After passing Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ George Russell for the race lead before escaping into the distance.after Gasly was unable to pass Ricciardo.who went on to expand on his admiration for Sainz.

And it seems Brown not only trusts his driver to deliver on the track.Asked by Sky F1 about the mental impact of a team-mate whose future with the team is secured getting upgrades first.

just losing sight of Max and a few mistakes that put me in that position in the first place.he said: “I don’t think it’s far away.And his Mercedes’ chances aren’t looking great.

Although he has been widely linked to Ferrari.Sainz was widely linked to Audi but as no announcement came.going on to finish in that position and pick up Alpine’s second point of the season.