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No reliability and no pace: Carlos Sainz admits Williams doesn’t “have a car capable of scoring points"
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No reliability and no pace: Carlos Sainz admits Williams doesn’t “have a car capable of scoring points"

Carlos Sainz and Williams are having a rough start to the 2026 Formula 1 season, and the tough times continued in Austria where the Spaniard was forced to admit "we don't have reliability, we don't have pace, we don't have a car capable of scoring points”. Williams has made no secret of its struggles this year as it battles with a car that is overweight and uncompetitive. It has so far scored ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz explains how he separates F1 friendships from on-track rivalries
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Carlos Sainz explains how he separates F1 friendships from on-track rivalries

Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz has explained how he separates his off-track friendships from his on-track rivalries, revealing that he only sees rival cars rather than the specific driver when he is racing.  Speaking in an interview with People Magazine, the Spaniard detailed the mental approach required to race against drivers he regularly spends time with away from the circuit, such ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz details 'world against me' feeling after Lewis Hamilton replacement at Ferrari
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Carlos Sainz details 'world against me' feeling after Lewis Hamilton replacement at Ferrari

Carlos Sainz has opened up about the emotional roller coaster at the start of the 2024 season, when it was announced that he would be replaced by seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton in 2025. While reflecting on photographs from his life and career during an interview with People Magazine, the Spanish driver looked back on undergoing emergency surgery for appendicitis shortly after it ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz: Even without extra weight, Williams is “not where we promised we’d be”
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Carlos Sainz: Even without extra weight, Williams is “not where we promised we’d be”

After Williams finished fifth in the Formula 1 constructors’ standings last season, team principal James Vowles described that position as a “new baseline” on the journey towards being a genuine world championship contender. But now, less than halfway through the 2026 season, even maintaining that position seems a distant prospect since the team is currently languishing in eighth – and ...Keep reading