Carlos Sainz has a vacancy for the 2025 Formula 1 season and beyond.
On Monday, the Spaniard announced via Instagram he signed with Williams Racing for 2025 and 2026 with a two-year contract.
Williams said the contract has the option to be extended. The move will see Sainz join Alex Albon and replace Logan Sargeant. Sainz will continue to race the number 55 car.
The deal ensures Sainz will race for Williams in the current-generation F1 car, the final development of the next-generation F1 car and the first season of the new F1 car. F1 racing car 2026 will be a new design and electric power plant. Williams’ continuity was assured.
Sargeant raced for Williams for just two years and was promoted through the team’s Driver Academy.
Sainz, 29, has raced with Ferrari since 2021. In 2022 his initial contract with Prancing Horse was extended until 2024.
In February, Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari announced The Briton would leave Mercedes-AMG Petronas after 11 years and make the switch to Ferrari on a “multi-year deal”. Hamilton will race alongside Charles Leclerc for Ferrari. Leclerc has a new deal with Ferrari with the contract reportedly lasting until 2029.
O current 2024 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings has Carlos Sainz in fifth with 162 points. His current teammate Charles Leclerc is in third with 177 points. Williams are in 18th and 20th place with Alexander Albon on 4 points and Logan Sargeant on 0 points respectively.
Over the weekend, Sainz finished sixth in the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, 43.195 behind the leader.