Christian Horner seen leaving Williams Brazilian GP motorhome amid Franco Colapinto talks

Sergio Perez is successful superior information of losing his Red Bull Racing spot to Liam Lawson, who volition beryllium replaced astatine sister squad RB by Franco Colapinto if they tin onslaught a woody with Williams

Christian Horner has been spotted walking retired of the Williams motorhome successful the Brazilian Grand Prix paddock.

It comes amid speculation that Red Bull are eyeing Franco Colapinto, should they determine to dispense with the struggling Sergio Perez and beforehand Liam Lawson to regenerate him. The Argentine does not person a thrust for 2025 but has impressed during his impermanent spell racing for Williams truthful far.

His brag James Vowles quipped that rival squad main Horner "really wanted to try" the java successful their motorhome. But Mirror Sport understands that Red Bull person made Colapinto their apical people and that discussions person been held betwixt the teams implicit his future.

Williams person funded his progression done the inferior ranks and, having discovered a hidden gem, are reluctant to let Red Bull to instrumentality him permanently. They would similar a loan-style arrangement, but Red Bull are resistant to that idea.

If they instrumentality Colapinto, they would privation to marque him a fully-fledged subordinate of their ain operator improvement programme. Vowles would similar to debar that but besides said helium wants to spot the 21-year-old connected the 2025 F1 grid, if they tin marque thing work.

The Williams squad main said: "The champion I tin truly archer you is we are actively moving with teams that are funny to effort and find the close statement that helps Franco, that protects Franco arsenic good and protects each parties.

"It is ne'er straightforward betwixt Formula 1 teams, due to the fact that you are warring connected way and you are trying to find a solution for a vocation of a young man. We are exploring possibilities with a fig of teams that are funny astatine the infinitesimal and beyond there, it would beryllium incorrect to bash thing much than speculate here.

"There is thing to truly pass beyond that point. When determination is I volition happily speech astir it, due to the fact that helium is an exceptional operator and I truly mean that. Go look outside, and determination are tens of thousands of individuals present to enactment a operator that has been successful our title for 5 races.

"He is doing an outstanding occupation connected way and, arsenic I person said from the precise beginning, gain your presumption and elements volition travel your way. But beyond there, I deliberation particularly erstwhile we look astatine the information helium is simply a 21-year-old and my work is besides towards him and making definite we bash the close thing.

"I privation to marque definite that erstwhile we person quality [we will] travel to the world, but determination truly is not overmuch to speech about... I person work some towards him and Williams, and hopefully we volition person immoderate large quality to beryllium capable to speech to everyone astir but contiguous that is not available."