Carlos Sainz has shown support for 16-times F1 World Champion to get back to being the biggest team in the sport in the next technical regulation set. The Spanish racer received a shocker of news last season when he found out that Ferrari was replacing him with Lewis Hamilton.
After the announcement, Carlos Sainz had to essentially find a new team. After being in contention for seats at Red Bull and Mercedes, the Spaniard settled for Williams, as James Vowles' approach and vision were what impressed him the most.
The ongoing season has not necessarily been the best for Carlos, as he has not found it hard this season to get a strong result. As compared to teammate Alex Albon, the points tally has not been great, as it took some time for him to adapt to the new setup.
Carlos Sainz is, however, now more or less adapted to his new home, and even though his results have not been great, he believes that the car and the team have matched his expectations.
In an interaction with Motorsports, Sainz said that when he signed for the side, he expected to be in the midfield for 2025 and then take a few jumps in 2026 while making progress year on year. Supporting the 16-times F1 Champion that has not been able to win a title since 1997 to get back to glory, the Spanish racer said,
"My hopes were that the Williams would be a solid midfield car in '25, allowing me to fight for points and not be at the back of the grid. Just somewhere around the top 10 that would allow me to have fun fighting for points, which might seem silly, but it's still better and there's a lot more to it than fighting for 16th and 17th, where 24 races like that can become frustrating for a driver."
He added:
"And then the other hopes were set for the future, '26, '27, '28. How far can Williams go? My feeling and my hope is that we can be championship contenders in the final part of the years I just mentioned. We know this in part and it has been more than achieved: we are a very solid team in midfield."
Carlos Sainz has no regrets for his move to Williams
When Carlos Sainz decided to move to Williams, there were other options for him as well including the likes of Sauber/Audi and Alpine. When questioned if there was any level of regret with the decision that he'd made, Sainz replied in the negative as he said,
"I certainly don't regret this move. And I'm quite encouraged by what I've seen. 2025 has exceeded my expectations in terms of the car's performance and what the team is capable of. So, I'm very comfortable with the decision. I'm just frustrated that the results haven't been better, because the feelings say otherwise, but the results, for one reason or another, aren't coming."
The second half of the season is going to be important for Carlos Sainz as well, as the racer is now slowly gaining momentum inside the team and would seek to be more competitive with Alex Albon as well.