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Carbon's interaction leaves Williams fan excited
- Savannah Lenz
After many fans debated the duo's name throughout the 2024 season, Williams Racing decided to take it into their own hands and release a poll. The British team had the fans weigh in on what the team's "name" should be. With the results finally in, Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz's partnership will be called Carbon.
The duo's name is made up of Car (from Carlos) and Bon (from Albon). The other option that fans liked was Bonsai. However, with Carbon Williams has already named their fans "carbonaras'.
The results are in
— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) January 13, 2025
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Albon welcomes Sainz to Williams
Sainz took to his social media accounts on both X and Instagram to post about his first day in Grove. Under the Instagram post, both Albon and Williams had welcoming messages for him.
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Albon's comment referenced two things that Sainz loves; "Smooth Operator" and Coffee. over the past four years at Ferrari, Sainz had made plenty of media videos where he was making coffee for the team.
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