Carlos Sainz says an "obvious" error from George Russell is the reason the two drivers came together during sprint qualifying. read more »
Carlos Sainz news
Carlos Sainz
| Team | McLaren |
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| 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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Despite securing only the second starting position for today's inaugural sprint qualifying, Red Bull's Max Verstappen bounced back in the second practice for the... read more »
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Charles Leclerc will start fourth and Carlos Sainz Jr. ninth for the first-ever Sprint Qualifying race at Silverstone on Saturday. read more »
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Lando Norris says going toe-to-toe with Carlos Sainz at McLaren kept him calm about the prospect of Daniel Ricciardo's arrival as his team-mate. read more »
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Carlos Sainz was disappointed he could not replicate his Q2 time in the decisive session of British Grand Prix qualifying. read more »
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Carlos Sainz admits Ferrari is likely to suffer the same tyre issues that it endured at the French Grand Prix during this weekend at Silverstone due to both Formula 1 circuits... read more »
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Ferrari currently finds itself battling McLaren in the race for third in the teams' standings and to top the midfield behind the leading Mercedes and Red Bull... read more »
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Charles Leclerc says Carlos Sainz and Sebastian Vettel have different characteristics which makes them "very very strong" as a team-mate. read more »
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A lot has changed for Charles Leclerc since his first appearance on the Beyond The Grid podcast as a rookie in 2018! He's since joined Ferrari and been a race winner,... read more »
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Lando Norris admits out on the track there is "no one I would want to beat more" than his former team-mate, Carlos Sainz. read more »
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Carlos Sainz says he and Charles Leclerc are collaborating well at Ferrari - and working to push forward rather than focus on in-fighting. read more »
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Carlos Sainz is a "wily old driver" with Damon Hill praising his strategy, which he reckons the Spaniard decided, in Austria. read more »
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Lando Norris believes time spent with former team-mate Carlos Sainz on the golf course helped aid the pair's on-track partnership. read more »
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Racing his way from P10 on the grid to fifth in Austria, Carlos Sainz feels he is starting to be the "Carlos that I want to be in Ferrari". read more »
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Carlos Sainz believes he's getting close to being back to his best after an impressive drive to fifth at Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Scuderia Ferrari secured a double points finish at the Austrian Grand Prix with Sainz finishing fifth after being allowed to overtake Charles Leclerc who finished eighth. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr drove an excellent race to finish fifth at the Austrian Grand Prix, whilst Charles Leclerc finished eighth after heated clash with Sergio Perez. read more »
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Carlos Sainz believes Ferrari have no reason to "envy" McLaren, but only when it comes to cornering speed as they struggle on the straights. read more »
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Hear from all our drivers as their races finished at the Red Bull Ring! 0:00 Verstappen 0:23 Bottas 0:31 Norris 1:17 Hamilton 1:43 Sainz 2:16 Perez 2:49 Ricciardo 3:28 Leclerc... read more »
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Double-waved yellow flags were brought out on the final lap of the race at the Red Bull Ring after Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel crashed at Turn 5.A number of drivers... read more »
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Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc, Daniel Ricciardo and Pierre Gasly have all been cleared by the stewards of a double-yellow flag infringement in the Austrian Grand... read more »
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11 drivers have been summoned to see the stewards following the conclusion of the Austrian Grand Prix. Much of those who have been called are present for allegedly "not... read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr and Charles Leclerc both gambled on getting through to Q3 on the medium tyre but failed to advance through at the Red Bull Ring. read more »
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The Italian team was so keen not to be obliged to start on the soft tyre on Sunday that both drivers focussed their efforts on running the medium tyre in Q2.They ended the... read more »
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Lando Norris has said there is a "completely different" dynamic between himself and Daniel Ricciardo than he had with previous team-mate, Carlos Sainz. 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 |
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| 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 |