Carlos Sainz signs two-year F1 deal to drive for Williams from 2025

• Lewis Hamilton will replace Spaniard at Ferrari
• ‘I am fully confident Williams is the right place for me’

Carlos Sainz said an “exceptionally complex” Formula One driver market delayed his decision to sign a two-year deal with Williams from next season. The Spaniard will leave Ferrari at the end of 2024 after the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was announced as his replacement earlier in the year.

Sainz has won three F1 races in his career to date, the latest of which came at the Australian Grand Prix in March. For the first time in F1 history, the 2024 season saw all teams on the grid stick with the same driver lineup from the year before but there is much more upheaval ahead of 2025.