In two days of testing with the Williams, Sainz was able to feel progress

To Carlos Sainz, the course is already set towards the Australian Grand Prix (March 14-16), the scene of the opening of the 2025 season. Aligned for the whole of Thursday, the Madrilenian is left to rest this Friday by Williams who will work exclusively with Alex Albon.

For his part, the Spaniard completed his 12 hours of protocol with good feelings at the wheel of the FW47. With no less than 127 towers On the clock this Thursday, the son of the world rally champion distinguished himself as the fastest man of the week so far. A time of 1'29"348 which gives hope internally.

While there is no question of getting carried away and imagining playing the leading roles, far from it, Carlos Sainz nevertheless let a certain satisfaction show after his tests during which he felt a progression over the hours. The Hispanic nevertheless explained that these tests were not really enough to prepare for an entire campaign.

« A very long day with many laps and even disrupted by rain which is very rare here in Bahrain. There was wind that came, went and so on, summarized-it Thursday evening.

But we did well despite everything. We managed to complete the entire planned program. Compared to the day before, we were able to make progress, notably improving the balance of the car but also the general feeling with it.

That's it for me because the next deadline for me will be Australia. It seems insufficient (regarding pre-season testing). I wish I could have tried a lot more things but that's how it is. F1 is nowadays. Regardless, I feel as ready as I can be after a day and a half of testing. Now we're going to give it our all in Australia. »

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