Drivers
Carlos Sainz
- Team Williams
- Date of birth 01/09/1994
- Place of birth Madrid, Spain
- Debut Australia, 2015 (Toro Rosso)
The team’s first two legitimate podiums for eight years – if we’re discounting George Russell’s second place in the rain-ravaged one-lap 2021 Belgian GP – owed nothing to luck and everything to Sainz’s cool execution. While he was the second-best Williams driver over the season, the 31-year-old added a degree of legitimacy to Williams’ rise up the standings, and a pathway to staying there as the pursuing pack re-tool for the 2026 regulation revolution.
Williams wasn’t ready for a driver like Sainz as recently as 2024; after Sainz fell their way once Ferrari opted instead for Lewis Hamilton, it’s increasingly looking like a case of right place, right time for both parties.
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