It\u2019s official \u2013 Summer Shutdown is over and it\u2019s race week once again! All eyes are on Zandvoort for Formula 1\u2019s return this weekend, but before the action starts, it\u2019s always nice to share how our drivers spent their time away from the track.<\/p>\n
For Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, there was one clear theme to their summer: water. Both of them made the most of their downtime by heading out on the waves.<\/p>\n
Carlos enjoyed family time in the sun, taking a well-earned break from the hectic F1 schedule.<\/p>\n
One standout moment from his holiday? A daring ladder rescue. When the family\u2019s boat ladder ended up on the seabed (we won\u2019t ask how), Carlos grabbed a snorkel, dived 11 metres underwater, and casually brought it back. Just another day for CS55.<\/p>\n
Alex\u2019s break also began on the sea, with a boat trip in Corsica alongside his partner, professional golfer Lily Muni He. The Mediterranean provided the perfect setting for some proper relaxation\u2026 and, of course, for Alex to showcase his questionable pancake-face skills.<\/p>\n
As the break drew to a close, Alex and Lily swapped the sea for the mountains, heading to the spectacular Dolomites.<\/p>\n
There are few better places to recharge ahead of the final 10 rounds than in the clear air of the Italian Alps. With hikes, swimming, plenty of R&R, and one eyecatching Instagram caption, both drivers are refreshed and ready to go again.<\/p>\n
Special Edition 2025 Driver Card Assets<\/p>\n
Customise your Driver Card with Alex and Carlos’ 2025 helmets and backgrounds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s official \u2013 Summer Shutdown is over and it\u2019s race week once again! All eyes are on Zandvoort…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91490,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1687,372,6537,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-91489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-f1","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}