The promise that Carlos Sainz makes to the fans who fill Madring: “I am going to give everything so that you can enjoy even if the result is not what you expected”
Nobody is more looking forward to the premiere of Madring as headquarters of Spanish GP as Carlos Sainz. The pilot of Williams He is the ambassador of the Madrid track and it is the first time that he will compete in his hometown. Therefore, motivation cannot be higher.
Unfortunately, the Spaniard’s car will not allow him to fight for important things and the objective will once again be to try to fish in troubled rivers. However, Sainz himself said at the FIA press conference that he is ready to do the rest and give a good show to the thousands of fans who will support him throughout the weekend.
“It is my hometown, where I grew up and where I took my first steps in karting as a 10-year-old boy who dreamed of F1. 20-odd years later here I am as an F1 driver, ready to race at home. It’s crazy to think this is real. It will be very hectic and emotional. “I’m going to try to enjoy it to the fullest.”
“The laps I did with the street car are not representative because it was not finished yet. Realistically, it will not be until tomorrow in free practice that we will know what this track means. But she has character, she is different, charismatic… I think it will be a different circuit than what we are used to.”.
The result will not be ideal for Sainz. The man from Madrid would love to race against the best, but if he scores points he could already be in trouble. The objective, then, is to offer a good show to the fans.
“It’s no secret that it will be a complicated circuit for us. I’m just going to work as hard as I can to make sure that when I come to Madrid in the years to come I’ll be able to fight for something. “This will serve as an appetizer for when I have a more competitive package next year and the fans can enjoy a better result than what we are going to give them this year.”
“I can only promise the fans that I will give my best version. I will do everything I can to make sure they have fun and I hope that at least the event in town allows them to have a fun weekend. Enjoy even if the results are not what you expect. Apart from this, I promise that I’m going to give all that extra time to the fans, which will drain me but will give me positive energy.“, he explained, saying that in the Team 55 stands there are more than 100 tickets for his family.
Demanding with Williams
Carlos Sainz signed for Williams when he ran out of space at Ferrari because he believed that the project was ideal with the change in regulations. However, this 2026 was a hard blow of reality and the step back is clear for the Grove team. However, the Spaniard is clear that, after his renewal, there will be a reaction from everyone.
“The chassis improvement is going to help us potentially fight for points. But realistically it is not where we want to be, it is very far from it. It’s not enough. “It will serve as motivation and we will be able to compete at some point like at the beginning of the year, but our greatest hope is to focus on next year.”
“I think the team has the ability to turn it around and what we have learned this year are many lessons. We thought we had reached a level and that was not the case. We have to change fundamental things where we were going wrong and that will help us in the future. Next year we will have to come back and show that this is just a blip and not something that lasts over time. That said, the bump has been bigger than expected and what nobody wanted.”
