Vaulz: Most importantly, our pace allowed us to compete for points.

      James Vowles, Williams' team principal, summed up the team's performance in Las Vegas, which was clearly mixed: while Carlos Sainz scored 10 points for fifth place at the 22nd round of the season, his teammate did not make it to the finish.

      James Vowles: "So, the Las Vegas Grand Prix is behind us. I want to stress that Carlos achieved the maximum possible result we could have expected, getting everything out of the car. The car's actual pace would have allowed a seventh-place finish, and we had a decent advantage over all the other drivers running in the middle of the pack — it was around 10–11 seconds.

      We lacked the pace to fight for higher positions, but Carlos deserves praise, because this weekend he handled his tasks very well. As for Alex Albon, it is clear that his race was heavily affected by the minor accident that occurred during qualifying.

      In addition, unfortunately, there was a serious problem during the race because his radio wasn't working. I've been in the sport for many years, but I've never seen anything like this. The fault wasn't with the radio transmitter itself; it was much more complex, and despite repeated attempts to reboot the communications system we were unable to get it working.

      Given that circumstance, and the incident at the start of the race, Alex found himself in a situation where we decided to stop his car. He served his penalty and then retired from the race. Now we have to get to the bottom of what caused the radio to fail, because in modern Formula 1 it is simply impossible to work without proper communication between the team and the driver.

      And yet most importantly, the car's pace overall allowed us to fight for points, but as the results of the last two races show, we must do everything to ensure both drivers score points. There are two more Grands Prix ahead, and we are preparing for them."