Sainz understands what Gasly is going through now that he won't be driving alongside Verstappen in 2023

After all, Sergio Perez is tied up with Red Bull Racing until 2023. Gasly would rather not wait that long, but outside of AlphaTauri, there are not many teams that have spots to give away for next season either. A tricky situation. Regardless, Sainz understands his rival like no other.

"It was not easy [to leave Red Bull] but at the same time, it is thanks to Red Bull why I made it to F1, why I am an F1 driver right now, and I’m enjoying a career. It's difficult. I understand what Pierre is going through. I went through something relatively similar. At the time maybe it caused me a couple of bad situations or bad moments with Red Bull but now I remain good friends with Helmut and with Christian," Sainz said.

In the press conference in Azerbaijan, the current world championship number five, therefore, says he can only be grateful to Marko and Horner. Sainz says he understands the position of both Red Bull and Gasly: "What I can tell you is that Pierre, for me, is a very good driver that is always performing on track, so it is normal he has high expectations and wants to go and find a place where he can fight for wins and poles. I understand both positions.”