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Carlos Sainz's third-place finish ended Williams Racing's four-year podium drought, scoring 15 points and signaling significant progress ahead of their 2026 target, team principal James Vowles said.
- On September 21, 2025, Carlos Sainz Jr. secured third place at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with Williams at the Baku City Circuit, earning his first podium with the team.
- Sainz overcame a difficult season marked by bad luck and incidents, and he praised Williams for taking a massive step forward compared to last year.
- He started second after a challenging qualifying impacted by multiple red flags, maintained strong pace throughout the 51-lap race, and finished just behind George Russell.
- Sainz described the race as his first flawless effort with Williams and expressed immense joy over the result, while team principal James Vowles praised his performance as outstanding.
- This podium marked Williams' first full-distance top-three finish since 2017 and reinforced Sainz’s belief that the team is on the rise and moving in the right direction.
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