Carlos Sainz has a trip for the 2025 Formulation 1 season and past.
On Monday, the Spaniard introduced by way of Instagram he signed with Wiliams Racing for 2025 and 2026 on a two-year contract.
Williams stated the contract has the choice to be prolonged. The transfer will see Sainz be part of Alex Albon and substitute Logan Sargeant. Sainz will proceed to race the quantity 55 automotive.
The deal ensures that Sainz will race for Williams with the present technology F1 automotive, remaining growth of the next-generation F1 automotive, and the primary season of the brand new F1 automotive. The 2026 F1 race automotive shall be a brand new design and energy plant. Continuity for Williams was simply secured.
Sargeant solely raced for Williams for 2 years and got here up via the group’s Driver Academy.
Sainz, who’s 29 years previous, has raced with Ferrari since 2021. In 2022 his preliminary contract with the Prancing Horse was prolonged via 2024.
In February, Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari introduced the Brit would go away Mercedes-AMG Petronas after 11 years and make the transfer to Ferrari on a “multi-year contract.” Hamilton will race alongside Charles Leclerc for Ferrari. Leclerc has a brand new take care of Ferrari with the contract reportedly lasting via 2029.
The present 2024 F1 Driver’s Championship standings have Carlos Sainz sitting in fifth with 162 factors. His present teammate Charles Leclerc is in third with 177 factors. Williams sits in 18th and twentieth place with Alexander Albon with 4 factors and Logan Sargeant sitting with 0 factors, respectively.
Over the weekend Sainz took sixth on the 2024 Formulation 1 Belgian Grand Prix, which was 43.195 behind the chief.