Verstappen took pole position with a last-gasp 1m15.915s effort, bettering a still-recovering Carlos Sainz by 0.170 seconds.Sergio Perez will start from third with Lando Norris... 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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Sainz missed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix a fortnight ago due to appendicitis and recovered just in time from the procedure to travel to Australia and take part in the... read more »
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The championship leader bagged his third pole of the season, denying Ferrari and Carlos Sainz a chance to lead the field away on Sunday despite the Spaniard heading both Q1 and... read more »
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen snatched pole position for the 2024 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, his third consecutive to start the year after Charles Leclerc abandoned his final... read more »
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Championship runaway Max Verstappen took pole position at the Australian Grand Prix, beating Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and his team-mate Sergio Perez. Lewis Hamilton suffered... read more »
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Max Verstappen fending off a fierce challenge from the returning Carlos Sainz to maintain his perfect start to the 2024 season in Australian Grand Prix qualifying. read more »
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Verstappen had not headlined a single session across the weekend so far, but dialled in his pace throughout the qualifying sessions and found a quarter-second advantage at the... read more »
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen fights off a challenge from Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz to take pole position for the Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen has taken pole position for this weekend’s Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to claim top spot once again. Ferrari had appeared... read more »
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Ferrari's Carlos Sainz headed the field in the first qualifying session as they carried over their advantage from practice to lead the way ahead of Red Bull. read more »
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Charles Leclerc topped the third and final F1 practice at the Australian Grand Prix, pipping championship runaway leader Max Verstappen and his team-mate Carlos Sainz. read more »
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Dive into the FP3 Highlights of the 2024 Australian Grand Prix as all the drivers had their final practice session before qualifying. There was more positivity for Ferrari as... read more »
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Carlos Sainz landed himself in hot water with stewards after a strange incident at the end of final practice of the Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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Leclerc edges out Verstappen in final practice, and with the top eight covered by 0.373s and Sainz setting the pace for much of the session on mediums, qualifying could be a... read more »
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Only moments before, Verstappen had pipped Carlos Sainz by 0.057s as the Ferrari driver spent much of the hour on top owing to his performance on the medium tyre earlier on in... read more »
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Charles Leclerc went fastest in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix, setting a benchmark of 1:16.714s. The Ferrari driver ended the session 0.020s ahead of closest... read more »
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc clocked the quickest time during final practice for Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix, amid a flurry of late lap times. Leclerc's... read more »
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Ferrari continued to show strong pace at the Australian Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc topped the final practice session ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen in second and... read more »
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Carlos Sainz returned to the cockpit of his Ferrari and completed the two practice sessions in Australia on Friday. read more »
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Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has admitted the team is wary of the “impressive” long-run pace Ferrari showed during practice for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix. Ferrari has... read more »
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Carlos Sainz admitted he was relieved to get through the opening two practice sessions for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix despite still not being at “100 per cent”. Sainz... read more »
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Carlos Sainz is set to return to the cockpit of his Ferrari in Australia - but hinted that one key factor could see Oliver Bearman stepping in for him again. read more »
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Carlos Sainz reveals how he got on as he returned to the cockpit of his Ferrari F1 car following appendix surgery. read more »
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz said he experienced "no issues" after returning to the cockpit of his Formula One car for the first time since he underwent surgery to... read more »
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Catch up with all the best moments from our second practice session in Melbourne as Ferrari teammates Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were two of the three fastest drivers... 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 |