Sainz was also part of the Red Bull Junior Team programme. He made his Formula BMW debut during a guest drive in the Formula BMW.
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Carlos Sainz or Carlos Sainz Jr is a Spanish racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. Sainz was born 1 September 1994 in Madrid, Spain to Carlos Sainz and Reyes Vázquez de Castro. His Father Carlos Sainz is a double World Rally Champion. His Uncle Antonio Sainz was also a Rally driver. Sainz began his career in karting. In 2008 he won the Asia-Pacific KF3 title, as well as finishing runner-up in the Spanish Championship. In 2009 he won the prestigious Junior Monaco Kart Cup, and was runner-up in the European KF3 Championship.
Sainz raced in Formula BMW Europe in 2010 with the EuroInternational team. He was also part of the Red Bull Junior Team programme. He made his Formula BMW debut during a guest drive in the Formula BMW Pacific series at Sepang. Because he was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points, however, his first races in Malaysia went very well, as he managed to get second place at the opening race. That impressive debut was followed by a 4th place. On the following race day, he retired in the first race but won the second race. It was this impressive start that got him a place at the Red Bull Junior Team.
In 2013, Sainz signed with Arden to compete in the GP3 series. Most Red Bull Racing Juniors race for Arden as it is co-owned by Red Bull boss Christian Horner and driver Mark Webber. Sainz raced in Formula Renault 3.5 for the first time in 2013. However, because he was more focused on GP3 at the time he missed several races in his first season. In Monaco he was 6th after a difficult start to his GP3 season. He had a double retirement in Spa. He missed the Moscow and Austria races but returned to Hungary to take 7th place in Race 1 but 22nd in race 2 after a few problems.
Sainz became part of the Red Bull Junior Team in 2010. His first experience in a Formula One car came at the young drivers’ test at Silverstone Circuit in July 2013, where he drove both the Toro Rosso STR8 and the Red Bull RB9. Sainz confirmed that discussions had taken place with the struggling Caterham team for a race debut during the 2014 season but ultimately no agreement was reached. As a reward for his Formula Renault 3.5 Series title, Sainz drove the Red Bull RB10 in the postseason test after the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Sainz made his debut and drove for Scuderia Toro Rosso in the 2015 season where he partnered Max Verstappen, following Daniil Kvyat’s promotion to Red Bull. Sainz selected 55 as his race number. He qualified inside the top ten for his début, the Australian Grand Prix, and finished the race in ninth position. He scored points again at the Malaysian Grand Prix, but failed to score at the Chinese Grand Prix after spinning and then retired from the Bahrain Grand Prix with a wheel issue. Sainz finished his debut season fifteenth in the drivers’ championship, scoring 18 of Toro Rosso’s 67 points.
| Races | 145 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Points | 574 |
Sainz revealed that in Sainz one S of Sainz is a 5 and the other S is another 5, so that makes 55. His favorite number is 5 but Sebastian Vettel already had 5, so he came up with this ‘word game’ with my own name.
Carlos has a $8 million net worth and a $8 million annual salary at McLaren. The figure has followed Sainz into Ferrari, with the team offering him an on-track salary of $8 million plus bonuses. Sainz extended his partnership with Ferrari until the end of 2024 in April 2022, as his salary is expected to be around $10 million per year. According to reports, Sainz is worth around $47 million..
Carlos Sainz Jr is allegedly in a relationship with Isabel Hernaez. Both Sainz and Hernaez have kept their relationship as private as possible and so it is not known as to when and how the pair first met and began dating. As of now the pair does not have any children together. As per reports, Isabel Hernaez is from Madrid and holds a bachelor’s degree in Bilingual Journalism. She currently works as a press officer in the fashion industry. While Hernaez’s Instagram does not feature any pictures of her and Sainz together, she has posted a number of pictures from Grand Prix weekends where she has been in attendance.
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