"He should have gone there, in my eyes. I'm biased - I know Carlos more than I know Checo [Perez] - but Carlos deserves a lot."
It brings an end to months of speculation about Sainz’s future - and the wider implications on F1’s driver market.
Sainz was heavily linked with Sauber and Alpine, while he delayed his decision to see if there was an opening at Red Bull or Mercedes. Norris, who was teammates with Sainz in 2019 and 2020 at McLaren - thinks the Spaniard deserved a call-up to Red Bull.“He should have gone there, in my eyes. I'm biased - I know Carlos more than I know Checo - but Carlos deserves a lot.
“He's one of the best drivers in Formula 1, he's proven that countless times. I'm a good friend of his.” Williams’ signing of Sainz is a landmark moment for the team, giving them their strongest driver line-up since 2016.Giving his view on Sainz’s move to Williams, Norris added: “I'm happy for him, that he's still in Formula 1, I'm happy that he got a drive and he can try to bring Williams back up. “That's a good thing, but I'm sure a lot of people would love to say that he should have gone to Red Bull, potentially. But that's not my decision to make.
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