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Sainz: Gasly was the safe option for Red Bull
Carlos Sainz says having lost a bit of touch on a daily basis when he moved to Renault cost him the opportunity to replace Daniel Ricciardo. With Ricciardo announcing his shock exit from Red Bull, the team was left pondering his replacement. The choice came down to Sainz or Pierre Gasly, both Red Bull junior drivers. However, in the end it was a Gasly who got the job with Sainz saying it was probably because the team no longer had a daily appraisal of his performances. 'I am convinced that in 2016 and 2017 that if there was a gap at Red Bull then I would have got it but Ricciardo and Verstappen were fixed,' he told Sky Sports. 'Then I left for Renault, and had a very good year, but...
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