Sainz proud to be part of McLaren recovery
Carlos Sainz has found huge motivation in McLaren's improving form, despite his wretched luck so far in 2019.
Carlos Sainz
Kvyat ‘totally disagrees’ with China GP penalty
Daniil Kvyat says he "totally disagrees" with his drive-through penalty after he collided with both McLaren's at the Chinese GP.
‘Back to reality’ for McLaren after Q2 exit
McLaren are "back to reality", according to Carlos Sainz, after both he and Lando Norris were eliminated from Q2 in China.
Sainz confident despite back-to-back DNFs
Carlos Sainz remains confident despite back-to-back retirements in the opening rounds of 2019 due to the pace McLaren are showing.
Sainz: Verstappen ‘hit me really hard’
Carlos Sainz has said Max Verstappen can consider himself "lucky" after not picking up any damage in their Bahrain collision.
Sainz: McLaren have done the ‘unthinkable’
McLaren got both cars into Q3 in Bahrain, something which Carlos Sainz says is "unthinkable" after their 2018 form.
More new Renault PU elements for Sainz
After just one race of the season gone, McLaren's Carlos Sainz is already on the way toward some engine penalties.
Sainz: Haas have a ‘half a second’ gap
McLaren's Carlos Sainz has said that Haas are a cut above in the midfield battle, predicting their pace advantage to be "half a second" in qualifying.
A second MGU-K already for concerned Sainz
Carlos Sainz is already on to his second MGU-K unit of the season after his MCL34 was fitted with a new one in Bahrain.
Sainz warns McLaren against development ‘trap’
Carlos Sainz believes that in McLaren's MCL34 the team has a car that can push them up the grid, they just need to avoid a repeat of last year's development "trap".
Sainz: Renault has finally delivered
Carlos Sainz claims that Renault have finally delivered the engine that it needed "two years ago", giving McLaren "something to fight with".
Sainz unfazed by Gasly ‘more potential’ claim
Carlos Sainz has defended his decision to quit Red Bull following claims from Christian Horner that Pierre Gasly has 'more potential'.
‘Gasly has more potential than Sainz’
Pierre Gasly may not have had the Red Bull debut he dreamed of but Christian Horner still feels he has "more potential" than Carlos Sainz, the man he beat to the Red Bull seat.
MGU-K failure caused Sainz retirement
Carlos Sainz said it was an MGU-K failure which caused him to retire from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Sainz unfazed by Marko’s ‘at the back’ claims
Carlos Sainz isn't worried about Helmut Marko's claims that McLaren are "at the back" of the pack, saying they "know where we are".
Sainz would welcome Alonso testing
Rather than be put out by it, Carlos Sainz says he would welcome Fernando Alonso's input into McLaren's 2019 car.
Sainz expecting more from Ferrari and Red Bull
Carlos Sainz may have set the fastest time of testing on Wednesday, however, the Spaniard is "very cautious" given that he expects more from the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull.
Sainz quickest, one lap from Ferrari after crash
Carlos Sainz's 1:17.144 from Wednesday morning stood as the time to beat on Day Three in Spain as all the teams, except Ferrari, racked up the miles.
Sainz: I would say we are behind Ferrari
Aside from being behind Ferrari, Carlos Sainz says McLaren have no idea where they are in F1's pecking order as there are too many variables in testing.
Sainz: Give the new rules a chance
Carlos Sainz says Formula 1 shouldn't be too quick to write off the new 2019 regulations, saying they could work.
Sainz hopes Renault engine will boost McLaren
McLaren driver Carlos Sainz hopes Renault will deliver on the hype over their 2019 engine for his new team.
Sainz: MCL34 was ‘love at first sight’
New McLaren driver Carlos Sainz described it as "love at first sight" when the team revealed their 2019 challenger.
Sainz: MCL34 ‘very elaborate, very different’
New McLaren driver Carlos Sainz has given his very early impressions of the MCL34 that he will racing throughout the 2019 season.
McLaren fired up ahead of the 2019 season
McLaren have fired up their 2019 challenger, the MCL34, two weeks prior to pre-season testing.
Sainz: McLaren give me ‘independence’
Carlos Sainz is enjoying the new-found independence following his switch to McLaren ahead of the 2019 season.
Sainz: Hulkenberg one of the best on the grid
Carlos Sainz claims his former teammate Nico Hulkenberg would win "straight away" with a team at the top of the Formula 1 grid.
Norris eager to prove he is ‘worthy’ of F1 drive
Lando Norris acknowledges that while he wants to "thrash" Carlos Sainz, that is "very unlikely to happen" given his team-mate's wealth of F1 experience.
Sainz: The ‘negative hype’ around 2021 must stop
McLaren's Carlos Sainz has called for an end to the "negative hype" around the 2021 Formula One rule changes.
Brown: McLaren won’t be lost without Alonso
Despite losing Fernando Alonso at the end of last season, McLaren CEO Zak Brown is confident the team won't be left floundering without his technical feedback.
Sainz wants a ‘family’ out of McLaren
Carlos Sainz may only be starting the first year of his two McLaren stint but already the Spaniard is thinking long-term.