Carlos Sainz has said he feels pleased to have shown his full potential in qualifying in a Ferrari, saying it's "about time" that it happened. 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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Carlos Sainz feels he was finally able to show his "full potential" at Ferrari after "nailing" his qualifying laps at the French Grand Prix to out-qualify... read more »
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Charles Leclerc conceded that he is struggling with the front-end feel of Ferrari's SF21 after dropping behind team-mate Carlos Sainz at the French Grand Prix. Leclerc... read more »
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Max Verstappen put in a stellar performance to dominate the third and final practice for the French Grand Prix, beating Mercedes' Finn driver Valtteri Bottas.... read more »
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz admitted the wind and heat has made it tricky to drive around Le Castellet, but they are "not too far away" from... read more »
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Carlos Sainz believes Ferrari has been brought "back to reality" following Friday practice for the French Grand Prix. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has warned Ferrari fans not to expect the Scuderia's recent successes to continue in France this weekend. read more »
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Carlos Sainz praised the atmosphere he had at McLaren in his time with the team, saying he "didn't feel as liked or as wanted" in his time at Renault. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has named Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc as the benchmark in Formula 1 over a single lap, saying if you put any driver in a Ferrari, they'd struggle to... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has wanted to drive for Ferrari since he was 10, and life at Maranello 16 years later is living up to expectations. read more »
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Carlos Sainz says that, without the guidance of his father, it would've been "very difficult" to have made it to where he is. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has said McLaren gave him a "huge boost" in his career and became a "better version" of himself whilst driving for the Woking team. read more »
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Pedro de la Rosa says that Carlos Sainz is making such strong progress because of how critical his father is of him. read more »
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Carlos Sainz is surprised the difficulties which some drivers that swapped teams are facing is considered "news". read more »
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Carlos Sainz says the experience gained from his switch from Renault to McLaren provided valuable lessons in realising the work he'd need to put in when he moved across to... read more »
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Charles Leclerc says he has a different relationship with his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz compared to the dynamic with Sebastian Vettel. read more »
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Carlos Sainz said he is still adapting to the change of driving style which he has had to work on since joining Ferrari. read more »
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Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have indicated the late safety car period and how drivers' antics during the situation played out at the Azerbaijan Grand... read more »
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Charles Leclerc started on pole position in Azerbaijan but missed out on the podium on Sunday, while Carlos Sainz Jr. finished down in eighth. read more »
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Carlos Sainz said he had cold tyre issues throughout the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as his lock-up at Turn 8 after pitting ruined his chances of a strong finish in Baku. read more »
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Tune in as drivers celebrate their successes or curse their misfortunate after a dramatic Azerbaijan Grand Prix 0:00 Perez 0:42 Vettel 1:17 Gasly 2:16 Leclerc 2:34 Norris 3:18... read more »
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With the Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice sessions having been hit by a few incidents, Saturday's qualifying session was stopped four times with red flags as a number of... read more »
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Charles Leclerc took his ninth career pole position, as four red flags cause chaos during Azerbaijan qualifying. Sainz to start from fifth but with possible damage to his Ferrari. read more »
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Charles Leclerc makes it back to back pole positions in chaotic Azerbaijan qualifying, where he will be hoping to actually make it to the grid for the race; Sainz fifth but... read more »
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Carlos Sainz was frustrated after not being able to use his Ferrari to its full potential, with Yuki Tsunoda's crash "distracting" the Spaniard in Q3. read more »
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| 1 | Max Verstappen | 437 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | 374 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 356 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | 292 |
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| 3 | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 589 |
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| 5 | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 94 |
| 6 | Alpine Renault | 65 |
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