Carlos Sainz will get his first Williams outing on Monday, reports Lewis Larkam in Abu Dhabi.
The Spaniard is joining Williams next year after making way at Ferrari so that seven-time world championGet the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inboxAhead of Tuesday’s collective post-season test in Abu Dhabi, Sainz will have his first run in the Williams FW46 around the Yas Marina Circuit.
This will simply provide an opportunity for Sainz to have extra time to bed himself in at Williams ahead of the official end-of-season test when he will also drive for his new team.Sainz, who won two races for Ferrari in 2024, admitted he was already thinking about how he can help Williams improve their car in the final laps of Sunday’s finale in Abu Dhabi.
“Because tomorrow and Tuesday I need to remember, why is this car quick in this corner and why does it feel good? Because I know probably what I'm going to find tomorrow, and Tuesday needs some margin of improvement in the corners that I was feeling the car. So this just sums up that I'm already looking also ahead.
“We still have some days in Maranello coming up, but obviously my competitive mind is already looking forward to Monday and Tuesday and to see how I can make that Williams car faster.”Sainz finished second ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc as Ferrari agonisingly missed out on the constructors’ championship to McLaren.“It's impossible to predict the future, impossible to know how long it's going to take me and Williams to be back fighting for podium positions,” he added.
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