Williams has confirmed its incoming 2025 driver Carlos Sainz Jnr will drive for them in subsequent month’s post-season check in Abu Dhabi.
Sainz is about to affix the staff on the finish of the season after being changed for subsequent season at Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton.
After a number of months of negotiations with a number of groups over the place he would drive in 2025, Williams finally introduced in July that Sainz would be part of the staff to race alongside Alexander Albon. As a Ferrari driver, it has been anticipated that Sainz wouldn’t be capable of start his tenure at Williams till his Ferrari contract expires on the finish of the yr.
Nevertheless, Williams has now introduced that Sainz will be capable of take part within the post-Abu Dhabi Grand Prix check going down simply days after the ultimate spherical of the season on the Yas Marina circuit. It is going to be his first time behind the wheel of a Williams.
“This early alternative will enable each Carlos and Williams to start constructing their relationship,” Williams stated in an assertion.
“The check session will present a beneficial probability for Carlos to start integrating into his new staff atmosphere, and he’ll drive the FW46 for the primary time. Carlos will drive for Williams alongside Alexander Albon in 2025, forming one of the vital formidable driver line-ups on the grid.”
Sainz is finishing his ultimate three rounds as a Ferrari driver over the approaching month forward. He has raced for the Scuderia for the final 4 seasons, scoring 4 grand prix victories together with two this season. His most up-to-date win got here simply weeks in the past in Mexico.
Williams are presently sitting in ninth place within the constructors’ championship. They have been locked in a battle with Alpine and sat in eighth place within the standings earlier than Alpine’s double-podium end dropped them down a place.
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