Tags: Carlos Sainz
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Sainz/Ricciardo rivalry ‘exaggerated’ by Netflix
Netflix has done it again, called out for exaggerating a rivalry in order to get the hits. Carlos Sainz, though, says he’s fine with that.
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Sainz: Don’t care if Vettel opens driver market
Tipped as a contender to replace Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari, Carlos Sainz says he’s not thinking about anything beyond this season and what he needs to do for McLaren.
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Sainz: ‘Impossible to know’ when 2020 season will start
McLaren’s Carlos Sainz believes it is “impossible to know” when the 2020 season can officially get underway.
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Brundle: Sainz to Ferrari in 2021 is possible
Ex-F1 driver Martin Brundle believes McLaren could lose Carlos Sainz to Ferrari for next season if they look to replace Sebastian Vettel.
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Sainz negative, sends ‘big hugs’ to McLaren members
Testing negative for the coronavirus, Carlos Sainz has revealed he will remain in self-isolation and is sending a “big hug” to all the McLaren personnel in quarantine in Australia.
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Sainz never questioned legality of RP20
Carlos Sainz has denied he personally questioned the legality of Racing Point’s RP20 ahead of the new season.
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Sainz: Racing Point are ‘going to be very quick’
Carlos Sainz says it isn’t possible to predict the 2020 pecking order based on testing, but expects Racing Point to be “very quick”.
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Sainz: The fast times will come on Friday
With one final chance to test the F1 cars in pure qualifying trim, Carlos Sainz reckons F1 could be in for a feast of “fast” times on Friday.
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Sainz: Ferrari rumours are a ‘compliment’
One of the names mentioned as a possible replacement for Sebastian Vettel is Carlos Sainz, with the Spaniard saying that’s a “compliment” but for now his sole focus is McLaren.
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‘Happy’ Sainz in no rush to re-sign
Carlos Sainz is in no rush at all to sign a new deal with McLaren but it could be just a matter of time after speaking of his “faith” in the team.
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Norris hopes his Sainz bromance remains ‘fun’
Crediting his easy relationship with Carlos Sainz was one of the reasons for his stellar debut season, Lando Norris hopes the bromance remains “fun”.
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McLaren will not be taking a ‘gap year’
Carlos Sainz has rubbished claims that 2020 is nothing more than a “gap year” for teams to prepare for 2021, saying McLaren will go all out for success.
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Meet Sainz and Norris’ McLaren MCL35 F1 car
With a little less pomp but definitely with ceremony, McLaren has unveiled its MCL35 to the world at the team’s Technology Centre.
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‘Up to McLaren to allow Sainz, Norris to shine’
Convinced Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris can be race winners, Andreas Seidl says it is up to McLaren to give them a car that allows them to prove this to the world.
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Brown knew Norris was ready after first FP1 session
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown said he knew Lando Norris was ready to drive for the team after his first FP1 outing.
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Marko has zero regret as Sainz is ‘no Verstappen’
Dr Helmut Marko has said he has no regrets letting Carlos Sainz leave Red Bull as he is “no Max Verstappen“. Having long been a part of Red Bull’s young driver programme, Sainz spent the best part of three years at junior team Toro Rosso before joining Renault on an initial loan deal. But, as […]
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Norris: Sainz relationship only benefits McLaren
Lando Norris believes McLaren’s P4 finish in 2019 was made possible by his strong relationship with team-mate Carlos Sainz.
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‘Magic’ Sainz and Norris drive like ‘future champions’
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has described Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris as “magic”, believing they can both be future World Champions.
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Norris sees Sainz as a mentor
Lando Norris says that Carlos Sainz has been like a mentor to him in the Briton’s rookie season on the grid.
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The origins of ‘Smooth Operator’ Sainz
Carlos Sainz has explained how Sade’s 1984 song Smooth Operator became a running joke for him in 2019.
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Sainz: 2021 a chance for McLaren to return to top
Carlos Sainz believes that the 2021 regulation changes present a “great opportunity” for McLaren to return to the top of the grid.
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Sainz ‘totally against’ adding more races
McLaren’s Carlos Sainz has made it clear that he is “totally against” expanding the F1 calendar any further.
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Palmer names his five best drivers of 2019
Ex-Formula 1 racer Jolyon Palmer has named his top five drivers for the 2019 season, and Lewis Hamilton is not first.
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Sainz: It was like a World Championship for me
Lining up Nico Hulkenberg for a final lap pass in Abu Dhabi, Carlos Sainz reckoned if “it worked with” Sergio Perez, it would work with the German. It did.
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Sainz: McLaren certainty unlocked confidence
Secure in the knowledge that he’ll be a McLaren driver in 2020, Carlos Sainz felt confident to show his skills out on track on his way to P6 in the standings.
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Sainz clinches P6 on last lap…TV cameras miss it
Carlos Sainz described his last-lap battle with Nico Hulkenberg to claim a vital point as feeling like a fight for the “World Championship” but is disappointed the cameras missed him once again.
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Norris won McLaren battle with ‘decent’ lap
Lando Norris may have come from behind to win the McLaren qualifying battle but he insists it wasn’t the “best lap” of his life.
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Sainz applauds Norris’ attitude to Brazil podium
Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris relationship is the stuff of memes but also respect with the Spaniard hailing his team-mate’s response to his Brazilian GP podium.
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Raikkonen wants condensed weekends from 2020
Kimi Raikkonen reckons Formula 1 shouldn’t wait until 2021 to introduce a condensed schedule as he feels Thursdays are a waste of time.
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Thursday’s FIA press conference: Abu Dhabi part 2
Pierre Gasly, Carlos Sainz, Daniil Kvyat and Kimi Raikkonen faced the media in part 2 of the drivers’ press conference in Abu Dhabi.