Marko: "Sainz switch to Renault for Malysia possible"

Published on 16 Sep 2017 14:37

By: Sam Gale

Helmut Marko has suggested that a switch for for Carlos Sainz this season is still possible, despite the accepted notion that he will now make the one year switch to Renault at the end of the season rather than as soon as Malaysia. The move was finally confirmed yesterday after speculation about the move rumbling for weeks, with suggestions of an immediate move all along the way.

Both team principals of Toro Rosso and Renault are maintaining that there current drivers are staying until the end of the season with Franz Tost saying: "I assume Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz will finish the season with us," and Cyril Abiteboul saying: "We have an ongoing contract with Jo (Palmer) until the end of the season".

All this would surely suggest that the Sainz move will not kick in until the beginning of next season, with Toro Rosso not wanting to get rid of the person who has scored 90% of their points and Renault feeling some sense of loyalty to Jolyon Palmer who has not complained through his poor luck, even though he has been some way off the pace.

The only person seemingly suggesting the Malaysia switch as a possibility is Marko, who when asked seemed to suggest the early move was still on by saying when asked about its chances: "Everything is possible."

The driver himself seems to be happy to see out the season at Toro Rosso, but suggested the possibility is still there, saying: "For the moment, I will be sitting in a Toro Rosso in Malaysia and everything else is speculation, the decisions are made by Red Bull, Renault and others, not by me. I am ready for everything, but my thoughts are about Singapore at the moment.

"I will not close any possibility, but all of these agreements we see this weekend did not involve me so I think I would not be the one who knows first. It it happens I am ready even though it would not be an easy change and it would take time to adapt."

Sam Gale

Rindtchamp

Posts: 304

Yes please do it.. Palmer is nothing more than a boat anchor in the car, get rid of him!

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Sep 16 2017 - 18:02

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f1fan0101

Posts: 1,804
Would be incredible if it happened
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- Sep 16 2017 - 14:56
Rindtchamp

Posts: 304
Yes please do it.. Palmer is nothing more than a boat anchor in the car, get rid of him!
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- Sep 16 2017 - 18:02
boudy

Posts: 1,168
That's not how I see it. Renault hasn't been able to provide a second car that is reliable and pal is a kind of driver that needs stability in order to improve. Renault have not provided this and he has not been given a fair change. Anyway I was impressed with the way that he has handled the situation. Looks like renault want him out asap but I think that might be an issue for sainz. If ever someone complains about a driver wanting to leave a team they should remind themselves most teams are ruthless.
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- Sep 17 2017 - 08:20

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