“I had a really good experience in McLaren, having this really good camaraderie with Lando [Norris], both being kind of, not number ones, but I was maybe the experienced [driver], he was more the rookie, but we were both pushing each other flat-out,” continued Sainz.
“It’s a similar way to Charles here [at Ferrari], although maybe Charles has always been seen maybe as the future of the project. But I’ve always enjoyed having strong team mates.
“I think Alex is going to be a great guy to work with next year, and I think with my experience from Ferrari, I can just probably help Williams to become a better team and work together with Alex to build a strong team like I did in McLaren with Lando.”
Sainz has claimed six pole positions and four race wins during his time at Ferrari, with his most recent examples coming just two events ago at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Meanwhile, Ferrari are firmly in the hunt for what would be a first constructors’ title since 2008 with three rounds of the season to go – the Scuderia holding P2 in the standings, just 36 points behind leaders McLaren.
