As the rain misted a chronically dry Sakhir during one of Formula 1’s preseason testing sessions, loud whispers echoed through the paddock and onto social media about the pace of one back-of-the-pack team, but more specifically, one driver: ex-Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz.
At Sunday’s first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season in Melbourne, Williams proved that the anticipated hype was justified. But it was Alex Albon, not Sainz, who wowed with a fifth-place finish.
