It has been a tough start to life at Williams for Carlos Sainz, having only scored points in three of the first six races.
The Spaniard has only finished ahead of teammate Alex Albon once so far this season and suffered two retirements at Australia and Bahrain.
Sainz was left unhappy with how Williams handled team orders in Miami, after Albon appeared to ignore an order not to pass him in the opening stages of the race.
Williams would later pit Albon first and compromise Sainz’s race, causing him to fall behind the squabbling Ferraris in ninth place.
After a mixed bag of results, Peter Windsor believes Sainz should reconsider his decision and join a rival F1 team after seeing how well they have improved in the last six races of 2025, when speaking on his YouTube channel.
Peter Windsor thinks Carlos Sainz should join Sauber
Sainz had a range of options to choose from when he confirmed he would be leaving Ferrari last year, but he went with Williams after seeing their plans for 2026 and beyond.
Sauber was also a potential avenue given their transition into Audi from next year, and Windsor explains why he thinks Sainz might want to reconsider.
“Had he gone to Sauber, he would end up in 2026 as number one driver with Nico Hulkenberg alongside him, with Jonathan Wheatley running the team very well,” said Windsor.
“Long term, for Carlos, it’s much better for him to be at Audi with Wheatley kicking things along aggressively rather than be at Williams, where on a good day, he might beat Alex Albon. But to what avail? Where does that take Carlos?
“If he’s not going back to Ferrari, he might be better as number one at Audi than be a journeyman driver in Williams.
“No doubt the Williams would be a better car than the Sauber. Having said that, Bortoleto and Nico have had their moments. They are looking better than Sauber have ever looked with Wheatley running the team now, and Wheatley’s that good.”
The Jonathan Wheatley effect at Sauber
Jonathan Wheatley was a key member of Red Bull’s inner success circle over the years and was credited with helping turn their pit stops into a world-class crew.
Red Bull have encountered a myriad of problems during their pit stops at recent races, most recently releasing Verstappen into the path of Kimi Antonelli during the Miami Sprint.
Martin Brundle thinks Wheatley’s absence is having an impact at Red Bull, while at Sauber it appears to be the opposite.
Wheatley’s arrival has seen them shoot up the pit stop rankings, with Sauber producing the fastest pit stop at 2.24s at the recent race in Miami with Gabriel Bortoleto.
