The die is cast. At least on paper. The one in the contract where Carlos Sainz would have put his signature by joining his new team for the F1 World Championship 2025. The indiscretion regarding the choice of the Spanish driver in his last months at Ferrari comes directly from Spain. The team’s announcement which will mark the beginning of a new career page for the Madrid native should take place in the next few days but probably not in Montreal where Formula 1 is preparing to compete in the three days of Canadian Grand Prix.
F1, Carlos Sainz has signed for Williams: the announcement at the Spanish GP
Carlos Sainz has signed a contract for the 2025 F1 season, with an announcement that could arrive in the next few days, most likely before the Spanish Grand Prix which will take place on June 23rd on the Barcelona circuit. According to various rumors coming from Spain, the driver leaving Ferrari to make room for Lewis Hamilton signed the contract in an important law firm in his hometown, Madrid.
It is not yet known with certainty the name of the future F1 team where it will race in 2025 but at this point everything leads us to think that Carlos Sainz will race for Williams next year who would have remounted and overtaken on the last lap, just to stay on topic, the Sauber Stake F1 which from 2026 it will become Audi.
Ferrari, Sainz is satisfied with Williams: Red Bull and Mercedes doors closed
The moment the Ferrari had announced the hiring of Lewis Hamilton for 2025 with the Spaniard’s consequent “renunciation”, Carlos Sainz set out to find the best seat that would allow him to continue to cherish the dream of leading just as he did with the red team at the Australian GP. The only two options in this regard were Red Bull And Mercedes having McLaren the lineup has been confirmed for some time Plates-Norris.
But the negotiations immediately seemed difficult. Red Bull was never a real option so much so that it’s actually during the week Sergio Perez has renewed for the next two years. As much as possible Mercedes which however over time developed the idea of launching Andrea Kimi Antonelli considering 2025 a year of learning for the talented driver from Bologna with a view to the radical change in regulations and single-seaters for 2026 presented today.
Here it is Sainz had no choice but to weigh the offers from Williams and Audi. Despite the excellent relations with the German project, given the father’s past with the recent victory in the Dakar, in the end the ambitions and historicity of the Groove team must have taken over. Sainz will go to Williams instead of Logan Sargeant and will race next year with Alex Albon.
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