Williams confirm that Carlos Sainz is their "number one target" to sign for F1 2025.
The Spaniard has found himself linked to Mercedes and Red Bull but it is now thought that either Williams or Sauber/Audi will be the most likely destination for the outgoing Ferrari driver.
Williams team principal Vowles stepped up his courting of Sainz by making a public pitch to the three-time grand prix winner on Friday, saying it should be an “easy decision” to join the British squad.“That bit I can say, the number one target is Carlos,” Vowles told Sky Sports F1.“He’s a race-winning driver that last year against all odds beat Max in Singapore with a brilliant drive, and that’s not the first time, he’s intelligent in how he does things, logical, incredibly quick.
“What he did in Shanghai, this will sound like a negative and it’s not, in qualifying he crashed and we’ve all been there to a certain extent, it’s an impressive athlete that can reset and then go out and beat your team mate in that condition, and I think that shows you how strong he is as a driver.There have been rumours a deal between the two parties is close and that an announcement could come ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix on June 23 - Sainz’s home race.
Vowles would not budge either way on such speculation when the notion of a Barcelona announcement was put to him. “Is it, good to know ,” Vowles said. “Where we are at the moment is you’ll see the rest of the market clear itself in the next four weeks, that’s the time period we’re looking at.”Starting grid for F1 Canadian Grand Prix: How the race will beginYuki Tsunoda to stay with RB for F1 2025 after Red Bull snub
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