Carlos Sainz: I'm happy with third place.

      Carlos Sainz posted the third-fastest time in the wet qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Williams driver said the team adjusted the car setup after the third practice, which allowed him to fight at the front.

      His teammate Alex Albon crashed the car at the end of the first session, but before that he had managed the 16th-fastest time.

      Carlos Sainz (3rd): "I'm always optimistic and always try to prepare myself for a good result. This track suits our car when it's dry. In the third practice we didn't look particularly promising, so the team adjusted the setup, which helped on the wet track and allowed us to fight at the front in the first and second sessions of qualifying. I knew that after switching to intermediates the others would catch up to us. So I'm happy with third place. Of course, I'd like to be on pole, but we didn't have the pace for that."

      Alex Albon (16th): "Nothing special happened, the car just snapped away right where you least want it to. The track was very slippery, which made the rear end very unstable. Honestly, I'm surprised they decided to run the session in those weather conditions, but it was fun until I found myself in that situation. Up to that point my lap was coming together well. I've been quick throughout the weekend, but sometimes these things happen. We knew that if the track was wet there would be problems. We're quick on a dry track, and I hope tomorrow will be dry. When it started to rain just before qualifying, I was a bit disappointed."