The motor and motorsport world woke up this Wednesday with sad news. Antonio Sainz, father of Carlos Sainz and grandfather of Carlos Sainz Jr, has passed away at the age of 97. The Madrid businessman was initially opposed to the sports career of his son Carlos, but ended up becoming his greatest support.
The Renault 5 that he bought from the two-time world rally champion and three-time Dakar champion was the beginning of one of the most successful stories in Spanish sport. Antonio Sainz also had a special relationship with his grandson, Carlos Sainz Jr, a Ferrari driver, although due to his age and delicate state of health he could not follow his trajectory as closely as his father’s.
And it is that In 1990 Antonio had the opportunity to get on the toyota celica with which his son achieved the first of his two world rally titles.
After the 2020 pandemic, the three Sainz generations spread a beautiful image of the family reunion.