At Williams, the day was marked by highs and lows, as well as difficulties in qualifying for the São Paulo Formula 1 Grand Prix. On Friday (7), while Alexander Albon managed to advance to Q2, Carlos Sainz was left with the last position on the starting grid.
After the session at Interlagos for Saturday’s race, the Anglo-Thai driver, who will start from 12th position, commented that he already expected a complicated session, but still managed to see the glass half full.
“I think we knew we were going to have a bit of trouble on this circuit. There’s a lot of time to be gained just by finding the right balance for the car, but I don’t know if that’s totally possible. Maybe it’s something a bit more fundamental in the car. Either way, we’ll try to fix it between the Sprint and tomorrow’s qualifying,” he said.
“It was complicated, but I don’t think we’re in a bad situation. The positive side is that we improved the car a lot from practice to Sprint qualifying, so we’re going in the right direction,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Spaniard, who had already lost Thursday due to illness, will start from 20th place and, as a result, lamented. “We simply didn’t do a good Sprint qualifying today,” he evaluated.
“My first lap was confusing, with traffic and difficulty getting the tires to the ideal temperature, and on the second attempt, we ended up complicating our lives and almost didn’t manage to do two laps. In the end, I finish the session without knowing what the limit or the car’s true performance is, so it’s not ideal. Looking at what we did in TL1, I know there was more potential, so we’ll learn from today and try to do a better session tomorrow,” he added.
