Science: The starting position reflects the machine's capabilities.

Science: The starting position reflects the machine's capabilities.

      Carlos Sainz failed to reach the final qualifying session for the British Grand Prix, but thanks to penalties for Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Berman, he will start from ninth position. The Williams driver stated that the result reflects the car's speed.

      Alex Albon qualified fourteenth. Commenting on the day's results, Alex said that the session highlighted areas the team needs to continue working on.

      Carlos Sainz (11th): "I don't think there was a chance to do better today. I was just a bit short of advancing to the final, but this weekend we have consistently been in positions from tenth to fourteenth, so I think my starting position reflects the car's capabilities.

      This weekend, the team experimented a lot with setups, so the qualifying preparation wasn't perfect. But in the end, I managed to complete a clean lap.

      I need to believe in our race pace, and we'll do our best to seize any opportunities and fight for points. The team is incredible support, and I want to thank the fans with a good race!"

      Alex Albon (14th): "We need to analyze what happened today. After Franco's crash, I put on new tires, went out on track, but soon red flags appeared again. So, I basically ruined a set of tires.

      As a result, in the first attempt of the second session, I went out on warmed-up tires, and that lap was not bad, but the second attempt was spoiled. We are fast all weekend, so the result is disappointing. The car is getting faster, so I should have made it to the final.

      But I won't say I'm happy with how I performed in the second session — we made things harder for ourselves. We constantly focus on improving, and days like today have highlighted areas we need to keep working on."

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Science: The starting position reflects the machine's capabilities.

Carlos Sainz failed to qualify for the British Grand Prix final, but due to penalties for Kimi Anttola and Oliver Berman, he will start from ninth position. The Williams driver stated that the result reflects the car's speed.