Carlos Sainz labelled his qualifying lap at Formula 1’s Mexico City Grand Prix as his “best of the year”, but a five-place grid penalty threatens to undo much of his good work.... 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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We've come away from this qualifying feeling very positive, and with Sainz's penalty, tomorrow we start P9 and P11. read more »
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Oscar Piastri will start the 2025 Mexico City GP from seventh rather than eighth on the grid, thanks to Carlos Sainz's five-place penalty, but that will be of little... read more »
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Formula 1's Mexico Grand Prix is set to be another key race in the 2025 title race.Championship leader Oscar Piastri has been struggling at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has admitted Carlos Sainz scuppered his chance to return to Williams for the 2025 F1 season, in an exclusive interview with Motorsport Week. The post Exclusive:... read more »
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Williams F1 star Carlos Sainz is being linked with a stunning return to Ferrari, according to reports from Italian media. read more »
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Williams F1 star Carlos Sainz has addressed the FIA penalty he received last time out at COTA when questioned on the punishment at the Mexican Grand Prix. read more »
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Listen as hosts Alex Albon & Carlos Sainz talk about horror movies, Halloween costumes, and more in our Mexico City GP Team Torque Ep.9! ? Click Here to Create Your Driver... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has expressed that he still "completely disagrees" with the five-place grid penalty he will serve at this weekend's F1 Mexico City GP. The post... read more »
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Today's driver press conference with Yuki Tsunoda, Oscar Piastri, Liam Lawson, Kimi Antonelli, Carlos Sainz and Nico Hulkenberg. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has once again hit out at the penalty he received for his US GP clash with Kimi Antonelli. read more »
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Williams F1 star Carlos Sainz will be turning up to the Mexican Grand Prix in pretty good spirits having achieved podiums in two of the last three grands prix weekends. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has come out in support of McLaren's choice to maintain its strict in-house rules, despite growing pressure from Max Verstappen in the F1 title fight. The... read more »
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Multiple-time F1 race winner Carlos Sainz has received a penalty points blow after a late penalty handed to him by FIA race stewards. read more »
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Carlos Sainz will start F1's Mexico City GP with a five-place grid penalty for a collision with Andrea Kimi Antonelli during the United States GP. The post Carlos Sainz... read more »
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Carlos Sainz will serve a five-place grid penalty at the Mexican Grand Prix after the stewards ruled that he was predominantly to blame for the collision with Andrea Kimi... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has received a five-place grid penalty at the Mexican Grand Prix for colliding with the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli at Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix. read more »
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Watch as Alex and Carlos go head-to-head in our Stateside Slam Basketball Challenge during the Formula 1 2025 United States GP weekend in Austin as part of our Grid Games... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has revealed his surprise at holding off both Ferraris on raw pace to secure third place in the Sprint Race at the F1 United States GP. The post What... read more »
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George Russell reckons his risky attempted overtake on Max Verstappen during the United States Grand Prix sprint was "last chance" saloon for the Mercedes Formula 1... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has offered a "short-term" solution to ensure F1's Sprint format gets "a bit more spicy" ahead of the US GP. The post Carlos Sainz... read more »
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McLaren's Lando Norris has topped the only practice session at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix, with Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg splitting Norris from Oscar... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has voiced his displeasure about what he perceived to be an overreaction to his criticism of F1's Singapore GP TV broadcast. The post Carlos Sainz criticises... 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 |