Carlos Sainz Jr. has expressed his frustration after suffering a first lap clash in the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix that cost him any chance of scoring his first points of the season. read more »
Carlos Sainz news


Carlos Sainz
| Team | McLaren |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Points | 266 |
| Grands Prix entered | 101 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 3 (x1) |
| Highest grid position | 5 |
| Date of birth | 01/09/1994 |
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain |
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Carlos Sainz has hit out at Daniil Kvyat for his first lap impatience which effectively ruined both McLaren drivers' races on the first lap of today's Chinese Grand Prix. read more »
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Daniil Kvyat believes the Chinese Grand Prix Formula 1 stewards accepted they were too harsh with his punishment for colliding with McLaren drivers Carlos Sainz Jr and Lando Norris read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr believes Daniil Kvyat should have been more patient in the Chinese Grand Prix crash that caught up both McLaren Formula 1 cars. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr. blames impatient Daniil Kvyat for collision read more »
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Daniil Kvyat feels his Lap 1 penalty for clashing with both McLaren drivers was unjustified, while Carlos Sainz has laid blame solely on the Toro Rosso driver. read more »
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Chinese Grand Prix qualifying brought the McLaren Formula 1 team "back to reality" after its encouraging performances in the opening two rounds and during Friday... read more »
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McLaren are "back to reality", according to Carlos Sainz, after both he and Lando Norris were eliminated from Q2 in China. read more »
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Carlos Sainz believes the McLaren is still not "perfect" despite he and team-mate Lando Norris finishing FP2 in the top eight ahead of the Chinese GP. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr is keen to remain grounded about McLaren's chances amid a promising start to the 2019 F1 season. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr believes McLaren has a "lot of margin" for development with its 2019 Formula 1 car because it started work on the design relatively late read more »
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The Chinese Grand Prix circuit will give McLaren a better feel for the performance of its MCL34, according to Carlos Sainz Jr. read more »
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Carlos Sainz hails the arrival of "great asset" James Key, who has linked up with McLaren in his new F1 role having left Toro Rosso. read more »
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Carlos Sainz remains confident despite back-to-back retirements in the opening rounds of 2019 due to the pace McLaren are showing. read more »
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No points, but plenty of positives for Sainz to take from McLaren's start to the 2019 season. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr. said that McLaren learnt more about its 2019 Formula 1 car at the two-day test in Bahrain this week. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr has revealed a gearbox problem would have likely prevented him from scoring points in Bahrain, even if he had avoided clashing with Max Verstappen. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr. disappointed after a strong start that ended in retirement for the second race in a row read more »
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Contact with Max Verstappen avoided a likely gearbox exit - Carlos Sainz Jr. read more »
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Max Verstappen insists that he tried to avoid Carlos Sainz when the pair collided at turn 4 in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Good performances are not without pain for the likes of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, while Sebastian Vettel flops on the big stage again. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has indicated that reliability is still a significant issue for McLaren, following a disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix which saw the Spaniard make contact with Max... read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr says his clash with Max Verstappen saved him from a "more dramatic" Bahrain Grand Prix, believing a gearbox problem would have cost him a points... read more »
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Despite missing out on a top five starting position by the narrowest of margins, Carlos Sainz Jr. feels McLaren should be proud of their achievements during Qualifying for the... read more »
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McLaren are not back yet but a recovery appears to be gathering speed with both Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris reaching the top 10 in qualifying for the Bahrain GP. read more »