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The International Crisis of Carlos Sainz Sleeping Wherever He Wants

It starts, as most things do in Formula 1, with an inshident. Not dramatic. Not a crash. No radio message about tyre deg or race strategy.

No, it starts when Carlos Sainz falls asleep in his car.

Not in the garage. Not during a long debrief. Not between sessions.

On the gravel.

After an FP1 red flag.

Helmet off. Arms crossed. Head back. Asleep.

Sky1 Camera Feed, 11:42 AM

David Croft: “I—I believe we’re looking at Carlos Sainz… taking a nap?”

Naomi Schiff, delighted: “He’s napping in the car. Look at that posture—he’s fully out!”

Martin Brundle: “I once saw Prost do that during a rain delay in ’87, but he had a pillow. Carlos has… nothing.”

Camera zooms in: indeed, Carlos is just... sleeping. Fireproofs slightly undone, boots still on, one hand resting lightly against his seatbelt. Peaceful. Serene. Unbothered by gravel or cameras or Max Verstappen crouching beside the car like he’s seeing God.

The Grid Reaction: Immediate

Lando: “This can’t be normal.” Oscar: “Is he breathing?” Charles: “He does this. You get used to it. He once fell asleep against my suitcase during boarding.” Max (still crouched): “No, but like... do you think he’s cold?” Oscar: “Do you want to give him your jacket?” Max (already unzipping): “Shut up.”

And quietly, from just behind the marshals, there’s Teto. Calm. Holding a folded blanket. Already walking forward like this is exactly what he expected. Because of course it is. He doesn’t say anything. Just sets the blanket across Carlos’s chest with practiced ease, gives Max a subtle nod of acknowledgment, then sits cross-legged beside the car.

Pulls out his phone. Starts scrolling. He’s done this before.

The Next Week: Media Day

Carlos falls asleep on the PR couch.

Not next to it. Not reclining.

On it. Facedown. Half of him on the actual cushions, one leg hanging off, a press officer's clipboard under his cheek like a pillow. He is out cold. Lando walks in mid-interview, sees him, gasps, and just—very gently—places a soft McLaren hoodie over Carlos like a mother bird.

Sky1 cuts the scheduled interview with a rookie to zoom in.

Jenson Button, narrating like Attenborough: “The Sainz has entered Stage 2 slumber. Note the absolute surrender of spine. Only creatures completely confident in their dominance sleep like this in shared territory.”

The Blanket Situation

No one can trace when it started. But everyone knows who’s responsible.

Teto.

He is the blanket guy. He is Carlos’s emergency weather system, mobile sleep technician, and unflinching moral support.

The paddock has theories:

Did Teto custom-order the fleece ones?

Why do they all match Carlos’s eyes?

Does Carlos even know where they come from?

(He doesn’t. He once looked down mid-interview and blinked at the blanket around his shoulders like it had simply appeared.)

Oscar: “I never see him carry them. One minute he’s just Carlos, and the next—he’s tucked in.”

Charles: “Like a sleepy forest prince.”

Lando: “More like a nap threat.”

Max (grumbling): “He looks so safe when he sleeps. It’s unfair.”

The Paddock Protocol: Operation Siesta

Over time, it becomes… a thing.

When Carlos naps, you leave him be. You lower your voice. You bring him water for when he wakes up. You let Teto do his job.

It doesn’t matter where:

On the floor behind the Pirelli tent? Napping.

Curled up under a media table at Silverstone? Napping.

Curled up on the floor behind the tire warmers in Singapore (his foot tucked under Teto’s leg), you guessed it, Napping

Or sprawled across three bean bags and an innocent Oscar Piastri during a driver briefing delay (Oscar did not blink for 19 full minutes),because the AC was just right? Napping.

On Alex Albon’s shoulder during a strategy presentation? Very much napping.

Papa Sainz Cameo: The Ultimate Pillow

When his father is in the paddock, it’s over.

Carlos Jr. doesn’t nap.

He burrows.

