At the scene of his first-ever F1 pole in 2019, Leclerc secured the top spot again at Sakhir after a nail-biting qualifying shootout, which featured three drivers within... 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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Leclerc pipped Red Bull driver Verstappen by 0.123s in the third and final segment of the one-hour qualifying session, in which five cars are knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before... read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr qualified third, with Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finishing down in fifth and ninth.After the first runs in Q3 it was Sainz who led the... read more »
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Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc grabbed the pole position for tomorrow's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, beating reigning world champion Max Verstappen... read more »
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Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. placed second and third in both free practice sessions in Bahrain on Friday, but both are still wanting more from their F1-75's. read more »
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Max Verstappen ended the first Friday on moral high ground as he set the fastest time of the day in second practice at Bahrain. Once again, the Ferrari duo of Leclerc and Sainz... read more »
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The new era of F1 with ground effects car has arrived, which looks set to tighten up the competitive order and provide plenty of surprises up and down the grid.Defending F1... read more »
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Max Verstappen believes Ferrari is "very close" to Red Bull at Formula 1's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen opened his title defence with the... read more »
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The defending F1 world champion topped second practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix by just 0.087s from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, with his teammate Carlos Sainz... read more »
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Verstappen leads Leclerc and Sainz to top second free practice at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix read more »
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Would Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz bite your hand off for a P2 finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix? Not a chance! read more »
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Pierre Gasly was fastest in the slower FP1 session for AlphaTauri, before Verstappen set the quickest time of the day - under the floodlights in FP2 - at... read more »
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Scuderia AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly set the pace in first practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, beating the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. Reigning world... read more »
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Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc are "ready" to fight for the Bahrain win but aren't buying into the pre-season hype surrounding Ferrari. read more »
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Off the back of an encouraging two pre-season tests for Ferrari, the Italian outfit has been widely tipped to start the campaign fighting with Red Bull and Mercedes for... read more »
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Listen along as Carlos Sainz gives us insight into his transition to becoming a Ferrari F1 driver and his pursuit to standing on the top step of the podium 0:00 Introduction... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has revealed the new generation of F1 cars are "more fun" despite struggles with oversteer and understeer. read more »
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Carlos Sainz's Ferrari extension is "just a matter of details" but Mattia Binotto has no idea when all that will be resolved. read more »
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Jan Lammers believes 2022 could produce any number of surprises from a complete dominant Verstappen to a Sainz World title. read more »
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz believes Netflix can rectify its "mistakes" with fly-on-the-wall documentary series Drive to Survive. read more »
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The F1-75 has been consistently fast in all conditions over the six days of testing in Barcelona and Sakhir, although Red Bull clearly made a significant step with the new aero... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has revealed Ferrari added "more than upgrades" to the F1-75 at the second pre-season test in Bahrain in an attempt to solve F1's new porpoising... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has warned that Lewis Hamilton is 'falling into a trap' by labelling Ferrari as favourites for the coming F1 campaign after pre-season testing. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr. ended second fastest on the penultimate day of pre-season testing but admits there is still plenty to test before the season begins next weekend. read more »
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Carlos Sainz says it is "typical" of Mercedes to try talk up rivals only to then arrive at the first race and "blow the competition away". read more »
Spanish Grand Prix
14th of June 2026
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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 |
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| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 156 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 90 |
| 3 | George Russell | 88 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | 75 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | 60 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 58 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | 43 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 29 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 26 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 26 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 244 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 165 |
| 3 | McLaren | 118 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 72 |
| 5 | Alpine | 41 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 39 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 21 |
| 8 | Williams | 11 |
| 9 | Audi | 2 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 1 |