Why did Carlos Sainz break up with longtime girlfriend Isabel Harnaez?

July 2024 · 3 minute read

For Ferrari racer Carlos Sainz, it seems like his life on the racetrack and off of it are not going well at the moment. The Spaniard barely managed to break into the top 5 at the Spanish GP in his homeland a week ago, and is currently in the sixth spot on the World Championship standings with only 58 points and no podium wins or race victories. And recently, some massive news broke out about his possible breakup with longtime ladylove Isabel Harnaez after he seemingly indicated towards it at one of his pre-race events.

It all started before the Spanish GP, when Carlos Sainz was attending a fan meet-and-greet with teammate Charles Leclerc, and was asked about his ideal day when he is not racing. He said he would spend time with his closed ones like his family and his girlfriend ‘if’ he even had one. This raised some eyebrows in F1 town as fans proceeded to sleuth out whether it was true that the Scuderia driver is now single.

And finally putting the nail in the coffin, Isabel Harnaez, the Spanish model who started going out with Sainz for the first time in 2016, confirmed the news of their breakup. During a feature with Hola Magazine, Harnaez was faced with a question about her seven-year-long relationship with her F1 driver beau, and she said they have parted ways. She commented, “I’ll keep the good always, of course. And I wish him all the happiness.” This is a quite recent breakup as Isabel was spotted accompanying Sainz even at the Bahrain GP this year.

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Cheating scandals might have been the downfall of Carlos Sainz’s relationship with girlfriend Isabel Harnaez

For as long as one can remember, Carlos Sainz dropped small hints about his budding love life at his interviews. But now, the seven-year-long relationship has come to an end, and fans are curious how it all went down. According to a Formula 1 journalist, Michael J Thompson, some infidelity was involved in the breakup. He posted on Twitter that “the numerous cheating rumors surrounding their relationship might have been the last straw.”

💔 Carlos Sainz and Isa Hernaez have broken off their relationship after dating for 6 years. The numerous cheating rumours surrounding their relationship might have been the last straw. Carlos Sainz is now apparently single. pic.twitter.com/MiKjTr56BP

— Matthew J. Thompson🇬🇧 (@realMJThompson) June 1, 2023

In other news, Mercedes have reemerged as a strong force after their double podium at the Spanish GP. But Carlos Sainz’s team, Ferrari, are still not performing up to the mark. Recently, Frederic Vasseur himself expressed his dissatisfaction with the Ferrari SF-23 racecar, and Ralf Schumacher dragged the Team Principal of the Maranello outfit for not searching for a solution to their problems more proactively so that Ferrari can go back to their winning ways.

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