate,” remarked Marko in an interview in The Red Bulletin.
“The atmosphere between the two at Toro Rosso was quite toxic.
“In the set-up we had at the time, I couldn’t see a way of keeping him with us and so he moved to Renault, McLaren and then on to Ferrari.”
Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz spent just 23 F1 grands prix as a pairing but their relationship has been declared as “toxic” with the explanation that…
It was Verstappen who was promoted over Sainz into Red Bull early in 2016 after the team made the decision to demote the under-performing Daniil Kvyat.
With his route to Red Bull blocked by the Verstappen/Daniel Ricciardo line-up, Sainz moved on to Renault towards the end of 2017.
Marko feels the Spanish driver also initially struggled at Toro Rosso due to the legend of his father and his world rallying exploits.
“For a long time, he lived in the shadow of his father, the two-time world rally champion,” added Marko.
“He was unfairly saddled with the image of being the spoiled son of a racing driver whereas, on the contrary, Carlos had to fight consistently to get ahead.”
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We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
