Carlos Sainz finished ninth in China, ninth in Miami and ninth in Canada. Those three results, all before the end of May, are six of his seven points in 2026.
In the fourteen races since, his only point is tenth in Baku, and his next best is twelfth in Mexico City. The Williams FW48 has been described as a step back from its predecessor, and the team has scored once since Monaco. Sainz, a four-time Grand Prix winner, signed a new multi-year contract with Williams in August regardless, which says more about where the team thinks it is going than where it is.
