Carlos Sainz

It helps me to learn the team, understand maybe tendencies of the car, which by the way, some of them are intrinsic also to a 26 car and we are trying to solve them.

But at the same time, it's such a big change of regulation that a lot of the things I learned in 25 are not carried over to 26.

Well, I think I am a driver, 100%.

I've always tried to be more than just a driver to every team I've been to.

There's teams that have allowed me and given me the working environment to...

to be more than just a driver.

And there's other teams that maybe have limited a bit more of my options because of the circumstances that I was found in.

And I can tell you, Williams have given me the trust to be a bit more than just a driver and try and help in all the areas that I can help or that James and his team believe I can help with.

And I would say for me, at least it's the perfect environment and it's the kind of working environment I want to be in.

I think it's always been different.

Every driver is different.

And I understand that

There will be some drivers that the car is pretty much perfect already when you jump in and you just need to drive it and you don't need to worry too much about things.

But at least my dad has always told me that there's extra tense in the work and dedication of wanting to go a bit beyond that, of just driving a car.

It was his formula for success.

He's one of the most successful racing drivers ever in rally.

And obviously as his son, I was always going to carry over that methodology of work, which luckily I think I also have the talent to feel things in the car that can help me guide a bit the team.

But it's the methodology for me that is the key behind what my dad has always educated me.

You've described Williams as your life's work.

What do you mean by that?