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Sainz Cools Down Expectations for Williams’ Performance in 2025 F1 Season

Carl Harrison by Carl Harrison
March 2, 2025
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Sainz Cools Down Expectations for Williams’ Performance in 2025 F1 Season

Formula One F1 - Pre Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - February 26, 2025 Williams' Carlos Sainz Jr. during testing REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki

Carlos Sainz, the well-known Formula 1 racing driver, has recently sought to manage the soaring anticipation surrounding the performance of the Williams team in the upcoming 2025 Formula 1 season. This statement comes in the wake of McLaren’s bold assertion that Williams could potentially break into the leading pack.

In contrast to the fraught preparations that considerably impacted their competitive edge in the 2024 season, Williams has experienced a far smoother lead-up to the 2025 campaign. A successful shakedown of the brand-new FW47 at Silverstone marked the beginning of a fruitful pre-season testing period for the Grove-based squad. The zenith of this period was Sainz securing the top lap time, surpassing even Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, who recently switched teams.

This strong performance by Sainz led Andrea Stella, the McLaren boss, to spotlight Williams as a potential contender at the front of the pack. However, while Sainz acknowledges the progress made by his new team, he rejects the notion that it will be sufficient to propel Williams into the top tier in the impending season.

In response to Stella’s forecast that Williams could break into the “top five” in 2025, Sainz told the press, including Motorsport Week, “I think that’s why you call him my friend. We always speak well about one another because I think we wish each other well. In his head, I think he also would like to see Williams up there this year, but I think it’s honestly speaking a bit too soon for Williams yet.”

He further expressed his skepticism, saying, “I don’t think we’ve done the necessary step to be fighting with the top teams this year. For sure we’ve improved the car and we’re going in the right direction, but first of all it’s too early days to tell.”

Sainz also drew attention to the fact that lap times during testing can be deceptive due to the variability in engine modes and fuel loads. He emphasized that teams could “manipulate” their lap times to seem faster than they truly are, stating, “You can manipulate your lap time by five seconds, so P1, one-tenth or two-tenths ahead, it means nothing to us.”

Moreover, Sainz opined that it was premature to assert that Williams is leading the competitive midfield pack. When asked about his confidence in Williams outpacing last season’s top four teams, Sainz noted, “Already today you can see Haas, Aston and VCARB [Racing Bulls] doing some strong long runs and it shows it’s going to be tight still. Because it’s within two-tenths in testing, you cannot tell who’s taken out the last five, 10 kilos of fuel or not. And 10 kilos is four-tenths. So that’s the tricky bit. So yeah, it’s impossible.”

In summary, while the Williams team has certainly made strides forward, Carlos Sainz urges caution and realism in forecasting their performance in the 2025 Formula 1 campaign.

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