McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz Jr. believe the team's Hungary qualifying performance is a more realistic showing of its current pace in the Formula 1... 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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Carlos Sainz has declared Racing Point to be "in another league" compared to the rest of Formula 1's midfield teams. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has once again ruled McLaren out of competing with Racing Point, but in Hungary it could come true. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr. says McLaren cannot consider Racing Point as direct rivals under current conditions, saying the squad is "in another league." McLaren currently sits... read more »
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"Shock" and "weird" were the words used by Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz respectively after McLaren surprisingly struggled in dry running during Hungarian... read more »
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2020 isn't looking like a competitive season for Ferrari, and with McLaren looking strong after the first two rounds, should Sainz be regretting his move to the Scuderia?... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel put a smile on the faces at Ferrari by topping the second practice session in Hungary. Vettel made use of the damp conditions to top the times, going faster... read more »
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Only 13 drivers post time in second practice session in Hungary, as Sebastian Vettel edges out Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz, while Lewis Hamilton opts to sit it out. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has been "a little surprised" by how many people have asked him lately if he's regretting signing with Ferrari. read more »
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Carlos Sainz says it is “too early” to tell if he will regret his decision to switch from McLaren to Ferrari for the 2021 Formula 1 season. With Ferrari opting not to renew... read more »
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Carlos Sainz says it is "way too early" to start regretting his decision to move to Ferrari for the 2021 F1 season. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr. says it is "way too early" for any second thoughts about his decision to join Ferrari for 2021 despite its poor start to the Formula 1 season read more »
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Sainz rues missed opportunities in Austria after pitstop errors forced him to lose out when he pushed too hard to recover. read more »
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With its RP20 based heavily on last year's Mercedes W10, Carlos Sainz says Racing Point "no longer counts" as a midfield team. read more »
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McLaren Racing CEO, Zak Brown, has said the team will keep the relationship "healthy" between Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris. read more »
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Ex-F1 driver turned pundit, Robert Doornbos, thinks there may be a hint of regret over Carlos Sainz's upcoming move to Ferrari. read more »
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Jess McFadyen and Alex Kalinauckas are back with more Driver Ratings, this time from the 2020 Styrian GP! The format is simple; we rate every driver after every race, as seen... read more »
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Pirelli's tyres brought to the Styrian Grand Prix passed the exam perfectly during the inaugural Styrian Grand Prix, showing very good durability at the Red Bull Ring. read more »
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Qualifying third for the Styrian GP, Carlos Sainz had hoped for a strong result only for his race to be undone by a slow pit stop. read more »
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has apologised to Carlos Sainz after a botched pit stop robbed the Spaniard of a top-five finish in the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Today's post qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz. read more »
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Carlos Sainz admits that qualifying for the Styrian GP was "stressful" but he is over the moon to be starting from P3. read more »
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A thrilled Carlos Sainz reflected on one of his "most stressful" qualifying sessions of his career as the Spaniard played a starring role at the Styrian GP for his... read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr says the wet qualifying for the Styrian Grand Prix was "very stressful" but credited his McLaren engineer for guiding him to his best Formula 1... read more »
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Carlos Sainz says he was "risking everything" to secure his best-ever qualifying result in F1 during what he described as a "very stressful" session. 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 |