Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz agrees on two-year deal to join Williams Formula 1 team
The Hindu
Carlos Sainz joins Williams Racing for 2025, aiming to lead the team back to the front of the F1 grid.
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has agreed on a two-year deal to join Williams.
“Carlos will race alongside Alex Albon for Williams Racing for 2025 and into the new F1 regulations era as the formidable pairing look to spearhead the team’s mission to return to the front of the grid,” the team said in a statement on Monday.
"Williams Racing would also like to thank Logan Sargeant for his hard work and dedication over the past two years. Logan became the first U.S. driver to score a point for 30 years when he finished 10th in Austin last year, and has played a fundamental role in developing the team.
“Williams will give Logan every support as he looks to continue his racing career for 2025 and into the future.”
Sargeant is the only American driver on the F1 grid, and the first since 2015.
Spanish driver Sainz, 29, has achieved three race victories, 23 podiums, more than 1,100 career points and is fifth in the current tandings.
After becoming the only non-Red Bull driver to win a race in 2023, Sainz won the Australian Grand Prix in March, just 10 days after surgery for appendicitis. He has another four podiums this season.