Williams has introduced that Carlos Sainz will full the group’s driver line-up for the 2025 season and past.
With a decade of F1 competitors underneath his belt, Sainz will be a part of Williams from Scuderia Ferrari on a two-year settlement with choices to increase.
In his System 1 profession to this point, the 29-year-old Spaniard has achieved three race victories, 23 podiums, over 1,100 profession factors and is at present sitting fifth on this season’s Drivers’ Championship.
After changing into the one non-Pink Bull driver to realize a race victory in 2023, Sainz most lately took victory at this yr’s Australian Grand Prix, simply ten days after surgical procedure for appendicitis, and has scored 4 additional podiums up to now this season.
Sainz will race alongside Alex Albon for Williams for 2025 and into the brand new F1 rules period because the formidable pairing look to spearhead the group’s mission to return to the entrance of the grid. He’ll proceed to race utilizing quantity 55.
Williams would additionally prefer to thank Logan Sargeant for his arduous work and dedication over the previous two years. As a graduate of the Williams Driver Academy, Sargeant turned the primary US driver to attain a degree for 30 years when he completed tenth in Austin final yr, and has performed a elementary function in growing the group. Williams will give Logan each assist as he seems to be to proceed his racing profession for 2025 and into the longer term.
“I’m very glad to announce that I will probably be becoming a member of Williams from 2025 onwards,” mentioned Sainz. “It’s no secret that this yr’s driver market has been exceptionally advanced for varied causes and that it has taken me a while to announce my choice. Nevertheless, I’m absolutely assured that Williams is the best place for me to proceed my F1 journey and I’m extraordinarily happy with becoming a member of such a historic and profitable group, the place a lot of my childhood heroes drove prior to now and made their mark on our sport.
“The last word aim of bringing Williams again to the place it belongs, on the entrance of the grid, is a problem that I embrace with pleasure and positivity. I’m satisfied that this group has all the best substances to make historical past once more and beginning on January 1 I’ll give my best possible to drive Williams ahead alongside each single member of the group.
“I wish to thank James Vowles and your entire Board of Williams for his or her belief and dedication. Their stable management and convictions have performed an necessary function in my decision-making. I really consider that the core of each profitable group lies amongst their individuals and their tradition. Williams is synonymous with heritage and pure racing, the foundations of the challenge that lies forward of us are very sturdy and I’m actually wanting ahead to being a part of it beginning subsequent yr.”
“Carlos becoming a member of Williams is a powerful assertion of intent from each events,” added James Vowles. “Carlos has demonstrated again and again that he is among the most proficient drivers on the grid, with race-winning pedigree, and this underlines the upwards trajectory we’re on. Carlos brings not simply expertise and efficiency, but additionally a fierce drive to extract each millisecond out of the group and automobile; the match is ideal.
“In Alex and Carlos we can have one of the formidable driver line-ups on the grid and with enormous expertise to information us into the brand new rules in 2026. Their perception on this organisation’s mission demonstrates the magnitude of the work happening behind the scenes. Folks ought to be in little doubt about our ambition and momentum as we proceed our journey again to competitiveness – we’re right here, we’re severe and with Dorilton’s backing we’re investing in what it takes to return to the entrance of the grid.
“I additionally wish to thank Logan for every little thing he has achieved for the group and know he’ll proceed to battle arduous for us within the races forward.”
