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• Carlos
Sainz has agreed a new multi-year contract with Atlassian Williams F1 Team,
confirming his trust in the team’s comeback project
• The 31-year-old
Spaniard has delivered standout results since joining Williams in 2025,
including two Grand Prix podiums and a Sprint podium
• Announcement
completes Williams’ line-up for 50th anniversary year in 2027, after Alex
Albon extended his record-breaking journey with the team
• Carlos Sainz:
“I'm as committed as I was on day one to helping get Williams back to where
it belongs, and I look forward to creating more memories with the team.”
Atlassian Williams F1 Team today announces that Carlos Sainz has agreed
a new multi-year contract with the team, in a show of faith in Williams’
long-term project to compete at the front of the F1 grid.
The
four-time race-winner joined Williams in 2025 and has played an instrumental
role in driving forward the team’s rebuild, combining a detailed engineering
approach with raw speed, smooth racecraft and a relentless determination to
improve performance in every area.
Today’s announcement completes
Williams’ driver line-up for its 50th anniversary year in 2027, after Alex
Albon also committed his future to the team yesterday. Together the pair
form one of the most formidable and experienced line-ups on the F1 grid,
with more than 370 Grand Prix starts, over 1,600 points and 31 podiums
between them. Both drivers are united in their commitment to lead Williams
back towards the front despite a difficult 2026 – with firm belief in the
progress being made behind the scenes to deliver that ambition.
Last
year the pair combined to deliver Williams’ best season since 2016, with
Carlos delivering some standout results for the team. The highlight was the
Spaniard’s maiden Williams podium with a P3 finish in Baku, which he
followed with a Sprint podium in Austin and another visit to the rostrum in
Qatar. The 31-year-old’s renewed commitment reflects the trust both sides
have built as Williams continues investing in all areas needed to challenge
in F1 and add to its legacy of nine Constructors’ World Championships and
114 race wins.
And it means Carlos – just one of three drivers
alongside Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell to have competed for Williams,
McLaren and Ferrari – will help lead Williams as the team joins the other
two iconic F1 squads in celebrating 50 years of competing in the sport.
Carlos Sainz: "I’m thrilled to announce my continued journey with the
Atlassian Williams F1 Team family! I truly believe in the people that form
this team, both at the factory and at the racetracks, and the investments
and hard work that are happening in the background. We have what it takes to
turn this around together. I’m as committed as I was on day one to helping
get Williams back to where it belongs, and I look forward to creating more
memories with the team."
James Vowles, Team Principal: "From the
moment he joined, Carlos’ talent behind the steering wheel and dedication
back at the factory have been extremely valuable for this project - working
day in, day out with his engineers to find every millisecond. He is a leader
of this team, and I’m thrilled that he can see what’s possible as we
continue to rebuild it. It’s not just his racecraft and speed that stand
out, but the work he does behind the scenes in the pursuit of high
performance. Carlos shares the belief and ambition we have at Atlassian
Williams F1 Team and is pushing every day to deliver it. Along with Alex, I
truly believe we have one of the strongest line-ups on the grid, and a team
capable of fighting for every ounce of performance together." |
