Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz is to join Williams next season on what the team calls a “multi-year” contract.
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz is to join Williams next season on what the team calls a "multi-year" contract.
Sainz said: "I am fully confident that Williams is the right place for me to continue my F1 journey and I am extremely proud of joining such a historic and successful team, where many of my childhood heroes drove in the past and made their mark on our sport." Sainz has won three grands prix since joining Ferrari in 2021, but the team have long been committed to his team-mate Charles Leclerc as their main hope for the future, and Sainz lost out when an opportunity to sign Hamilton arose over last winter.
And they are poised to promote their 17-year-old Italian talent Andrea Kimi Antonelli to replace Hamilton alongside George Russell next year. Team principal James Vowles, who joined from Mercedes at the start of last season charged with turning the team into front-runners, said: "Carlos joining Williams is a strong statement of intent from both parties.
"Their belief in this organisation’s mission demonstrates the magnitude of the work going on behind the scenes.
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