Sainz: I'll do everything I can to score points.
The Williams team got both cars into the sprint qualifying final in Austin. Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon hope to score points in the sprint and to replicate the result in the qualifying for the weekend’s main race.
Carlos Sainz (7th): “Seventh place in the sprint qualifying is encouraging, especially given the fact that I did little work on track, having missed most of Friday’s practice. Considering everything, I’m happy with my laps on both tyre compounds, and I’ll do everything I can to score a few points in the sprint.
We’ll take this experience into the main qualifying and, hopefully, repeat or even improve on today’s result.”
Alex Albon (9th): “We expected to have a shot at making the final, and it’s great that we managed to do it with both cars. I had some issues and didn’t feel as comfortable behind the wheel as I did in practice, so the result was a pleasant surprise.
In the sprint I start from the clean side of the track. I’ll try to avoid trouble, as there’s a chance to score points. We’ll see what we can do.”
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Sainz: I'll do everything I can to score points.
The Williams team got both cars into the final of sprint qualifying in Austin. Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon hope to score points in the sprint and to repeat that result in qualifying for the weekend’s main race.