We caught up with CS55 following two hours of Practice running at the Hungaroring

WATCH: Carlos Looks Back on Friday Practice in Hungary

121 laps complete across both Practice session on our first day at the Hungaroring

REPORT: Day 1 Complete in Hungary

Hear from James, Carlos and Alex as they speak to the trackside team ahead of the Hungarian GP weekend

WATCH: Join our Pre-Hungary Team Talk

Komatsu

Go behind the scenes with Carlos Sainz and Gaetan Jego and get an inside look at how a Formula 1 simulator works

How an F1 Simulator Works | Grove Insider Ep. 2

Hear from our duo as they look ahead to the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix 

Alex and Carlos Eye Momentum Heading Into the Break

We want your favourite CS55 x Williams moments, one year on

On This Day in 2024: Carlos Signs for Atlassian Williams Racing

Relive what was shared over team radio as Alex and Carlos crossed the line at Spa-Francorchamps

Radio Replay: Belgian GP Chequered Flag

Defensive driving secured Alex P6 in a delayed Belgian GP

REPORT: Points From Wet-Dry Belgian GP

Carlos finished P6 in the Sprint, while Alex secured P5 on the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix

REPORT: Best Sprint Result Precedes Best Quali Result of 2025

Alex and Carlos become chocolatiers, but who can make the best creation?

WATCH: Making Belgian Chocolate F1 Cars

Hear from Carlos Sainz after a solid Friday at the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix

WATCH: Carlos' Sprint Quali Reaction at Spa

Escucha a Carlos Sainz luego de su gran viernes en el Gran Premio de Bélgica 2025

MÍRALO: La reacción de Carlos en la Quali de la Sprint

Carlos Sainz is an Atlassian Williams Racing driver, racing alongside Alex Albon for the 2025 season and beyond. He joins the team after 4 years at Scuderia Ferrari, where he stood on the podium on multiple occasions and secured four race wins.

Carlos always had motor racing in his blood, first stepping into a kart at the age of 10 and quickly progressed through the karting ladder. Along the way he earned various accolades, including victory at the prestigious 2009 KF3 Monaco Kart Cup, a championship-winning season in the 2008 CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific KF3, and a runner-up finish in the 2009 KF3 Spanish Championship.

Carlos stepped up to single seaters at 16 years old, debuting in Formula BMW Europe where he secured a win and four further podiums. The following season saw Carlos win his first championship, achieving 10 wins and 7 more podiums in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC. He continued his climb through the junior ranks, culminating in a dominant Formula Renault 3.5 season where he clinched the title in his rookie year.

Following this impressive performance, Carlos was called up to Formula 1 with Scuderia Toro Rosso for the 2015 season. He began a three-year stint with the team, consistently showcasing blistering one-lap pace and developing strong race craft. Reaching a high of fourth place at the 2017 Singapore Grand Prix, Carlos switched to the Renault Sport F1 Team for the final four races of the season.

In his season at Renault, Carlos again showed his skill in qualifying, starting in the top ten for the first eight races of the season, and scoring points in all but one of these races. He achieved a season-best finish of fifth in Azerbaijan, then moved to McLaren for 2019.

The following two seasons at McLaren were breakthrough years for Carlos. He achieved his first F1 podium finish by taking third at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix, then going one better at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix where he finished second. He ended both the 2019 and 2020 seasons sixth in the drivers’ championship standings.

2022 saw him progress further, securing his maiden victory at the British Grand Prix, alongside eight other podiums. Continuing his run of form in the 2023 season, Carlos won the Singapore Grand Prix, with two more podiums at the Italian and US GPs.

In his strongest season yet, in 2024, Carlos won the Australian Grand Prix in impressive circumstances, having just returned to the cockpit from an appendectomy. His second win of the year came in Mexico where he put on a dominant display; qualifying on pole and finishing almost five seconds ahead of the runner-up. Carlos concluded the season fifth in the drivers’ championship, stepping on the podium a further seven times.

In July 2024, Carlos announced that he would be joining Atlassian Williams Racing, committing his future to the team.