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Idk why but this reminds me of that video from Vegas (I think?) where he says that one of the things he likes about Charles is that he “just doesn’t care”. Idk if there’s a connection there but I’m connecting the dots anyway

GRID GAMES: Alex vs Carlos – Jenga Battle

carlossainz55 Cannes, it’s been a pleasure 💫

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I have said this before (and will probably say it again and again) but I am so happy that Carlos is in Williams. He is an extremely talented driver and intelligent, he knows his stuff. Williams loves and appreciates him. He has a great teammate in Alex Albon who also is an extremely talented driver and very intelligent who also knows his stuff and they seem to have so much fun together

Woke up sick and scrolled through TikTok to try and get my mind off of how horrible I’m feeling. Saw a TikTok video about Alex and Carlos with the quotes “Red Bull has a problem and it’s Alex Albon” and “what a day for Ferrari but they won with the wrong car”. After everything they have gone through in their careers and not having been appreciated enough in their former teams (especially Red Bull and Ferrari) I am so happy they are now both in a team that really values them, and I am happy they are in that team together as teammates

I’m really excited for this era of Williams, because I really believe they can achieve big things

But yeah a tad bit sad for Australia cause Carlos was the defending winner and everything and we missed one result and some points but we already got 10 points from Alex and it's an amazing start. Plus that disappointment is drowned out by excitement for China since Shang hai was always an intriguing track.

We have a lot to look forward to because we can see that the pace of Williams which got Alex P4 is fucking brilliant and the crash wasn't even Carlos' fault so we have everything to look forward to.

The way when the podium sitters saw Carlos' crash one of them said (I couldn't see which one 😭) "Ohh Carlos..." SO FONDLY

Alex avenged Carlos Sainz, he simply put a Williams in front of TWO Ferraris... Carbon is the greatest duo of this season, take note

james the father that stepped up vowles

CARLOS SAINZ - Williams interviewed

-> F1 Masterlist <-

"now at least being outside of the car i could help the strategy team do the right call with Alex"

Great call Carlos! Amazing job! I can tell he has a great future as a Team Principal, I wouldn’t be surprised if in the future he takes Vasseur or Vowles’ place.

Alex had a smooth race, well deserved P5 and great points! Williams is about to enjoy a fine season! Let’s see what happens next!

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THAT was a brilliant save from Alex

ALEX ALBON YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME

Australian GP | 2025

AA: But to be honest with you, you need help. You don't know what the weather's doing and the communication is some area that we've always been working on, trying to improve, especially in these kind of interchangeable conditions, just the relevant information for me... They knew exactly when the rain was gonna hit and how hard it was gonna hit. I honestly - if you remember on the radio - I was against it! I thought what are we doing, it's bone-dry... coming out of the pitlane, I was like okay we've definitely lost out here. But it was alright, I actually need to go see Charles [Florentin, the Head of Race Strategy at Williams] and give him a kiss.

JV: I'll give you a little nugget. I don't know if you saw in the race but Carlos was up on the pitwall right beside me and his insight was fantastic. He looked at the radar and went when that hits, they won't say on track, simple as that. And you could see the big key decision today is do you stop or not, and you saw the field was split. Carlos' information was key towards this so it is a group effort, really, in that regard and it was fantastic to see.

You gotta lock him down for a 15-year contract so he can stay there as a strategist after.

JV: He said he was more nervous than he was in the car, being up there. It's interesting.

I don’t think people understand just how impressive carlos’ performances have been lately. for the first time in four years, he’s working with a different engine, one he said he’ll take at least half a season just to adjust to. despite that, he put in the fastest lap in pre-season testing, in p2 in fp1 and a p11 on mediums in fp2. mind you, he’s had about a 100 laps of practise in the car. sure, at end of the day these things might not amount to anything in actual races, where it matters, but to produce a decent lap in a position like his would be a feat in itself, let alone laps like that. he’s said multiple times to not expect big things season, that the goal is to get better than where the team was last season, and I think the team is already well on their way there, in no small part thanks to carlos.

First race of not following my favorite driver in Ferrari, and my god what a great feeling.

He might have DNFed but he still helped his new team with strategy calls, to help his teammate get some amazing points for the team (Alex what a drive, super proud!) and he looked quite happy in his interview after his race ended.

and the biggest thing of all is that he's appreciated and loved by his entire team.

I of course could he happier if he didn't DNF and had scored some points as well, but I am very happy.

Let's go Williams!

This part of Team Torque's podcast

The Carbono karting days lore is too cute, too wholesome. I must protect them

team torque launches straight into a dissection of the accessibility of podcasts over traditional interview in modern media due to the evolution of pop culture in case u guys were worried that Alex and Carlos were going to be normal

‘it will always go well for carlos’ my versainz…