Williams has confirmed its incoming 2025 driver Carlos Sainz Jnr will drive for them in subsequent month’s post-season check in Abu Dhabi.
Sainz is ready to affix the crew on the finish of the season after being changed for subsequent season at Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton.
After a number of months of negotiations with a number of groups over the place he would drive in 2025, Williams finally introduced in July that Sainz would be part of the crew to race alongside Alexander Albon. As a Ferrari driver, it has been anticipated that Sainz wouldn’t have the ability to start his tenure at Williams till his Ferrari contract expires on the finish of the yr.
Nonetheless, Williams has now introduced that Sainz will have the ability to take part within the post-Abu Dhabi Grand Prix check happening simply days after the ultimate spherical of the season on the Yas Marina circuit. Will probably be his first time behind the wheel of a Williams.
“This early alternative will permit each Carlos and Williams to start constructing their relationship,” Williams mentioned in an assertion.
“The check session will present a precious probability for Carlos to start integrating into his new crew atmosphere, and he’ll drive the FW46 for the primary time. Carlos will drive for Williams alongside Alexander Albon in 2025, forming some of the formidable driver line-ups on the grid.”
Sainz is finishing his last three rounds as a Ferrari driver over the approaching month forward. He has raced for the Scuderia for the final 4 seasons, scoring 4 grand prix victories together with two this season. His most up-to-date win got here simply weeks in the past in Mexico.
Williams are at the moment sitting in ninth place within the constructors’ championship. They had been locked in a battle with Alpine and sat in eighth place within the standings earlier than Alpine’s double-podium end dropped them down a place.
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