Vowles means business
The week in Montreal brought about some news on the pilots market, none of which were unexpected or shocking, but in the meantime other seats were occupied. Sergio Perez has formalized the renewal of his contract with Red Bull until 2026, although Red Bull will decide whether to keep the Mexican in 2026 at the end of 2025. Yuki Tsunoda has also been confirmed by Racing Bulls for 2025 .
Carlos Sainz he is expected to resolve his reservations about his future this week in order to officially announce which team he will race for in 2025 in conjunction with his home GP in Spain. A team that has made no secret of having contacted the Spaniard is Williams. This was confirmed by team principal James Vowles during the press conference reserved for team principals on Friday in Montreal, Canada. The Grove team has already renewed Alexander Albon beyond 2025 with a multi-year contract and is trying to recover in this difficult start to 2024. The future, however, can only be better than the current situation for Williams given that thanks to the new Cap Ex it will be possible for the English team to invest sufficiently in infrastructure to catch up with its rivals.
The German newspaper Auto Motor und Sport reported the details of the offer presented by Williams to Carlos Sainz. According to what was declared by journalist Michael Schmidt, Williams offered Sainz a four-year contract with the possibility of exiting the contract after two years, i.e. at the end of 2026. In 2026 F1 will race with completely renewed power units and rules and the Mercedes power unit – which will also be in the bonnet of the McLarens and Williams – is credited with being the best in view of 2026. It would not be the first time that Williams would benefit from the Mercedes power unit to diametrically change its horizons: it had already happened in 2014, when the debut of the turbo-hybrid drive units saw Williams ‘fly’ thanks to the Mercedes engine after a 2013 that was anonymous to say the least.
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