Carlos Sainz has signed a new multi-year deal with Williams, doubling down on a rebuild that's hitting all the wrong notes in 2026. The Spaniard bagged two podiums in his debut season after Ferrari showed him the door for Lewis Hamilton, but this year has been brutal—just six points through mid-August and a car that's fallen off badly. The extension comes one day after Alex Albon also re-signed, giving Williams what team principal James Vowles calls "one of the strongest line-ups on the grid." That's optimistic framing for a pairing stuck in the midfield with machinery that can't deliver. Sainz insists he believes in the people and the investment happening behind the scenes at Grove. Whether that faith pays off before this contract runs out is the question—Williams is banking on the rebuild, but the 2026 numbers tell a different story.
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Carlos Sainz has signed a new multi-year deal with Williams, doubling down on a rebuild that's hitting all the wrong notes in 2026. The Spaniard bagged two podiums in his debut season after Ferrari showed him the door for Lewis Hamilton, but this year has been brutal—just six points through mid-August and a car that's fallen off badly. The extension comes one day after Alex Albon also re-signed, giving Williams what team principal James Vowles calls "one of the strongest line-ups on the grid." That's optimistic framing for a pairing stuck in the midfield with machinery that can't deliver. Sainz insists he believes in the people and the investment happening behind the scenes at Grove. Whether that faith pays off before this contract runs out is the question—Williams is banking on the rebuild, but the 2026 numbers tell a different story.
