Sainz has only known progress since arriving at McLaren

McLaren have been head and shoulders above the rest of the midfield in 2019 with Carlos Sainz being their leading man this season. The Spaniard believes it has been nothing but progress since he arrived.

McLaren are leading the best of the rest battle with a healthy advantage over their nearest rivals, Renault and Toro Rosso. With only one race remaining the partnership of Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris looks to helped the team make huge progress this year.

Sainz himself has been particularly impressive, currently in seventh in the Drivers' Championship level on points with sixth place Pierre Gasly, both drivers have 95 points. Since his arrival from Renault, the Woking-based team have progressed ahead of Sainz's former team.

"For as long as I've been in this team it's been a constant upwards curve," Sainz told Motorsport.com.