40 minutes before the start: Comment by Carlos Sainz

      Carlos Sainz starts tenth in Melbourne in his first race for Williams and is happy with this position.…

      Carlos Sainz: "The team did a very good job in qualifying yesterday, but I couldn't put the fastest lap together in the final, so I lost quite a lot of positions. But I know that there will be an opportunity to win back in the race. We can say that the season has started very well so far, and today I am ready to achieve a result.

      There are 24 races ahead, and I know it will take me a while to fully get used to driving a new car. In the first quarter of the season, it's important to learn as much as possible, and I think we'll make serious progress with that.

      I haven't driven this car on a wet track yet, so I'll be learning from the first lap today. It's important to act wisely in the early rounds, adapt to the situation, and then we'll see."