• MegaUmbreon@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Hulk isn’t affiliated with Merc at all, are you thinking of someone else?

    Also I don’t remember Sainz fighting like hell to get out of RB, I thought Renault just needed a driver and RB let him go because it didn’t look like an RBR seat would open up any time soon and they wanted a space for Gasly.

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      1 year ago

      I thought he was a Mercedes Jr. during his F3 career… but maybe I’m remembering wrong.

      Sainz got snubbed for the Red Bull seat even though he felt he out performed Max. Red Bull loaned him to Renault and once he was there, Sainz tried to make the move permanent. I just remembered that at the time, RB did not want to let Sainz off the RB team.

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        1 year ago

        Ah I get you. He may have been, but I don’t think that’s a big deal now. Perez was a Ferrari junior who drove for McLaren & Red Bull, Sainz was a red bull junior who drives for Ferrari. Once you’re graduated and move teams I don’t think it really matters either way.