Williams driver Carlos Sainz missed the 2024 Saudi Arabian F1 Grand Prix, after being diagnosed with appendicitis that requires surgery. A year later and the Spanish driver had a “solid” race with a P8 finish. He also helped ensure double points for the team after again demonstrated his skill of towing someone through his DRS….
Carlos Sainz found massive success in Qualifying on Saturday at the Saudi Arabian GP. Starting Sunday’s race from P6, ahead of a Ferrari and a Red Bull in his fifth race for Williams Racing. Sainz encouraged by Qualifying result after three great practice sessions Coming into Qualifying, Sainz finished in the top seven of all…
Williams Racing has demonstrated encouraging pace during Friday’s practice sessions for the Saudi Arabian GP, with both cars finishing inside the top ten during the more representative evening FP2 session. Carlos Sainz delivered a surprise fifth-place finish with a time of 1:28.942, just 0.675 seconds behind session leader McLaren’s Lando Norris, while teammate Alex Albon…
Carlos Sainz has shared his insights into his improved performance in Bahrain and the development trajectory of the Williams FW47 as he heads into the F1 Saudi Arabian GP this weekend. After making it into Q3 and out qualifying teammate Alex Albon for the first time in Bahrain, the Spaniard is intent on finishing in…
Williams driver Carlos Sainz has pointed to a “lack of control” from Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda as the cause of his retirement from the F1 Bahrain GP after a collision between the drivers left his car with significant sidepod damage. The Spanish driver, who had shown promising pace in qualifying, was forced to retire after…
Yuki Tsunoda came away from the 2025 F1 Bahrain GP with a points finish despite facing several challenges throughout the race, including pit stop issues and a collision with former Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. The Japanese Red Bull driver finished ninth in a race dominated by Oscar Piastri, who secured a lights-to-flag victory in his…
FP3 at the F1 Bahrain GP wraps up with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri topping the timing sheets in FP3 with a stunning 1:31.646, a full report of the session and results below. The session was full of windy conditions, very similar to Friday’s FP1 session. Difficult weather conditions in FP1 and FP2 caused issues with many…
FP2 is in the books at the F1 Bahrain GP as all 20 full-time drivers competed in this session as a number of teams decided to give rookies a shot in FP1 as part of the mandatory running in 2025, full report and results below. After locking up on his out lap, Charles Leclerc logged…
Among the whole drivers grid a heated DRS discussion was prompted by Jack Doohan’s F1 Japanese GP crash. What went wrong? The crash, which had happened during FP2, took place because of the Alpine driver manually activating the DRS ahead of the first turn of Suzuka. Doohan had previously tried it on the simulator while…
Despite showing good pace at the Japanese GP, Williams Racing’s Carlos Sainz did not score any points in the race. The Spaniard suffered a three-place grid penalty for impeding Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton on his outlap in Qualifying. The stewards’ decision post-session saw Sainz’s grid position consequently fall from P12 to P15. Sainz’s FW47 showed…
