Carlos Sainz believes that some drivers are deliberately using dirty air to compromise their rivals. 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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The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix witnessed two red flags in one session when Carlos Sainz and Nico Hulkenberg crashed during FP2. read more »
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Sainz complained about traffic after qualifying 16th for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, while also claiming that drivers deliberately throw "a little bit of dirty air" at... read more »
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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has said that 'everything is possible' heading into an Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in which his team are looking to overturn a four-point... read more »
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was a shock exit in the first round of qualifying Saturday in Abu Dhabi and credited the likes of Mercedes and Alpine in assisting with his early exit.... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has suggested that some of his F1 rivals impeded him deliberately in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »
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Sainz made the comment after he found himself stranded in 16th place on the grid for the Abu Dhabi GP after hitting traffic in his last run in Q1.The Spaniard's weekend... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has failed to make it past the first stage of qualifying at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after a sublime lap from Sergio Perez pushed him down into the drop zone. read more »
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Ferrari star Carlos Sainz was knocked out in Q1 as Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez went quickest around the Yas Marina Circuit. read more »
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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has said that Carlos Sainz's session was a bit 'complicated', after the Spaniard experienced a heavy shunt into the barriers... read more »
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The Mercedes team principal and his Ferrari opposite number, Fred Vasseur, were called to face the FIA stewards ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for incidents of swearing... read more »
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Fernando Alonso was left feeling ‘sorry for the fans’ who attended a disrupted Friday of running in Abu Dhabi which prompted the Spaniard to call for an extension to FP2. FP2... read more »
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Carlos Sainz was left feeling like a ‘passenger’ after being sent on a one-way trip to the barriers early on in FP2, inflicting significant damage to his Ferrari SF-23. The... read more »
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Carlos Sainz says he "felt like a complete passenger" in his heavy crash during second practice at the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »
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With Formula 1 coming to Abu Dhabi for the final race of the season, several drivers and teams are still in close battles in the standings. read more »
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Sainz crashed early in the session as he passed the pit exit, bringing out the first of two red flags that greatly reduced the track time available for all drivers, with Nico... read more »
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FP2 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season finale was halted for a total of 37 minutes due to two crashes.Ferrari's Carlos Sainz lost the rear through Turn 3 and he speared... read more »
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Ferrari chairman John Elkann is urging the FIA to address contentious issues in F1 more effectively, citing the recent Carlos Sainz incident at the Las Vegas Grand Prix as a... read more »
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F1 undertook another mixed opening day of action, following the drama that hit Las Vegas GP FP1 and FP2, with the first session at the Yas Marina circuit effectively a mini... read more »
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Max Verstappen has blamed his Formula 1 rivals for a “silly” pitlane incident during second practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Friday evening's FP2 session saw heavy... read more »
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Charles Leclerc topped a truncated second practice at the F1 season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after Carlos Sainz and Nico Hulkenberg both crashed. read more »
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Having handed over his car to reserve driver in the opening practice, Ferrari regular driver Charles Leclerc set the benchmark time in the second practice session at the Abu... read more »
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Mercedes' George Russell was fastest in Free Practice 1, by 0.28s from Aston Martin's reserve driver Felipe Drugovich.Leclerc paced a massively disrupted FP2 with a... read more »
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The two incidents left only a quarter of an hour of real running at the end of the session, in which Leclerc posted a 1m24.809s to fire his way up to the top of the order -... read more »
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Charles Leclerc topped a heavily disrupted second practice session ahead of Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz was one of two drivers who... 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 |