Could 9 (GMM) As he confirms a possible run for FIA president, Carlos Sainz senior has backed his son’s choice to have joined Williams this 12 months.
30-year-old Sainz was enraged in Miami after being overtaken by his teammate Alex Albon – regardless of being reassured that Albon had been advised to carry station.
“That’s not how I’m going racing,” Sainz stated on the radio after the chequered flag. “I don’t care. I’ve misplaced a number of confidence right here, on every little thing.”
With Lewis Hamilton set to reach at Ferrari in 2025, Sainz final 12 months was not courted by the opposite high groups and as a substitute had to decide on between Williams, Alpine or Audi-owned Sauber.
His father, the rallying legend with the identical identify, publicly urged Sainz to go for Audi. Carlos Sainz senior gained the fabled Dakar rally final 12 months with the Volkswagen-owned German carmaker.
Now, 63-year-old Sainz advised Marca sports activities newspaper: “I believe Williams was the proper choice.
“After being the second-to-last workforce final 12 months, Carlos has already achieved a sixth place in qualifying. The workforce has been a little bit of a revelation and we have now to confess now that he made the proper selection.”
Nevertheless, some nonetheless consider selecting a works operation like Audi would have been a greater wager for the all-new chassis and engine laws of 2026.
“Such a radical change within the laws is a cocktail,” Sainz senior admits, “and we’ll have to attend and see who bought it proper and who didn’t. It may very well be super and till the primary race of the 12 months arrives will probably be very troublesome to know who bought it proper.”
As for his potential run for the FIA presidency later this 12 months, Sainz snr performed down any suggestion of a battle of curiosity – provided that his son is a F1 driver and likewise co-director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Affiliation.
“Individuals know me properly sufficient to grasp that this is able to not be an issue,” he stated, including that he would step away from his son’s administration workforce.
If he does run for FIA president, many insiders are tipping that he could be a severe challenger for the highly-controversial incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
“There are necessary folks within the motorsports world who’re encouraging me to make the choice, and I’m going to consider it,” stated the Spaniard, 63.
I’ve to find out whether or not I actually have the mandatory assist and whether or not it’s value a attempt or not,” Diario Sport newspaper quotes him as including.
