Carlos Sainz admits he “still cannot understand” decisions regarding his rejection fro🌳m 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 Lewis Hamilton.

But options at Red Bull, Mercedes and Aston Martin failed to 💦materialise and he instead s🌸igned for Williams.

Sainz told Sky Sports about those reje🀅ctions: “I have definitely come to peace.

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

“It’s because somet෴hing else is coming that will turn out to be💦 good.

“It hurt at the𝓀 time. We all have egos. I have a driver ego.

“I couldn’t understand it, at the time. I still cannot understand certain choices that peo🃏ple have done.

“But it creates more of a challen🐼ge in me, and makes me more excited for Williams.

“Williams invested in me, th𝄹at have backed me from th🎃e beginning, that came to me a full year ago.

“It m💞akes me excited, I want to give back to them wh꧑at they gave to me.

“It gives me st🐽𒁃rength. I can’t wait to go and build something good.”

Sainz has won two grands prix this year, and four through🦋🔥out his career.

But Red Bull ignored him and continued to back Sergio Perez, Aston Martin re-committed to Fernando Alonso, while Mercedes chose the youth of Kimi Antonel🍎li.

Sainz has instead ch🍸osen𝓀 the Williams project above other options, including Audi or Alpine.

For Williams, signing a proven race winner of his ꦏstature is a major coup.

Whether fro🃏nt-running teams w🌠ill regret not having someone of his experience next year remains to be seen.