Carlos Sainz is more than relieved after Williams managed to score points with both cars at the Miami GP of Formula 1. The driver spoke about how the team used an upgrade package that was supposed to arrive at race 1.
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The team faced a very difficult start to the 2026 championship – first, they lost the shakedown in Barcelona due to excess weight, and development was delayed so much that the first three races took place without the planned package for Australia.
Therefore, after the ‘ordeal’ of the first stops on the calendar, Sainz and Alexander Albon finished in the top 10 in Miami, something that brought relief to the Spaniard. “We finally installed the upgrade on the car that should have come for race one,” he said.
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“Due to all the delays we had at the start of the season, we finally managed to get on track the car that should be the package for the first race,” he continued.
“Now that it’s on the car, it is delivering performance at least at the same level as the midfield cars. We know we still have a lot of weight to remove from the car, and when you look at that, it’s a positive sign,” he added.
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