Carlos Sainz Jr

Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro (born 1 September 1994) is a Spanish racing driver, who is contracted to compete in Formula One for Williams. Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro known as Carlos Sainz Jr Carlos Sainz, (born 1 September 1994) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and the son of former double World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz. In 2012 Sainz raced in the British and European Formula 3 championships for Carlin. He raced for DAMS in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2014 winning the championship before moving to F1 with Toro Rosso. In 2017 it was announced that for the 2018 season he will race for the Renault F1 team on a season long loan, whilst still contracted to Red Bull Racing. An early fulfilment of this arrangement was announced during the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix weekend; Sainz would take Jolyon Palmer's Renault seat beginning with the 2017 United States Grand Prix. On 16 August 2018, it was announced that Sainz will be racing for McLaren from 2019, replacing Fernando Alonso, who is retiring from Formula One at the end of 2018.