“It’s a hard decision but yes, I would have Carlos alongside Max.”
was overlooked by Red Bull and Mercedes, hailing him as one of the “top four” drivers on the current grid.It’s a major coup for Williams given that Sainz is widely-regarded as one of the best drivers on the grid, stacking up well againstin a virtual press conference, Vowles admitted if he was in Red Bull’s position, he would have signed Sainz to put alongside Max Verstappen.
Vowles admitted his former team, Mercedes, are in a trickier position given their sways in performance. “That said, if Mercedes have made that decision they have far more information than I do it’s more likely they’re more than confident in the direction of travel. Whether that’s Max or Kimi, I am not sure. They’re not fools. They’ve made this decision sensibly.
"Yes , is the short answer to it because I rate him as one of the top four if not at times the number two driver on the grid,” he added."Why wouldn’t you want that in your stable? My view of things is that fundamentally competitors are getting closer and closer so the marginal difference that a driver can make. I don’t just mean in performance terms.
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