Lewis Hamilton (L) and Carlos Sainz (R) (Image via Getty)
Carlos Sainz promised to cheer for Ferrari in the world championship battle while driving for Williams but did not mention anything about Lewis Hamilton, who replaces him in the team. The Spaniard recently raced in his final Grand Prix with Ferrari.
Before the 2024 F1 season, Ferrari announced they had hired Lewis Hamilton, who will join them in 2025. This meant that 2024 became the last season for Carlos Sainz with the team. The Spaniard has been with the Maranello-based outfit since 2021, with four race wins and 27 podium finishes with them. Even in his last season with them, he bagged two race wins in Australia and Mexico.
During the farewell party at the Ferrari hospitality center after the Abu Dhabi GP, Carlos Sainz spoke a few parting words to the team. He praised them by saying that he feels the Italian giants are ready to win a drivers' and a constructors' championship next year. He then fondly added that he would cheer for the team even while driving for Williams. He expressed that he wants the team and also Charles Leclerc to win titles in the future.
