BAKU :Carlos Sainz, a four-times race winner with Ferrari, hailed Williams' first Formula One podium since 2021 as a career highlight after he finished third in Azerbaijan on Sunday.

The podium was the Spaniard's first since he left Ferrari at the end of last year and the team's first in a grand prix that went the full distance since Lance Stroll was third in Azerbaijan in 2017.

George Russell was second for Williams in Belgium in 2021 but that race started behind the safety car and was stopped after three laps due to heavy rain, with only half-points awarded.

Sunday in Baku, in dry conditions with genuine pace, was on merit.

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