Carlos Sainz is delighted to team up with Alex Albon starting this year at Williams F1. The former Ferrari resident expects a very good understanding with the Thai, whose very positive reputation he knows.
“I consider him not only a very good racing driver, but also a good person” Sainz said on the Beyond the Grid podcast. “I think if you ask the other 19 drivers on the grid who is one of the real good guys on the grid, I think they would all say Alex.”
“I've never been a teammate of Alex, I've never seen his data, but I obviously asked Lando, Charles and George who ran with Alex, and they all say people don't know how to how fast Alex is. Everyone tells me he's a really, really good driver, very talented and really fast. They all raced against him.”
“Me, I think I only did a year of karting, but I don't remember much. I think it's a good cocktail of things, just a good human being and a great driver racing team that I'm looking forward to working with.”
“I think what Williams needs right now is two guys like Alex and I who are going all out to make this process and this journey as short as possible, to get Williams back to where she deserves to be. be.”
Notified that his director, James Vowles, judged that his duo would be one of the best on the grid, Sainz approves with a smile: “I think that's a great statement from James. I obviously wouldn't disrespect Charles and Lewis as teammates, but other than them, I think Williams has, obviously, I'm biased, a very strong line-up.”
