Carlos Sainz announced on Monday that he had signed a two-year deal to race for Williams starting from the 2025 season amid what he said was an exceptionally complex market for Formula One drivers.
The Spaniard will leave Ferrari at the end of the 2024 campaign after seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was announced as his replacement at the Italian giants earlier this year.
Sainz has won three F1 races so far in his career, the most recent at the Australian Grand Prix in March.
Having previously driven for Toro Rosso, Renault and McLaren, Sainz had been linked with several teams for the 2025 season including Alpine, Sauber and Mercedes.
The right moveBut on Monday it was confirmed he had agreed an initial two-year deal at Williams, with an option to extend.
