During the race weekend in Azerbaijan, Carlos Sainz achieved his first podium finish with Williams. The Spaniard qualified on the front row on Saturday and claimed an impressive third place in the race. Throughout the weekend, Sainz sported a special unicorn sticker on his helmet, a nod to one of his youngest fans. The emblem seemed to bring him good luck, raising the question of whether he will always race with a unicorn on his helmet from now on.
In the lead-up to the race weekend in Baku, Williams drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon received questions from fans. Thea, one of Sainz’s youngest supporters, asked the Spaniard if he would race with a unicorn sticker. Sainz agreed and affixed a striking image to the back of his helmet on Friday. The blue unicorn, designed by Thea, clearly brought him luck – Sainz qualified second and achieved his first podium finish for Williams on Sunday.
In the cooldown room, race winner Max Verstappen asked Sainz about the unicorn sticker. “Do you have a new mascot?” the Dutchman laughed. “A fan asked if I could put it on my helmet,” responded an upbeat Sainz. “Then you should keep wearing it forever,” Verstappen joked. Whether the sticker will return in Singapore remains to be seen. Keep an eye on that Spanish helmet. Thea also watched the Baku GP live; Williams shared her reaction to Sainz’s podium on social media.
