After Williams had confirmed Carlos Sainz as its race driver for the 2025 F1 season, Ferrari group boss Fred Vasseur insisted that the Spaniard will feel at home at the Grove-based outfit.
After Ferrari introduced in February that seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will change Carlos Sainz from 2025, the Spaniard has been linked with a number of outfits.
Following month-long paddock chatter, the talks ended yesterday when Williams confirmed that they secured the providers of the three-time F1 race winner who will be a part of the Grove-based outfit from Ferrari on a two-year settlement with choices to increase.
Ferrari group boss Fred Vasseur welcomed the information, however he careworn that Ferrari will give its greatest to allow Sainz to combat within the remaining ten races.
“I’m happy that Carlos will be becoming a member of Williams Racing from subsequent season. It’s a group with an amazing historical past and legacy, based by an enlightened man with an bold imaginative and prescient, so I do know Carlos will feel at home there.
“I have great respect for James and I am sure Carlos will make a valuable contribution to his team. For now, Carlos is still very much a Ferrari driver and, over the remaining ten races we will all be working hard, focusing on our goals, fighting together for every single point until the very last lap of this championship,” mentioned the Frenchman.
Charles Leclerc additionally reacted to the information with a message shared on his official social media accounts: “Wishing you one of the best in your new journey subsequent 12 months,Chili! Still acquired half a season collectively to have some extra particular moments as teammates.”
Fred provides his ideas on @Carlossainz55’s announcement 👇 pic.twitter.com/yPYK02gL5t
— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 29, 2024
Expanding on his new contract, Sainz mentioned that the “solid leadership” was a key issue that satisfied him to affix the Grove-based outfit.
“I’m very comfortable to announce that I will be becoming a member of Williams Racing from 2025 onwards. It isn’t any secret that this 12 months’s driver market has been exceptionally complicated for numerous causes and that it has taken me a while to announce my resolution.
“However, I’m totally assured that Williams is the precise place for me to proceed my F1 journey and I’m extraordinarily happy with becoming a member of such a historic and profitable group, the place lots of my childhood heroes drove previously and made their mark on our sport.
“The final purpose of bringing Williams again to the place it belongs, at the entrance of the grid, is a problem that I embrace with pleasure and positivity. I’m satisfied that this group has all the precise substances to make historical past once more and beginning on January 1 I will give my very best to drive Williams ahead alongside each single member of the group.
“I wish to thank James Vowles and the complete Board of Williams for his or her belief and dedication. Their strong management and convictions have performed an necessary position in my decision-making. I really consider that the core of each profitable group lies amongst their individuals and their tradition.
“Williams is synonymous with heritage and pure racing, the foundations of the mission that lies forward of us are very sturdy and I’m actually wanting ahead to being a part of it beginning subsequent 12 months.”
