(Motorsport-Total.com) – The McLaren crew will 2021 go to the initiates with Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris . Rumors that Sebastian Vettel could simply exchange his Ferrari cockpit with Carlos Sainz turned out to be wrong in retrospect. But many in the industry are wondering why McLaren is so early – before the first race of the season 2020 – for 2021, although Vettel would also have been on the market.
For team boss Andreas Seidl, at the time when it was clearly struggle that Sainz would switch to Ferrari, it was clear “that we didn’t want to fall behind, and that’s why we actively talked to Daniel”. With the Noch-Renault driver, there was “a handshake agreement” very early on, “says Seidl.
” As soon as the first stones were cut, we had to make decisions , very joyful, “he says. “It turned out very, very well for all parties. We’re looking forward to Daniel, a seven-time race winner, America. It’s a reference that we don’t have in the crew at the moment, even if Carlos and Lando are doing a great job, of course.”
Only: Neither Sainz nor Norris can show a Fat Prix victory, and so it will help McLaren to determine the location, 2021 to finally have a driver in the crew who is known to be able to take on Max Verstappen at Red Bull. “We are glad that we will have this reference from next year”, nods Seidl.
With Vettel he “had an exchange of course”, the German confirms. “I really appreciate him, as a driver and as a person.” But: “It was never completely about a cockpit at McLaren. Of course, for the German fans, I hope that Sebastian, as four-time world champion, will also be at the initiate next year. Because it is very, very important for Formula 1 in Germany. “
Ricciardo was from the beginning on Pole-Convey, because one is already negotiating with him 2018 would have. “It didn’t work then,” says Seidl. “We had talks again last year, and for americawar the direction was very, very clear that we should go to the initiate with Daniel if we should not start next season with Carlos.”
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