Carlos Sainz gets to the points in the Azerbaijan GP

Saturday, 26 October 2026:

- Race: P10, 51 laps.

• Carlos Sainz came back from fourteenth to tenth in an Azerbaijan GP defined by two Safety Car periods that shook up the race.
• The Williams race driver struggled in the first stint on Medium tyres, but got back up to speed when he switched to the Soft compound.
• The Spanish driver gained six places in the first Safety Car after avoiding a series of accidents that prompted a second Safety Car period.
• From there on, he passed Oscar Piastri when the McLaren went wide into Turn 1 and later Nico Hülkenberg in the closing laps to snatch his first point since the Canadian GP.

QUOTES:

“I'm happy to get a point after yesterday’s penalty and I think the team deserved it. It was a difficult race, but we had a good restart after the safety car, doing a good job with tyre management and managed to get into the points towards the end of the race. These upgrades are a good sign of progress, but we know it’ll take a bit more to get in the points regularly. Hopefully we’ll be able to have a bit more fun fighting in the midfield for the remaining races”.

COMING UP:

Bahrain GP, Sepang International Circuit – 2-4 October 2026