Carlos Sainz left the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP frustrated after a decent race unravelled through contact with Oscar Piastri, a penalty and a late Williams pit stop he felt was unnecessary. The Williams driver started on the soft tyre, one of only six drivers to choose that compound for the start at the Hungaroring. While…
Team Principal Andrea Stella has opened up about Oscar Piastri’s emotional outburst over team radio, McLaren’s rationale behind their second pit stop sequence at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, and the Australian’s run-in with backmarker Carlos Sainz in the latter half of the race. While Lando Norris converted pole position into victory at the Hungaroring,…
Oscar Piastri was running in the net lead of the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP when he had a run-in with Carlos Sainz’s Williams on lap 38, losing him valuable race time and the race lead to McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, who ultimately went on to win the race comfortably. Piastri was “pissed off” to be…
The 2026 Belgian GP proved to be another difficult weekend for Williams F1’s Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, who finished in P16 and P15 respectively. Both drivers remain on a run of point-less outings stretching back to Barcelona, as the Grove-based team continues to understand and unlock performance from their difficult FW48. P16 “was as…
Grand Prix Drivers’ Association co-director Carlos Sainz declared ahead of the 2026 British GP that he is in favour of punishing drivers who bring out yellow or red flags in F1 qualifying sessions with an automatic grid penalty—leading to fellow racers like Max Verstappen, George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, and Charles Leclerc weighing in on the…
Carlos Sainz worried that updates are not working for Williams despite the mega start and car weight loss, after another tough run in F1 British GP. It was a rapid start from Williams’ Sainz in 2026 F1 British GP last weekend at Silverstone. After having started from 15th on the grid, the Spaniard shot up…
While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 22-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…
Williams driver Carlos Sainz failed to finish the 2026 F1 Austrian GP as an electrical issue saw his day end quite early. Having missed FP1 for Luke Browning, the four-time F1 race winner looked a shade behind Alex Albon. However, a tremendous lap at the end of Q1 saw him outpace his Thai teammate by…
Carlos Sainz believes his 2026 F1 season is shaping up to be one of the strongest of his career. He crossed the line P12 at his home race in Barcelona, outside the points. With Williams struggling to compete near the front in 2026, Sainz has frequently found himself in similar positions. Nevertheless, the Spaniard left…
Carlos Sainz finished P12 in the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP as a very difficult year for Williams continues. Having done very well to make Q2 on Saturday, the 31-year-old knew it was going to be a long day behind the wheel of the FW48. In the end, he was lapped twice by race winner Lewis…
