Carlos Sainz: We are moving in the right direction.

      Both Williams drivers made it to the second part of the sprint qualifying, but then the results were revised as Alex Albon received a penalty for violating track limits, after which he moved down to 19th place in the standings.

      Carlos Sainz (15th): "We expected to make a small step forward, and the situation has indeed changed a bit for the better; we are moving in the right direction. The results have improved slightly, especially considering that my car had serious issues – we struggled for a long time to find the right approach to energy usage.

      The difficulties were evident both on the out lap and on the fast lap, and even though we still made it to the second session, we were out of contention early in qualifying in China and Suzuka, even when we did everything perfectly. So, what is happening here in Miami, I perceive positively.

      I believe the adjustments made to the regulations will be more fully realized at other tracks, as there are no particular challenges regarding energy management in Miami. However, in any case, these changes are quite minor, and to be honest, we won’t see a noticeable difference until the regulations are truly revised in 2027. I hope that will be the next step forward."

      Alex Albon (14th fastest but penalized and starting 19th): "The impressions from the car are clearly better, and we made it to the second part of qualifying precisely because we really improved, so I am satisfied with the team's progress.

      Overall, the technical innovations are working. During the only practice session, which was slightly extended here, the team decided to conduct a series of experiments. When a sprint is part of the weekend program, there is little time to test new solutions, but we are checking them anyway, and I think we have already gathered a large amount of information.

      Now we need to analyze everything, figure out what works better and what works worse, but for now, I am happy with everything. We are moving forward, although the race still promises to be difficult.

      By the end of the day, I was upset about the penalty received for violating track limits, but we continue to prepare for the sprint and Saturday's qualifying."