He’ll find Papa Sainz in any paddock, any location, and immediately curl up next to him like a sleepy cat. Legs tucked in. Head on shoulder or chest. Sometimes even draping one arm across Papa’s lap like he’s recharging.

The first time it happened, Max walked into the Williams motorhome, took one look, and immediately turned around with a whisper of “nope. I’m not emotionally prepared for this today.”

Charles has a photo of the moment saved in a folder titled “No One Will Ever Be This Comfortable Again.”

One Night at the Factory

It’s late. Everyone’s gone home but a handful of engineers and media staff. The lights are half off. Someone’s finishing a debrief slideshow for the next day.

And then someone whispers, “Shhh—Carlos is asleep in the simulator room.”

Teto is already there, leaned back against the simulator rig. Carlos is curled up beside him, one blanket tucked under his cheek, another across his knees. Teto’s still scrolling on his phone, other hand lightly resting on Carlos’s shoulder. Like an anchor.

Everyone immediately moves softer. Someone dims the screen. Someone else places a folded blanket on the desk near him. The intern who almost bumped his chair gets a quiet thumbs up from George.

No one talks above a whisper for the next twenty minutes.

Sky1 Running Segment: “Where Is He Sleeping Today?”

Episode 1: Carlos asleep between tire stacks, one glove tucked under his head.

Episode 2: Carlos curled up on Charles’s lap. Charles is frozen, wide-eyed, afraid to move.

Episode 3: Carlos in a pit lane equipment cart, legs hanging off, hat over his face like a cowboy from a sleepy Western.

Final Scene: Post-Race Chaos

It’s been a long double header. Everyone’s tired. Logistics is a nightmare. The rain’s started again.

But in the middle of the McLaren hospitality suite—surrounded by backpacks and post-race snack boxes—is Carlos. Curled up, one arm slung over Oscar’s shin, face half-hidden in Lando’s hoodie. Max has draped his own jacket over him like a human tent, and Charles is sitting guard with his arms crossed and an expression that dares anyone to interrupt.

No one does.

Not even the camera crews.

Not even the team principals.

Because there, in the calm eye of the storm, the sun himself is asleep. And everyone—without quite knowing why—feels warmer just knowing he’s resting.

Blanket. Peace. Sainz.

The paddock’s favorite lullaby.

love,

Tee

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Carlos Sainz (Saudi Arabia GP - April 18, 2025) 📷 carlossainz.es

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i got some colour back

he thinks so, too

i'm almost me again

he's almost you.

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in honour of lewis saying him and nico were only friends "for a couple of years when they were teenagers" here's everything i can find on the timeline in like 5 seconds :3

ok im so done with this u get it goodnight

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A post shared by Ananya | F1 Content Creator🏁 (@amysformula)

So crazy

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What would they be saying to Carlos? 🤔🤪

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This is all I'll talk about for the foreseeable future

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A post shared by BWT Alpine Formula One Team (@alpinef1team)

Both alpines on the podium is crazy

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https://x.com/itsnotme_ari/status/1851624758196023332

Link to the actual post

It was so sweet how much they all know him and how in some ways he has barely changed, still the shepherd lover of burgers and real madrid fan boy

THIS IS SO GOOD OMG... Every team he worked with always gives him such emotional and personal send-offs, especially the mechanics and engineers, people Carlos has worked with on a day to day basis cause they're the ones who get to know him the best. He might not be the favourite of rich ceo sitting in an air conditioning ofc (cough elkan is a bitch cough) but he'll always be people's prince. I just know team 55 will give him a worthy farewell. I really don't care about any other person in ferrari who isn't part of Carlos's garage.

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A post shared by A16💌 Lestappen #1fan (@lafemmedeleclerc)

Idk if anyone has seen this amazing reel by lafemmedeleclerc on Instagram but it's fabulous and made me sob like a baby

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Like father's like son

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I just read this conversation in the comments of a brocedes reel

- 6 + 44 = 50 and I'll never recover

- How is that significant ?

- It's not really significant but I just thought of half of a whole ig 😭

Half of a whole. Just kill me ig 😭😭

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The parallels

Nico and Keke Rosberg