F1: Carlos Sainz left in the first round in his debut with Williams

The expectations that were around Carlos Sainz debut in Williams They collapsed quickly, since the Spanish pilot He suffered an accident in the first round of the Australian Grand Prix And he must have left prematurely.

The race in Albert Park had started complex, with the mistake of Isack hadjar (Racing Bulls) in the Tour of Training and with the Golpazo de Jack Doohan (Alpine) in the start, but when the security car appeared by the Australian accident, Sainz also presented a problem.

With the track still wet by the strong Lluvais who fell in Melbourne, the 30 -year -old from Madrid, who ran the last four seasons in Ferrari and in 2025 he arrived at Williams to take the position he occupied Franco Colapint, He lost control of the back of his car in the last curve and went straight against the protections.

The Toro Rosso, Renault and McLaren also told the British radio team that he had suffered a “power rise”, leaving only his partner on track Alex Albon, who finished fourth and added 12 very valuable points for Williams.

Sainz had won the last Australian Grand Prixjust two weeks after being urgently operated by appendicitis. Interestingly, the two previous winners, Leclerc in 2022 and Verstappen in 2023, had also abandoned when they tried to defend their victories.

After the race, won by Lando Norris, the Spanish said: “The conditions were difficult but It was a situation that should not occur. We have seen that it has happened with a change of march that, for some reason, has not been how it should have been and has produced that moment. “

“It was weird, they are things that happen in motor sports. There are things that are a bit inexplicable. But We have started the year being fast, much faster than we were last yearand that is positive. From now on we can focus on China and be sure that we started the season in the best way, “said Sainz in dialogue with Dazn.