Mercedes Formula 1 team chief Toto Wolff sent a gift bag to Williams team principal James Vowles after Carlos Sainz secured the Grove outfit's first podium under Vowles's leadership at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

The Spanish driver crossed the line in third behind race winner Max Verstappen and second-placed George Russell . While he has four other grand prix wins to his name, Sainz claimed it was the "best podium in my career."

To mark the milestone, Wolff gifted Vowles some champagne alongside some other gifts with a note on the gift bag, which read, "Lucky Ba***rd! Congrats on your first podium as a TP."

Russell also congratulated his former team after the race. "Firstly, congrats to Carlos and Williams. An amazing result for them."

Vowles joined Williams as team principal a

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