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Sainz 'very upset' with Verstappen signing
Carlos Sainz jr's famous father has expressed disappointment with Red Bull's decision-making in 2014.
Earlier, 20-year-old Spaniard Sainz jr was regarded as the undoubted cream of the energy drink's driver development programme, and therefore the favourite to make his F1 debut in 2015 with Toro Rosso.
But as Mercedes toyed with signing up the teen sensation Max Verstappen to its own new junior programme, Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko swept the Dutchman off his feet with a hard-to-refuse multi-year contract and an immediate F1 debut next year.
Many paddock regulars, including none other than Fernando Alonso, have expressed surprise that Sainz jr was shuffled down the queue in deference to...
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