Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Carlos Sainz is misunderstood - and being completely wasted in F1 at Williams.

Edd Straw takes a closer look at Sainz's recent race pace and performance data to settle the debate.

And he evaluates whether the criticism he received before the F1 summer break is justified or misses the bigger picture: that his Williams stint is a whole lot more impressive than it may appear from a casual glance.

00:00 You're wrong about Sainz
01:15 What he's doing well
04:00 Why it matters

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