F1 Today | Vowles over the moon with Sainz, What upgrades will teams bring?

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F1 Today | Vowles over the moon with Sainz, What upgrades will teams bring
30 July at 22:00
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A day after it was announced that Carlos Sainz will sign for Williams, James Vowles appeared in front of the media including GPblog, answering the process behind signing the Spaniard. After Red Bull also announced that Sergio Perez will stay for the rest of the season, their sister team also confirmed that Daniel Ricciardo will stay on until the end of the year too. GPblog brings you the best news of the day in the world of F1!

Vowles opens up on Sainz deal

Talking to GPblog among others, Williams team principal James Vowles was happy to answer questions about his future driver, Carlos Sainz Jr. The Spaniard will join the British team at the end of the season, and has multi-year contract with the team. To Vowles, it was a surprise that Mercedes or Red Bull did not want to give a contract to the three-time Grand Prix winner, he answered to us. Talking about when he first made contact with Sainz, Vowles declared that it all started last season, and called this a 'monumental' moment for Williams.

Ricciardo to stay at VCARB

Even though Sergio Perez's position was in jeopardy at Red Bull Racing, the Mexican can continue at the Austrian team, it was announced a day earlier. Today, VCARB also confirmed to GPblog that Daniel Ricciardo will also remain at the Faenza-based team.

Upgrades update by team principal

While teams will enter the summer break after the Belgian Grand Prix, work at the factories will not stop of course. Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner assured that 'they are working flat out,' but also named convergence for Red Bull's disappearing lead. Andrea Stella also confirmed the McLaren will not stop to bring more upgrades, as they are trying to chase down Red Bull Racing in the Constructors' Standings.

Ferrari still have an issue to solve, namely bouncing. Frederic Vasseur also said that they working hard to find the necessary time. However, the Frenchman also believes that after Zandvoort, the following tracks will be kinder to their car and therefore Ferrari could achieve a better result.