McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris have shown they have the promise to be F1 world champions of the future. 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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Lando Norris says that Carlos Sainz has been like a mentor to him in the Briton's rookie season on the grid. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr. felt more confident and relaxed in 2019 knowing his future was secure, which allowed him to show the world a better version of himself. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has revealed the meaning behind his 'Smooth Operator' running joke through the 2019 Formula 1 season. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr says having a longer contract with McLaren gave him the chance to show what he is really capable of during the 2019 Formula 1 season read more »
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Carlos Sainz has explained how Sade's 1984 song Smooth Operator became a running joke for him in 2019. read more »
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McLaren Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr has explained why his "Smooth Operator" messages from the 1984 song by Sade became a recurring joke in 2019 read more »
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Norris and Sainz's on-track flair has been seen through much of 2019, pleasing team boss Seidl. read more »
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Carlos Sainz believes that the 2021 regulation changes present a "great opportunity" for McLaren to return to the top of the grid. read more »
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Following his most successful season since entering F1, Carlos Sainz believes the 2021 regulation changes represent a significant opportunity for McLaren. read more »
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Many questioned the move at the time, but Carlos Sainz's decision to join McLaren for 2019 has paid dividends. read more »
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Carlos Sainz believes F1's 2021 rules overhaul has the potential to provide McLaren with a crucial "shortcut" back into front-running contention - but stressed... read more »
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McLaren's Carlos Sainz has made it clear that he is "totally against" expanding the F1 calendar any further. read more »
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Despite the reduction in the length of F1 race weekends from 2021, Carlos Sainz says he's "totally against" a rapid calendar expansion read more »
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Carlos Sainz believes a new-found "comfortable environment" at McLaren helped him turn in the best season of his F1 career in 2019. read more »
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Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris went into the final qualifying session of the season locked at 10-10 in their head-to-head battle. With F1 Insights powered by AWS we break down... read more »
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For one last time in 2019, Jolyon Palmer dissects the latest race to discuss Max Verstappen's battle with Charles Leclerc, McLaren's brave strategy to secure Sainz P6... read more »
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Lining up Nico Hulkenberg for a final lap pass in Abu Dhabi, Carlos Sainz reckoned if "it worked with" Sergio Perez, it would work with the German. It did. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has again voiced his displeasure that a key moment in a midfield battle was not shown on television coverage, with the cameras instead focused on the stale battle... read more »
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Carlos Sainz says his last lap move on Nico Hulkenberg to snatch a crucial point in Formula 1's 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix felt like a world championship-winning moment read more »
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The season finale in Abu Dhabi was hardly a thriller - but the battle for sixth in the championship went down to the very last lap of the year. read more »
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Carlos Sainz says the intensity of the battle to seal sixth spot in the 2019 F1 world championship made him feel like he was fighting for a title. read more »
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Lando Norris claimed victory in the one unsettled team-mate qualifying head-to-head for 2019 with a midfield-leading performance in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. 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 |