Carlos Sainz set to start ninth after a really solid lap in Qualifying at the British GP

Saturday, 5 July 2025
- Free Practice 3: P12, 1:26.332, 16 laps
- Qualifying: P11, 1:15.746, 12 laps

• Carlos Sainz set the eleventh fastest time in the Qualifying session of the British GP, but he is set to start tomorrow from tenth place following the penalties of two other drivers.
• The Williams race driver made it through Q1 (1:26.175) by using two sets of Soft tyres and in Q2 he repeated the same strategy. In the second phase, he set a 1:25.861 in his first outing and he improved to 1:25.746 in the second one, a remarkable performance in the home Grand Prix for the Growe-based team.
• The Spaniard finished Q2 in Q2, just 35 thousandths of a second away from the cut, but he made the most of the possibilities of his FW47.

QUOTES:
“I don’t think there was much more for us out there today. I missed Q3 by the slightest of margins, but this weekend we’ve been consistently running in the gap between P10 and P14, so I think our position is representative of where we are. We’ve been dedicating this weekend to a lot of set-up experimentation, so it hasn’t been the ideal build-up to Qualifying, but in the end, my lap felt really clean. I have trust in our race pace tomorrow, so we’ll do our best to fight for those points and be ready to take any opportunities. It’s incredible the amount of support we have at home, and I want to thank our fans with a good race!"

COMING UP:
Sunday, 6 July 2025
- Race: 15:00 local time (16:00 CEST)