Carlos Sainz Jr. hopes that people can “turn the page” following his comments about his Formula 1 future ඣpotentially lying outside of Red Bull’s programme, having faced a backlash from Christian Horner and Helmut Marko.

Sainz said over the Austrian Gr🧔and Prix weekend that a fourth year ꧂with Toro Rosso in 2018 was “unlikely”, suggesting he would look for an F1 seat outside of Red Bull’s setup if no position with its senior team was available.

Red Bull Racing team principal Horner and advisor Marko hit back, reminding Sainz he is under cont𒈔ract for next year with Toro Rosso and that his entire career had been funded by the energy drinks giant, urging him to show more loyalty.

, Sainz admitted he felt uncomfortable having Horner and Marko on🧸 his back, but feels the isꦐsue has now resolved.

“I have my opinion and I said it in that very moment. Maybe I could hav🗹e used a different wording to put it,” 💎Sainz said.

“It is not something that I enjoyed, seeing 🀅Helmut Marko and Christi🐠an Horner going against me, but it sometimes happens in a Formula One career.

“But it should be over, so turn the page.”

Sainz stressed that his primary goᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤ꦇ⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚal is to race for Red Bull’s senior team in the future, despite its seats currently being occupied by Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.

“It is my one and only target to be a Red Bull driver in the 💜future,” Sainz said.

“That is what I want, and that is what I have said a h🍸undred times before.

“And if one ansꦏwer said in the heat of the moment is spinning out of control, that is just 'modern ti🥀mes’.”