Carlos Sainz will make his debut for Renault at this weekend’s US Grand Prix. The Spaniard joins for the rest of the 2017 season, as the French squad wants to prepare him for 2018 when he will drive for the whole calendar year.
At the Singapore Grand Prix last month, it was confirmed that Sainz would be departing for Renault next year. However, only two weeks ago at Suzuka, it was verified that the 23-year-old would be arriving at the team earlier than initially anticipated.
Sainz knows it will take some time to adapt, but is looking forward to the challenge: “I’m very excited to joining the team and I hope to hit the ground running.