Fair-play Carlos Sainz after crash in Canadian GP: “I apologize to Ferrari and to Alex Albon”. Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz spun in Canada and Alex Albon was not able to avoid him.

“It was a race to forget for the whole team. We knew it would be difficult since we continuously struggled to find grip and with the car’s balance. Throughout the race, I tried to do my best, and when I started pushing to make up ground in a train of cars with DRS, I made a mistake by touching the curb, which ended my race. I apologize to the team and to Alex (Albon). We need to work before the Spanish Grand Prix to understand what we got wrong this weekend and ensure we don’t find ourselves in this situation again in the future. It’s time to turn the page.” This is how Carlos Sainz commented on the Canadian Grand Prix, which saw him spin, an error that sent Alexander Albon into the wall, struck by Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari SF-24 while the Williams driver was trying to avoid contact through an evasive maneuver at the 4.361-kilometre Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal.

For Carlos Sainz, this is his second race of the 2024 Formula 1 season without any points, the first for which he bears responsibility since he couldn’t take part in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to appendicitis, which sidelined him from the Jeddah weekend starting from Saturday’s third free practice session.

In Canada, Williams’ team principal James Vowles came forward about contacting Carlos Sainz to offer the Spaniard the seat alongside Alexander Albon starting with the 2025 Formula 1 championship, as Carlos will leave the Maranello team at the end of the current F1 campaign. In the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, the current Ferrari driver’s decision about his future is awaited.