Monaco, Feb. 23 -- Carlos Sainz has become a director of the Formula 1 drivers' body the Grand Prix Drivers' Association.
The 30-year-old Spaniard, who has moved from Ferrari to Williams for this season, fills the vacancy left by four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, who retired from F1 at the end of 2022 and stepped down as a GPDA director last year, the BBC reported.
In a post by the GPDA on Instagram announcing the appointment, Sainz said: "I am passionate about my sport and think we drivers have a responsibility to do all we can to work with the stakeholders to forward the sport in many aspects."
"So I'm very happy and proud to do my part by taking on the directors' role in the GPDA," he said.
Sainz joins chairman Alex Wurz, Me...