The Red Bull driver led the opening 14 laps of the Saudi Arabian GP but saw his race wrecked by a safety car period just one lap after his pitstop, when Nicholas Latifi crashed... read more »
Carlos Sainz news


Carlos Sainz
| Team | McLaren |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Points | 266 |
| Grands Prix entered | 101 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 3 (x1) |
| Highest grid position | 5 |
| Date of birth | 01/09/1994 |
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain |
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The defending champion grabbed the spoils by just half a second after a DRS-enhanced slipstreaming dice with Leclerc in the second half of the contest on the Jeddah Corniche... read more »
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Red Bull's Sergio Perez led from his first F1 career pole position start but his race came undone after making his pitstop just before a safety car, which promoted Leclerc... read more »
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Max Verstappen has won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix following a very close battle with Ferrari's Charles Lerclec. It was only 4 laps from the end that Verstappen got the... read more »
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Ferrari has confirmed it is battling against time to resolve an "issue" on Carlos Sainz's car ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. read more »
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The Spaniard was critical of his weekend-long performance in the Bahrain season opener, in which he played rear-gunner to team-mate Charles Leclerc in a Scuderia 1-2.This came... read more »
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Ahead the second grand prix on the Corniche circuit this weekend, barriers at four of the 27 corners were moved back while the final turn was widened by 1.5 metres.This came... read more »
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Sergio Perez secured his first-ever Formula 1 pole position as he beat the two Ferraris to secure pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. With an exciting race ahead of... read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. read more »
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In a twice disrupted qualifying session, due to crashes for Nicholas Latifi and Mick Schumacher, Perez beat the Ferraris of practice pace-setter Charles Leclerc and Carlos... read more »
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Sergio Perez says he would not beat his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix pole time if he tried another 1,000 times, after grabbing top spot for the first time in his career. Perez... read more »
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Ahead of what will be his 215th grand prix start, the two-time F1 race winner topped qualifying on the Corniche Circuit with his final soft tyre run in Q3 to depose the Ferrari... read more »
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In a close-fought final Q3 shootout at the Jeddah Corniche street circuit, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz Jr led the way after the first round of attempts before being demoted by... read more »
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Perez clinches the first pole position of his career as he edges out Leclerc and Sainz at the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix read more »
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The Mexican driver bolted to the top with his final flying lap of Q3 on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit as he romped to a weekend-best 1m28.200s to triumph over the strong... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has declared himself "very close" to signing a new contract with Ferrari after entering into the final year of his initial two-season deal. read more »
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Both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. lost track time during Friday evening's practice session in Saudi Arabia after brushes against the wall caused damage to their... read more »
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Fresh from his victory in the 2022 F1 opener in Bahrain, the Ferrari driver topped FP2 by 0.140s from Red Bull's Max Verstappen but Leclerc saw his session ended... read more »
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Leclerc topped the second session in a row as he led Verstappen and Sainz in the second free practice at the 2022 Saudi Arabian Gran Prix read more »
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Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both enjoy close encounters with the Jeddah barriers, thereby preventing them from any serious high-fuel long runs in preparation for Sunday. read more »
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Bahrain GP winner Leclerc was fastest in FP1 and under the floodlights in FP2, but he hit the wall at Turn 4 in the latter and was forced to limp back to the pits, ruining his... read more »
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After his brilliant win at last weekend's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc topped the second practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix,... read more »
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The Bahrain Grand Prix victor did not take part in the final 15 minutes of the second hour-long session after he damaged the front-left track rod on his F1-75 challenger.He... read more »
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Charles Leclerc remained on top during second practice for Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix before both he and Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz hit the wall. Title... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has welcomed the new overtaking guidelines but says more clarification is still needed from the race directors. read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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- Drivers list
- Sebastian Vettel
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Rosberg
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Romain Grosjean
- Pastor Maldonado
- Jenson Button
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Will Stevens
- Roberto Merhi
- Felipe Nasr
- Max Verstappen
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Sergio Perez
- Adrian Sutil
- Esteban Gutierrez
- Jean-Eric Vergne
- Daniil Kvyat
- Felipe Massa
- Valtteri Bottas
- Jules Bianchi
- Max Chilton
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Marcus Ericsson
- Robert Kubica
- Michael Schumacher
- Paul di Resta
- Heikki Kovalainen
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |
