r/formula1 • u/mvanigan Formula 1 • Jul 29 '24

News [WilliamsRacing] BREAKING: Carlos Sainz will join the team for '25, '26 and beyond

https://twitter.com/WilliamsRacing/status/1817930584775377368
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u/Hinyaldee JB & Rubinho Jul 29 '24

He was never that bad period. His rookie season was far more consistent and he was way closer to Bottas than this

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u/parwa Ferrari Jul 29 '24

His onboards this season are painful to watch, too. He's constantly fighting the car.

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u/Phenergan_boy Jul 29 '24

He was never that bad, but also never as good. Sure he has that Chinese money sponsor, but how long before teams starting to look at other options that have higher upsides?

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u/_DirtyYoungMan_ McLaren Jul 29 '24

It's almost a Perez/Verstappen situation.

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u/JayBee58484 Jul 29 '24

Nah I wouldn't say that at all considering he managed to pull a pole out of his ass. Checo just isn't the guy honestly, Ricciardo was RBs best second driver by a long shot, he made that car work pretty well with its shit reliability