Claire Williams: I know, Frank Williams would be very proud!

      Carlos Sainz continues to receive congratulations for the first success he achieved with Williams in Baku, and among those writing about his podium on social media is Claire Williams, the daughter of the British team's founder, who served as deputy team principal until September 2020.

      "Huge congratulations to Carlos Sainz and the whole Williams Racing team on their podium!" Claire commented on social media. "I know Frank Williams would be very proud, and I'm proud of you too!"

      Last spring, in an interview with the championship's official website, she said that she had tried to negotiate with Carlos about a possible contract, but those talks were unsuccessful.

      "The fact that Carlos Sainz became a Williams driver is a wonderful story. At the time I tried to invite him to our team when I was in its leadership," Claire recalled. "That was about ten years ago, but in the end he did join them."

      Meanwhile, Carlos himself is occupied with matters far from racing: together with his father, Carlos Sainz Sr., they serve as ambassadors for the brand Hackett London, which has been a partner and the official supplier of the Williams team for more than ten years.

      Yesterday Carlos was in Berlin, where he took part in the presentation of the British brand's autumn-winter clothing collection and also met with fans, telling them about the adventures he had getting home after the race in Baku. We also wrote about this, and perhaps it is worth adding Sainz's words from the day before: "On the one hand, I was upset that the plane couldn't land in Nice; on the other, if everything had gone to plan, there would have been nothing to remember."