Great start with no reward for Carlos Sainz in the British GP

Sunday, 5 July 2026:
- Race: P12, 52 laps

• Difficult race for Carlos Sainz in the British GP, where he finished outside the points, compromised by the limited performance of his car.
• The Williams race driver did a great start to move from fourteenth on the grid to tenth in the first few meters, but the pace of his FW48 didn’t allow him to stay right there for the rest of the race.
• The Spanish race driver fell back to his starting position after his pit-stop, but the incidents on track in the last few laps allowed him to move up two spots and finish the race in twelfth place.

QUOTES:
“This weekend was much more difficult than we had anticipated and hoped for. We need to focus on what's wrong with the car and also analyse why the upgrade hasn't delivered as expected, so it's a wakeup call for us. In the race, I had a great start again today and overtook all the cars I needed to get into the points. I tried to defend P10 with everything I had, but we simply didn't have the pace to hold off the competition. I feel like I'm performing at a high level, and the team also pushed flat out to arrive here with two front wings, which is reassuring and good to see. However, we now need a deeper analysis of what's going on with our car, as we're lacking too much performance. We'll take a few days to reset and go back at it again in Spa".

COMING UP:
Belgian GP, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – 17-19 July 2026