LIA BLOCK Questions Carlos Sainz on Rally vs F1 Path Choice in Team Torque Chat

November 21, 2025

• LIA BLOCK made her mark on the Team Torque podcast this week, asking the probing questions that got to the heart of why some drivers choose F1 over rallying. The Williams F1 Academy driver, who switched from rally to single-seaters after following her late father Ken Block’s footsteps, created the perfect opening for a deep dive into motorsports’ media problem.
• BLOCK’s question to Carlos Sainz Jr about why he didn’t follow his two-time World Rally champion father into the discipline revealed something we’ve all suspected—rallying has a serious TV coverage issue. Sainz’s honest answer that Fernando Alonso was what Spanish kids saw every weekend while rally coverage was practically nonexistent shows how media access shapes career paths, not just talent.
• What’s particularly sharp about BLOCK asking this question is that she lived both sides of this equation—starting in rally like her father, then recognizing the opportunities in single-seaters. Her transition to F1 Academy represents exactly the kind of strategic thinking that gets women noticed in this sport, and her podcast presence shows she’s building her platform beyond just driving fast.

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