{"id":80030,"date":"2025-08-19T13:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/80030\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:44:08","slug":"why-carlos-sainz-has-total-conviction-about-williams-f1-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/80030\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Carlos Sainz has total conviction about Williams F1 move"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carlos Sainz<\/a> has insisted Williams\u2019 resurgence in Formula 1<\/a> in 2025 has cemented the conviction that he made the right decision to choose the team 12 months ago.<\/p>\n

Sainz\u2019s arrival at Williams has coincided with an upturn that has culminated in the team picking up more points than it had over the previous three seasons combined.<\/p>\n

However, Sainz has seldom had a chance to capitalise on Williams\u2019 improvement with the FW47 as various issues outside his control have restricted him to 16 points.<\/p>\n

Alex Albon has had a more seamless experience this season, though, with his 54-point total enough to have Williams residing fifth in the Constructors\u2019 Championship.<\/p>\n

Sainz, who was in high demand when it was revealed Lewis Hamilton would replace him at Ferrari, reckons that turnaround has vindicated his choice to pick Williams.<\/p>\n

But outside the team\u2019s competitiveness in the short-term exceeding his expectations, Sainz has also been encouraged by the progress being made behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely felt last year, when I took the decision, Williams was ninth in the championship and there was less certainty that maybe Williams was the right choice in my career,\u201d Sainz recalled to media including Motorsport Week.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I think a year on I\u2019m very confident of the decision I took. I\u2019m very glad looking at the progress the team is showing and the momentum we\u2019re building into 26. <\/p>\n

\u201cLooking at everything that\u2019s been done in the team in \u201926, \u201927, \u201928 which is why I came to this team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t come to this team for the results of \u201925. I came for the potential of \u201926, \u201927, \u201928.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the more I see what\u2019s being done and the more I am with the team the better it looks. <\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time there\u2019s a lot of things to work on and to improve as a team. There\u2019s a very long list of things that we\u2019re trying to get through and work on. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy with that decision and I think we just need to keep our head down and at some point the results of \u201925 will give momentum going into \u201926.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"FansWilliams has taken a big step forward in 2025<\/p>\n

Sainz clear on Williams target for 2025<\/p>\n

Williams still holds an 18-point cushion over the chasing pack, despite the team\u2019s pace advantage diminishing as the competition has continued to improve their cars.<\/p>\n

Sainz is striving to have a smoother end to the campaign to help the Grove-based squad go into the impending rules change as the closest rival to the leading quartet.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it would be, I think, as a team, a successful year to score fifth in the Championship and show massive progress,\u201d the Spaniard added. <\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, it would show a positive direction of the team, the gathering momentum into \u201926 with all the big changes that are happening and everything that we are investing into \u201926. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s important that even if I\u2019m taking my time to adapt to the team and the car\u2026 I don\u2019t think I took my time to adapt to the car, I think I was quite quick straight away.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just getting results and putting things together that has been a struggle since the beginning of the year. <\/p>\n

\u201cStill in Race 12, it doesn\u2019t seem like we\u2019re getting any better at putting things together, but it will come at some point. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn the meantime, I\u2019ll just keep my head down and I\u2019m pretty sure the result is about to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

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