Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has claimed there’s a secret release clause in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz’s Williams F1 contract.

Last week, Williams announced Sainz will join the team f𓃲or at least𒉰 two years from Ferrari.

T❀he move brought an end to months of speculation about Sai⛦nz’s future - and the wider impact on the driver market.

Sainz was reluctant to commit to any other midfield team whil🌸e he waited to see what would happen at Red Bull and Mercedes.

Eventually, Williams compl🌳eted the major coup of attracting the grand prix winner. 

Assessing Sainz’s move to Williams, he told 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Speedweek: “It is understandable♔ that Carlos decided to go to Williams, because what would th🎶e alternatives be? 

“Audi will ඣcertainly not be one of them next year if you look at their successes. And at Alpine, we don't knoꦗw whether they will get the Mercedes engine in 2025 or not until 2026. I would say that was the best solution for him in his situation.

“It is, of course, tragic that he is having his best season at Ferrari and is not getting a seaཧt in a top team. But things should b𒆙e moving forward at Williams, he has a strong engine there too.”

Marko claims there’s a relea🔯se clause in Sainz’s Williams contract that would allow him to leave if a “better-placed team” offered.

He added:ꦏ “And, apparently, there is a clause in his contract that allows him to leave if an offer comes from a much better-placed team.”

Marko’s suggestion is in contradiction to Williams boss Jam🌱es Vowles.

Vowles made clไear that only a 🥃limited number of people know what is in Sainz’s contract - and any rumours, such as an exit clause, is just speculation.

“There are precisely 10 people in the world that know what ♒the interior in the contract holds,” Vowles told media including during a virtual press call last week.

♒“The Carlos camp knows, and I know what’s inside it. Anything you have read on the internet is speculation and that is it.”