System 1 groups proceed to roll out their new drivers forward of the 2025 season.
Ferrari’s prolonged introduction of Lewis Hamilton is only one instance, however one other comes from the person Hamilton changed on the Scuderia, as Carlos Sainz Jr. finds his means round his new crew at Williams. The crew already shared a short video of Sainz’s first full day at their Grove headquarters, however now Williams has launched an extended video from that day of labor.
Within the almost 20-minute video you’ll be able to see Sainz get in some simulator work, take part in his seat becoming, after which meet with crew members alongside Williams Group Principal James Vowles, and discuss why he selected Williams final summer time.
“At the start, once I was having to take such an vital resolution, I used to be very centered on which crew was going to be faster in 2025, who was producing extra downforce, who’s discovering out stuff that’s going to make them faster,” described Sainz.
“Lastly, I realised that my resolution needed to be based mostly on two issues: the challenge and the individuals. And once I began discussing in additional element with James, I realised that he had put collectively a really robust challenge right here in Williams. He was forming a crew with a imaginative and prescient, with a challenge along with Dorilton that I feel goes to carry this crew again to a entrance with very robust management and with a imaginative and prescient that instantly from the start made me fall in love with the challenge and belief his management.”
Sainz additionally spoke at size about his first expertise driving for Williams, which got here on the post-season testing session following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The veteran driver outlined how that have made him really feel as if he actually made the correct resolution, given the power that was nonetheless current within the storage on the finish of a protracted season.
“The factor that I used to be most impressed about, if I’m trustworthy with you, is simply how motivated everybody was, even on the finish of a 12 months when everyone knows you went via a troublesome previous couple of races,” recalled Sainz whereas addressing crew members. “There was a number of onerous work right here on the manufacturing facility, a number of onerous work on the monitor to get the 2 automobiles to maintain going after such a foul run of crashes.
“I discovered folks that had been actually enthusiastic and really motivated to work via these two days. And it’s not straightforward as a result of the Abu Dhabi check is after a triple-header, [and everyone is] very low in power. I’ve carried out that check with different groups and I understand how drained everybody will get on the finish of the season at that stage.
“[However] I noticed smiling faces all over the place. I noticed individuals eager to take part, eager to collaborate, eager to make that check as optimistic as potential. And truthfully, I used to be extraordinarily impressed by that and I actually loved the 2 days. It was the proper means to enter the winter figuring out I’ve full backing and I’ve everybody pushing flat-out [for] the remainder of the winter.”
You possibly can see the total video from Williams right here:
No phrase on if Sainz lastly tried these bacon and sausage wraps, nevertheless.
