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F1 needs to have hard look at itself - Sainz

F1 "needs to have a hard look at" itself in the wake of unprecedented software glitches that affected the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Carlos Sainz says.

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Oct 5, 2026 · byBBC

George Russell details F1 drivers' Langkawi boys' trip ahead of Bahrain GP in Malaysia

Mercedes driver George Russell has shared details of a boys' trip to Langkawi, which included a local go-karting race, ahead of this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. Taking to Instagram, Russell posted photographs of the trip with six other Formula 1 drivers: Oscar Piastri, Alex Albon, Oliver Bearman, Carlos Sainz, Gabriel Bortoleto and Lando Norris. The photos show the group ... Keep reading

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Sep 30, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

How Carlos Sainz bounced back from the most difficult moment of his F1 career

Baku can never be just another place for Carlos Sainz. When we spoke to him on the eve of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix last week, the Spaniard had only just arrived in the city and his thoughts inevitably went back to 12 months ago, having claimed his first podium with Williams. It remains one of the moments he still considers among the best of his career, but in 2026 Sainz arrived in Baku ... Keep reading

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Sep 30, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

Azerbaijan GP was a step forward for upgraded Williams - but real test is still to come

If there is a definition of a mixed bag, that's what the Baku weekend was to Williams. It progressed to Q3 for the first time in 2026, but didn't start there due to a grid penalty for Carlos Sainz. It scored points for the first time since Monaco, with some fortune, but also saw Alex Albon crash out. Azerbaijan was a key weekend circled in red on Williams' calendar as it finally upgraded an ... Keep reading

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Sep 29, 2026 · byAutosport

What's next for Williams after Baku B-spec yields mixed fortunes

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Sep 29, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

Williams F1 announces huge K-pop star TZUYU collaboration

Williams has announced that K-pop artist TZUYU will record the official theme song for its ongoing partnership with the global anime property DAN DA DAN. Following a mixed weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where Carlos Sainz collected one point with a 10th-place finish and Alex Albon crashed out, the team now heads to the next stop in the triple-header. The Bahrain Grand Prix, held in ... Keep reading

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Sep 28, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz reveal F1 boys' trip plans

Williams team-mates Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz have revealed that a small group of Formula 1 drivers will be using the time between the Bahrain Grand Prix (in Malaysia) and the Singapore Grand Prix to go on a boys' trip. The rescheduling of the Bahrain Grand Prix, which will be held at the Sepang International Circuit due to the conflict in the Middle East, has allowed the drivers to use the ... Keep reading

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Sep 26, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

Williams’ long-awaited F1 upgrade is delivering in Baku – but was Q3 an “overachievement”?

Williams’ 2026 car had infamously been overweight after Formula 1 switched to a new technical ruleset, but a brand-new chassis introduced at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has provided substantial performance. Carlos Sainz was consistently quick in Baku, finishing 11th in Q1, then ninth in the next two segments of qualifying. Williams had never done so well this year – its best results had been ... Keep reading

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Sep 25, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

Carlos Sainz handed Azerbaijan F1 grid drop for yellow flag breach

Williams driver Carlos Sainz has been handed a five-place grid drop for Saturday's Azerbaijan GP in Baku as a punishment for speeding under yellow flags in qualifying. At the end of Q3, Sainz was the last of three cars to be hindered by a yellow flag in Turn 3 for Lando Norris, who had gone off into the escape road. As Sainz approached the braking zone, Norris had already returned to the ... Keep reading

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Sep 25, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

David Coulthard warns "heads will roll" if Williams FW48 upgrade fails

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has warned that "heads will roll" if Williams's upgraded FW48 fails to deliver an immediate step forward in performance. The Grove outfit has struggled all season with an overweight car. After 14 rounds, it sits ninth in the constructors' championship with 11 points: six points from Carlos Sainz and five points from Alex Albon. But it has now ... Keep reading

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Sep 24, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

Carlos Sainz backs bold approach for Williams junior Will Green's racing future

Carlos Sainz has urged Williams Formula 1 junior Will Green to prioritise finding the limits over consistency as the 13-year-old prepares to graduate from karting to single-seaters. Green was announced as a Williams Racing Academy driver in December 2024 and recently became the 2026 Karting European Championship junior champion. Speaking in an interview conducted by the teenage karting ... Keep reading

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Sep 21, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

Who slept worst last night: Carlos Sainz

It is almost exactly 10 years since Formula 1 first took to the streets of Baku in June 2016. Everyone was curious to see what Azerbaijan's Grand Prix debut would bring, and plenty had predicted a chaotic race littered with crashes on the street circuit. In the end, things turned out rather differently, and the European Grand Prix sent plenty of Formula 1 fans to sleep - and that was in the early ... Keep reading

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Sep 14, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

Carlos Sainz accuses Fernando Alonso of provoking a penalty "like always"

As if complaints about the track layout weren't enough, the first Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit provoked an unseemly spat between the two home heroes. Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz were all smiles before the race, but the cordiality lasted only until lap 14, when Alonso was attacking Sainz for 17th place. Alonso was angling to get a run on Sainz on the right-hand ... Keep reading

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Sep 13, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

Nico Rosberg: Carlos Sainz must share blame for Madring overtaking issues

2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg says Carlos Sainz must take some responsibility for the lack of overtaking at the new Madring circuit, given his role as ambassador for the venue. The 2026 Spanish Grand Prix was hosted at a new semi-permanent track around the IFEMA exhibition centre in Madrid, moving away from the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. But after Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli celebrated ... Keep reading

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Sep 13, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

Spaniards collide! Sainz handed five-second penalty for Alonso crash

Carlos Sainz was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Fernando Alonso.

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Sep 13, 2026 · bySky Sports

F1 drivers unveil striking one-off helmet designs for first Madrid Spanish GP

Formula 1's arrival in Madrid for the Spanish Grand Prix has prompted several drivers to introduce special helmet designs for the inaugural event. Set around the IFEMA exhibition centre, the new Madring circuit will host the Spanish Grand Prix for the first time. Ahead of the race weekend, home heroes Carlos Sainz, who also serves as an ambassador of the circuit, and two-time champion Fernando ... Keep reading

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Sep 10, 2026 · byMotorsport.com

“It's always the same” - Carlos Sainz wades into Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton’s Monza clash

Carlos Sainz has used his own experience at Ferrari to play down any potential spat between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc after the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. Sainz and Leclerc were team-mates at the Scuderia from 2021 to 2024 before the Spaniard moved to Williams for 2025 after he was replaced by seven-time world champion Hamilton. During those four years, the two were often evenly ... Keep reading

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Sep 10, 2026 · byMotorsport.com