Carlos Sainz has given items to the Williams Components 1 staff after his first season with the Grove outfit. Members of the staff have been seen with present luggage, which included a letter from the Spanish driver.
Sainz joined the James Vowles-led staff in 2025 after being changed at Ferrari by seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. The Spanish driver was drawn to the long-term plan of the staff as Vowles works to convey it again to its former glory.
In his first season with Williams, Sainz secured two podiums with third-place finishes on the Azerbaijan and Qatar grands prix. Alongside team-mate Alex Albon, Sainz helped to convey the staff a fifth-place end within the constructors’ championship.
In a photograph shared on social media of the letter despatched from Sainz, he wrote:
“As we shut out a outstanding first season collectively, I wish to specific my honest gratitude to every certainly one of you for the unimaginable welcome I’ve obtained since day one at Grove. I knew I used to be becoming a member of a really particular staff, however our first yr collectively has exceeded all my expectations. This specifically designed print is a small gesture of appreciation, and I hope it serves as a reminder of what we completed collectively throughout 2025.
“It’s due to your dedication and dedication that we have now been in a position to obtain our most formidable aim this yr: securing P5 within the constructors’ championship, whereas additionally having a little bit of enjoyable alongside the best way with the podiums in Baku and Qatar, and the dash podium in Austin. These highlights are usually not mine they’re a direct results of your efforts and our teamwork, and I really hope you are feeling as proud as I do of each level we have now scored.”
Whereas the staff made a soar in efficiency in 2025, Sainz famous the lengthy highway forward.
Carlos Sainz, Williams
Photograph by: Gabriele Lanzo / Alessio Morgese / NurPhoto by way of Getty Photographs
“Now we have laid stable foundations for the upcoming season, and I can not wait to go racing once more. However make no mistake, there’s nonetheless an extended highway forward earlier than we obtain our final aim of returning this staff to its successful methods, to the place it belongs,” he added.
The 31-year-old driver went on to guarantee the staff that he’ll proceed to convey his “very best”.
“After our first yr collectively, I’ve little doubt that we have now all the fitting elements to get there, and you’ll make certain I’ll give my very best to signify you on and off the observe to the very best of my skills.
“Be pleased with what we’re constructing collectively, take pleasure in a well-deserved relaxation along with your family members, and see you in 2026 with our batteries totally recharged and able to go once more.”
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