Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz are back behind the mic for the second episode of Team Torque

"I'VE NEVER BEEN SO NERVOUS" | Team Torque S2 E2

We caught up with Carlos Sainz to get his thoughts on FP1 and FP2 at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix

WATCH: Carlos Summarises His Friday in Japan

Four Red Flags in FP2 ends our Friday with data still to be gathered

REPORT: Disrupted First Day in Suzuka

Our drivers gear up for Round 3 in Japan as the first triple header begins

Alex and Carlos Look Ahead to Suzuka

An exclusive design is ready to be claimed, plus find out more about the inspiration behind it

Add the Winning Carbono Logo to Your Badge Collection

Join us as we take a look back and compare our 2025 start to other opening rounds this century

Starting Strong: How Our 2025 Start Compares

Welcome to Grid Games – our new series where Alex and Carlos compete to win one of YOU a prize!

GRID GAMES: Alex vs Carlos in a Magnet Battle – Ep.1

Alex and Carlos secured another top-10 finish in the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix

REPORT: Double Points in Shanghai

Alex secures P9 in Sprint Qualifying, whilst Carlos will look to battle forward from P13

REPORT: Shanghai Sprint Grid Set

Read what our duo have had to say as they preview the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix

Alex and Carlos Chat Ahead of China

Alex took the FW47 to points in Melbourne, our best result to start a season in a decade

REPORT: Points in the Season Opener

Alex and Carlos both reached the top-10 shootout in 2025's first Quali session

REPORT: A Q3 Double Down Under

With motor racing in his blood, Carlos first stepped into a kart at the age of 10 and quickly progressed through the karting ladder. Along the way he earned various accolades, including victory at the prestigious 2009 KF3 Monaco Kart Cup, a championship-winning season in the 2008 CIK-FIA Asia Pacific KF3, and a runner-up finish in the 2009 KF3 Spanish Championship.

Carlos stepped up to single seaters at 16 years old, debuting in Formula BMW Europe where he secured a win and four further podiums. The following season saw Carlos win his first championship, achieving 10 wins and 7 more podiums in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC. He continued his climb through the junior ranks, culminating in a dominant Formula Renault 3.5 season where he clinched the title in his rookie year.

Following this impressive performance, Carlos was called up to Formula 1 with Scuderia Toro Rosso for the 2015 season. He began a three-year stint with the team, consistently showcasing blistering one-lap pace and developing strong race craft. Reaching a high of fourth place at the 2017 Singapore Grand Prix, Carlos switched to the Renault Sport F1 Team for the final four races of the season.

In his season at Renault, Carlos again showed his skill in qualifying, starting in the top ten for the first eight races of the season, and scoring points in all but one of these races. He achieved a season-best finish of fifth in Azerbaijan, then moved to McLaren for 2019.

The following two seasons at McLaren were breakthrough years for Carlos. He achieved his first F1 podium finish by taking third at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix, then going one better at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix where he finished second. He ended both the 2019 and 2020 seasons sixth in the drivers’ championship standings.

Ahead of the 2021 season, Carlos made the move to Maranello, joining Scuderia Ferrari. He claimed four podiums in Monaco, Hungary, Russia and Abu Dhabi, ending the season ahead of his teammate in the drivers’ standings. 2022 saw him progress further, securing his maiden victory at the British Grand Prix, alongside eight other podiums. Continuing his run of form in the 2023 season, Carlos won the Singapore Grand Prix, with two more podiums at the Italian and US GPs.

In his strongest season yet, in 2024, Carlos won the Australian Grand Prix in impressive circumstances, having just returned to the cockpit from an appendectomy. His second win of the year came in Mexico where he put on a dominant display; qualifying on pole and finishing almost five seconds ahead of the runner-up. Carlos concluded the season fifth in the drivers’ championship, stepping on the podium a further seven times.

In July 2024, Williams Racing announced that Carlos Sainz would be racing alongside Alex Albon for the 2025 season and beyond