A surprising, yet very plausible scenario has been outlined by Robert Doornbos, a former Dutch F1 driver, citing his own information. The story is interesting to say the least!
Doornbos believes it is very likely that Max Verstappen and his family were extremely upset by Carlos Sainz's recent outbursts around Red Bull Racing, and they wanted to prevent it from becoming serious...
"I really feel Sergio Perez's pain. He's not in shape, he's much slower than his teammate, it's lucky that the Verstappen family wanted him to stay. That's why the contract extension happened so quickly. Their goal was to get Perez to commit as quickly as possible and to eliminate distractions around Verstappen, such as Carlos Sainz and the others who are vying for Perez's seat..." - Robert Dornboos reflected.
Well, knowing the influence of the Verstappen family, this story is not at all unthinkable, although Liam Lawson's Red Bull test today, filmed during filming, is a bit contradictory...
