Both drivers blamed each other for the incident, but Sainz was handed a grid penalty for the next race. During the Rally Catalonya 2004, after announcing his retirement, Sainz was considered by drivers, codrivers and directors of the official teams, as the best rally driver of history. 0. 10 Fast Facts About Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr has been showing signs that he could be a future Formula One champion ever since he made his debut in 2015. Family photo of the athlete, dating , famous for Toro Rosso Formula 1 Team. Effectively frozen out along with McRae at Ford, he along with the Scot moved to Citron for the 2003, during which he scored one win in Turkey which was the first gravel event win for Citron Xsara WRC and finished third in the championship. Carlos Sainz: Red Bull TV motorsports series - info He won the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992, and finished runner-up four times. Carlos Sainz (b. Lewis Hamilton First race. Vital for retirees who want their retirement income to allow them to afford a better lifestyle than they would have in their home country. 28. He accumulated 105 of McLaren's 202 points and claimed six top-five finishes which, at the time, were both career highs.[38]. During the next lap, he managed to put a move on Jack Harvey's ART car to move up into 7th place. He won the inaugural edition of the Cyprus round of the world championship, and finished third in the drivers' points standings. Another 6th place followed in race 2. The McLaren MCL35 had given very good sensations in the preseason, it had already given him time to savor the historic podium in Brazil and the certainty that he was going to be able to shine this year when luck was with him did not make him doubt the least its possibilities. Carlos Sainz 2022 - Net Worth, Salary, and Endorsements - EssentiallySports [34] In late 2011, Nissen also revealed he would like to see Sainz taking part in some rally with the WRC Polo before he calls time on his career. United States [34] Sainz was in fourth place with two laps of the British Grand Prix remaining but suffered a tyre puncture and was ultimately classified thirteenth. Constructors' world champions to have benefited from Sainz are Subaru (1995), Toyota (1999) and Citron (2003, 2004 and 2005).Nicknamed El . In the constant learning involved in living in Formula 1, Carlos Sainz also discovered that the bubble in which they live sometimes makes them see a distorted reality. Sainz crashed in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix and started fifteenth. At this latter event he was trailing his teammate Colin McRae until the team ordered the Scotsman to slow down and allow Sainz to win, which led to a dispute between the drivers. Born. Driver did not finish the race but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.