Nov 9, 2025

Carlos Sainz’s Sao Paulo GP, compromised by damage at the start

Sunday, 9 November 2025:
- Race: P13, 71 laps

  • Carlos Sainz leaves the São Paulo GP without any points in a race in which strategy played a key role and there were constant changes in the running order.
  • The Williams race driver started from fifteenth place, but a rival squeezed him going into Turn 1 and, as a consequence of that, his FW47 made contact with another car.
  • This contact implied a loss of downforce that compromised Carlos’ race, who later had to deal with a slow first pit-stop.

QUOTES:
“Not the day I was hoping for. Once I got squeezed on turn 1, I had considerable damage to the car and my race was compromised from there. We managed to stay in the hunt for points most of the race but after a slow first stop and compiled with the damage, that was it unfortunately. Time to go back home and see what we can do in these types of circuits, as Qatar will also be a challenge. A few races to go, so we cannot relax. Let’s keep going".

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Las Vegas GP, Las Vegas Strip Circuit – 21-23 November 2025

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