Amid Williams’ public courtship of his providers, Carlos Sainz expressed his personal admiration for crew boss James Vowles and the work ethic the Briton has instilled on the Grove-based outfit.
Sainz, who is ready to depart Ferrari on the finish of the 12 months, stays tight-lipped about his future F1 plans, regardless of the overt curiosity expressed by Williams.
Vowles has made no secret of his want to safe the three-time Grand Prix winner’s providers, an ambition reiterated throughout the Belgian Grand Prix weekend.
At Spa final weekend, the previous Mercedes strategist indicated that he believes the crew is on an upward trajectory and that the percentages are in favor of Williams securing Sainz’s signature.
The Ferrari driver, for his half, was equally complimentary of Vowles and of the progress he has seen at Williams, though he continues to carry his playing cards near his chest.
“I believe Williams have all the time been in a superb place,” Sainz remarked. “So have the opposite groups. As a result of, as you guys know, it’s not that I’m restricted in choices. We’ll see.”
“James has been very vocal about wanting me in Williams, and as you guys know I’m a giant fan of his and his work ethic and the way in which he’s pushing that crew ahead.
“So, it’s not secret that I get on very nicely with James. Whether or not he’s being optimistic or not, I preserve that to myself.”
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This mutual respect has undoubtedly performed a task in Sainz’s consideration of Williams as a viable possibility for his future. Nonetheless, the 29-year-old stays measured in his responses, preserving his playing cards near his chest.
With a number of groups expressing their curiosity in his expertise and tabling presents, Sainz is undeniably on the heart of a high-stakes driver marketplace for 2025.
However the 29-year-old has been affected person in his decision-making course of, fastidiously weighing his choices earlier than committing to a brand new crew.
“It feels, yeah, a privilege to be so well-regarded by these groups,” Sainz stated. “To have such constructive suggestions from them.
“I really feel virtually honoured to have this constructive will from these groups and I can solely thank them for his or her endurance and their willingness to signal me.
“But it surely’s been a really advanced driver market, a really advanced scenario, and that’s why I’ve been having to attend and see how each crew’s future was panning out.
“And as you guys see, each week has given me the sensation that I’ve been doing the precise factor to attend, as a result of each week one thing totally different about every crew.
“So though I see some followers and a few media getting impatient, saying ‘why is he ready so lengthy’, once you take a look at the market and once you take a look at every crew, all of the adjustments which have been in each crew, it clearly exhibits that ready was precisely the precise factor to do – as a result of the extra I’ve been ready, the extra data I used to be getting from every crew that I’ve alternatives to go to.
“So I hope that you simply guys put that in worth and recognize why I’ve been ready and why it’s been most likely the precise name to maintain it for this lengthy.”
In Spa, Vowles hinted at an imminent determination on Williams’ driver entrance. However Sainz urged that endurance would stay a advantage on his facet throughout the coming weeks.
“What I look ahead is to go to the summer time break and never hear this query for 3 weeks,” he stated.
“As a result of I’ve been listening to it day-after-day for the final six months virtually, and it will get to some extent that if I’m not saying something, it’s not like I’m going to inform you guys something about it.”
“On the pondering facet, I’m fairly calm. I do know what I would like and why I’m ready.”
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