Carlos Sainz will partner Alex Albon at Williams in 2025, the team confirmed at the start of the summer break. Williams were one of those who took a risk by waiting for the Spaniard. James Vowles started courting Sainz in 2023, with the expiry of his Ferrari contract looming. After striking a deal for Lewis Hamilton in the winter, the Scuderia informed him that they wouldn’t be renewing that deal. Sainz would wait a further six months or so before choosing his next team. He was at the centre of the F1 driver market, with Kevin Magnussen calling him the ‘cork in the bottle’. While top F1 teams …
