Carlos Sainz says Williams' 'biggest hope' is the 2027 car despite Baku upgrade

Sainz tempers expectations for the Baku upgrade and says the team’s main prospect for meaningful progress is the 2027 car.

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- • "That upgrade is going to definitely help us to get ourselves closer to potentially fighting for some points," Sainz said.
- • He added it is "nowhere near where we wanted to be this year" and will not deliver the originally promised step.
- • Sainz framed the upgrade as potentially delivering "a point or two" and boosting team motivation.
- • With the season past its halfway point, Sainz said the team's "biggest hope is putting all the eggs in next year's basket."
- • He argued that a larger leap is required that is unlikely to be achieved by remaining 2026 upgrades.

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