Carlos Sainz has a ride for the 2025 Formula 1 season and beyond.
On Monday, the Spaniard announced via Instagram that he has signed with Wiliams Racing for 2025 and 2026 on a two-year contract.
Williams said the contract has the option to be extended. The move will see Sainz join Alex Albon and replace Logan Sargeant. Sainz will continue to race the number 55 car.
The deal ensures that Sainz will race for Williams with the current generation F1 car, through final development of the next-generation F1 car, and through the first season of the new F1 car. The 2026 F1 race car will be a new design and will have a new power unit.
Sargeant only raced for Williams for two years and came up through the team's Driver Academy.
Sainz, who is 29 years old, has raced with Ferrari since 2021. In 2022 his initial contract with that team was extended through 2024.
In February, Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari announced the Brit would leave Mercedes-AMG Petronas after 11 years and make the move to Ferrari on a "multi-year contract." Hamilton will race alongside Charles Leclerc for Ferrari. Leclerc has a new deal with Ferrari with the contract reportedly lasting through 2029.
The current 2024 F1 Driver's Championship standings have Carlos Sainz sitting in fifth with 162 points. His current teammate Charles Leclerc is in third with 177 points. Williams sits in 18th and 20th place; Alexander Albon has 4 points and Logan Sargeant has zero points.
Over the weekend Sainz took sixth at the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix.
