Article by Cosmin Nistor – published on Thursday, October 9, 2025, 13:51 / Updated Thursday, October 9, 2025 13:53
Carlos Sainz (31 years old), the Spanish pilot of the Williams team, harshly criticized the transmissions in Formula 1, considering that the exaggerated interest for celebrities and the pilots affect the quality of the sports show.
It all started after the Grand Prize of the State of Singapore, where, despite a spectacular race made by Carlos Sainz, who climbed from the last positions to the 10th, the images with his overtaking or the intense duel between Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton were completely missing from the main transmission.
Carlos Sainz harshly criticizes the transmissions in F1: “They go too far by showing celebrities and our girlfriends”
“It became a trend that probably worked at one point, when the public was curious to see the reactions of our partners or the stars in the stands. I understand if you show a reaction at a tense moment, but not when important images from the race are missed,” Sainz told the Spanish post.
The Spanish pilot also added that in Singapore none of the four or five overruns he succeeded at the end of the race was broadcast, as did not see the fight between Alonso and Hamilton.
Among the most commonly filmed figures in Paddock were Margarida Corceiro, Lando Norris's partner, and Rebecca Donaldson, Carlos Sainz's girlfriend.
The pilot is vitulently the large number of people involved behind the circuit: “There are too many VIPs in Paddock”
Carlos Sainz took advantage of the opportunity to criticize and the agglomeration behind the circuit, where the large number of guests and important people even affect the preparation of the athletes:
“Sometimes there are so many VIPs in Paddock that we can't even go. We use bicycles or scooters, because otherwise we cannot move. I feel a little stressed Because of the people who always stop us for pictures. Sunday, I avoid walking thereI just want to be alone and concentrated. My mother tells me to smile more, but I just try to stay concentrated, ”said Sainz smiling.
Netflix increased interest in formula 1
The popularity of the series “Drive to Survive”, produced by Netflix, has contributed to the huge increase of interest for Formula 1, especially in the US, but also to an increased mediation of the personal life of the pilots.
Recently, a clip posted by the Mercedes team, in which George Russell's partner, Carmen Montero Mundt, reacts to the British victory, has collected over 7.8 million views on Instagram.
