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Sainz: Early signing silenced rumours
- Updated: August 17, 2016
Carlos Sainz says Toro Rosso made the decision to confirm his extension early in the season as they wanted to squash rumours that he would walk away from the Red Bull family.
With rumours linking Sainz to a move to Ferrari, Toro Rosso announced ahead of the Austrian GP that they had exercised their option on him for 2017.
“There were obviously many rumours going on at that time,” Sainz told F1i.com. “As I started to show my true performance some rumours came alive which were silenced very quickly by Red Bull by signing a contract.
“I felt very privileged when Red Bull executed the option on me so early in the season, I think I was probably one of the first drivers to be signed so early by such a tough team as Toro Rosso so this shows things were …
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