Carlos Sainz Jr believes his rivalry with team-mate Max Verstappen is playing a key role in helping Toro Rosso make progress up the Formula 1 grid 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 is already back in training for the 2016 F1 season, and is taking a positive outlook to the new campaign. read more »
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Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz said there had been significant changes to his training regime in 2016, compared to what he had done at this stage last year. read more »
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Sainz Jr to debut STR11 at first winter test read more »
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Toro Rosso has confirmed its driver line-up for the upcoming pre-season tests at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Carlos Sainz Jr. set to debut the STR… read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr. says Fernando Alonso was a good role model for him during his rookie Formula 1 season. read more »
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Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz says watching how fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso dealt with a difficult 2015 was a good lesson for his rookie campaign. Sainz finished his debut... read more »
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Carlos Sainz says watching how Fernando Alonso coped with 2015's "tough moment in his career" was a good lesson... read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr. was disappointed with how many points he scored last season, believing he could have scored more. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr says fellow Spaniard and double world champion Fernando Alonso was a good role model for him during his rookie Formula 1 season read more »
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Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz Jr. says that his high-speed accident during practice for last year's Russian Grand Prix was the "worst seconds" of his life, as… read more »
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Carlos Sainz says he takes comparisons with his Toro Rosso team-mate Max Verstappen as a compliment and is looking to make a big step forward in 2016 read more »
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Comparisons between Toro Rosso drivers Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr. will be "better drawn" in 2016, according to the team's Technical Director, James… read more »
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Toro Rosso driver Max Verstappen says he is content to spend another year with the outfit in order to continue his learning experience in Formula 1. Verstappen was one of the... read more »
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Toro Rosso's James Key says comparisons between team-mates Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz will be better drawn this year in their second seasons of F1. read more »
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Franz Tost reckons in Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz he has two drivers with the same qualities as former Red Bull Champion Sebastian Vettel... read more »
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Franz Tost believes Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr were the strongest part of the Toro Rosso team in 2015, and were both equally as quick as one-another. read more »
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Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost says Formula 1 rookies Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr were the "strongest part" of his team in 2015 read more »
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GPUpdate.net's team-by-team post-season reviews continue with Toro Rosso, and its all-rookie driver pairing of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr., who both… read more »
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Sainz reckons Toro Rosso could beat Red Bull in 2016 read more »
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Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz is confident his team can exceed expectations during the 2016 Formula 1 campaign, when it will hope to outperform Red Bull Racing. read more »
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Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz Jr. says he enjoyed a "healthy fight" with team-mate Max Verstappen during their respective rookie campaigns in 2015, one which… read more »
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Carlos Sainz says he is pleased with his first season in Formula 1 but expects more to come in 2016 when Toro Rosso switches to Ferrari power. read more »
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Toro Rosso have confirmed that Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz will race Ferrari-powered STR11s in next year's F1 championship... read more »
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Toro Rosso have confirmed that Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz will race for them again next season, as the team secured a 2015 Ferrari engine. read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | 51 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | 47 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 34 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 33 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | 17 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 15 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | 9 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 8 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 98 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 67 |
| 3 | McLaren | 18 |
| 4 | Haas F1 Team | 17 |
| 5 | Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 12 |
| 7 | Alpine | 10 |
| 8 | Audi | 2 |
| 9 | Williams | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |
