Brown explains why Sainz provides ‘perfect blend’ for McLaren
McLaren chief executive officer Zak Brown feels Carlos Sainz Jr is the ideal driver to fill the race seat vacated by Fernando Alonso foll🗹owing the confirmation of his move to the team.
Sainz has beeꦓn signe🌞d by McLaren on a multi-year deal after Alonso confirmed he would leave Formula 1 ✨at the end of the season.
McLaren chief ex♚ecutive officer Zak Brown feels Carlos Sainz Jr is the ideal 🐟driver to fill the race seat vacated by Fernando Alonso following the confirmation of his move to the team.
Sainz has been signed b𝐆y McLaren on a multi-year deal after Alonso confirmed he would leave Formula 1 a♚t the end of the season.
When quizzed about the prospect of signing Sainzꦜ in Hungary before Alonso’s F1 exit, Brown tipped the 23-year-old as a strong option and a potential future💖 star of the sport.
Having assessed the team’s options for 2019 Brown feels Sainz is a ‘great fit’ for the Woking-based squad heaꦜding into its second year with Renault customer engines as it aims to recover from a difficult stretch of seasons following its failed partnership with Honda before technical issues hampered itཧs progress this year.
“Carlos brings with him the perfect blend of youth and experience,” Brown said. “Although he’s jus🌟t 23, he’ll be starting his fifth season in the sport with us and will bring with him a huge amount of racing experience, both in Formul🐻a 1 and with our partner Renault.
“We’re incredi🍬bly excited to have Carlos join us as a McLaren driver. We’ve been assessing him for some time now♉ and rate him very highly among the next generation of young talent emerging through the ranks in Formula 1.”
Brown also gave a nod to the connection𒉰 between countrymen Alonso and Sainz and has faith he can live up to expectations set on him when he makes the move this winter.
“It’s no secret that Carlos is a huge admirer of Fernando’s, and it’s fitting that he will be stepping into his seat as a Spaniard with a legendary name in motorꦦsport,” he said. “We think he’ll be a great fit for McLaren and we’re really excited to have him join us from next season and beyond.”
Sainz made his F1 de☂but with Toro Rosso in 2015 before being loaned to Renault towards the end of last season. The Spanish driver will complete the current campaign with Renault before switching to McLaren with Daniel Ricciardo joining the Enstone squad alongside Nico Hulkenberg.
