Carlos Sainz admits he “still cannot understand” decisions regarding his rejection f𝓰rom front-running teams this year.

Sainz was hot property on the F1 driver market after finding out that he would lose his 2025 Ferrari seat to Le🀅wis H♔amilton.

But options at Red Bull, Mercedes and As𝓀ton Martin failed to materialise and he instead signed for Williams.

Sainz told Sky Sports about those rejections: “I have d🌟efinitely come to peaceꦦ.

“I am a true believer that, ifꦬ I don’t go tꦑhere, it’s because life doesn’t want me to.

“It’s because something else is com🍒ing that will turn out to be good.

“It hurt at the time. We ꦗall have egos. I have a driver ego.

“I couldn’t understand it, at the time. I still cannꦓot understand certain choices that people have done.

“But it creates more of ওa challenge in me, and makes me more excited for Williams.

“Williams⭕ invested in me, that have backed me from the beginning, that came to me a full year ago.

“It makes 💞me excited, I want to give back to them what they gave to me🧸.

“It give🌠s 🍰me strength. I can’t wait to go and build something good.”

Sainz has won two grands prix this year, and four throughout his c🌸areer.

But Red🅰 Bull ignored him and continued to back Sergio Perez, Aston Martin re-committed to Fernando Alonso, while Mercedes chose th♔e youth of Kimi Antonelli.

Sainz h💞as instead chosen the Williams project above other options, including Audi or Alpine.

For Wi🍬lliams,꧑ signing a proven race winner of his stature is a major coup.

Whether front-running teams w♔ill regret not having 🥀someone of his experience next year remains to be seen.