Carlos Sainz will sign for Williams next year. And he will bring much more than a classic pilot. The one who was his engineer at McLaren, Tom Stallardrevealed that Carlos is more than a pilot, he is even like “a track engineer.”
“Carlos is a great driver to work with. Once He told me his ideal job in Formula 1 was as a track engineer, before considering that it was possible to be a pilot. “He loves the technical aspect of Formula 1, it makes sense, because his father is the same in Rallying,” Tom said in statements to the official podcast of the competition.
Because Sainz will work face to face with the technical department: “Williams is now going to have someone who is committed to their technical department, who wants to be present in the meetings and pushes them to go in the right direction, he likes all those things. Of all the drivers I have worked with, He’s who I have the most relationships with.
“He is very easy to get along with.and he is very demanding when working with him, which is what you expect from a pilot. This is going to be a great asset for Williams, it will help them a lot,” says the former Papaya team engineer.
“He certainly improved McLaren, he was brilliant. When he came to the team I think he had lost his seat at Renault and his reputation in Formula 1 was not that high. He helped McLaren a lot to improve at a time when we needed it and with us he positioned himself as one of the best drivers on the grid. He also helped Ferrari a lot, although I don’t remember his time with him. Toro Rosso and Renault, I didn’t follow it that closely,” he said. Stallard.
Sainz will be the partner of Alex Albon the next lesson. And it will be equipped with the Mercedes engine, the highest rated in the near future on the Formula 1 grid.
