Carlos Sainz makes it to Q2, qualified fourteenth in the Singapore GP

Saturday, 10 October 2026:

- Sprint: P12, 20 laps

- Qualifying: P14, 1:33.526, 15 laps

• Carlos Sainz set the fourteenth fastest time in the Qualifying session of the Singapore GP, where he took his Williams FW48 to the Q2 for the second weekend in a row despite its limitations.
• The Spanish driver made the cut in Q1 by four tenths with a lap-time of 1:33.774, being the only Williams car to advance to the next round.
• Carlos started Q2 with a 1:33.526 lap, but his second and final attempt was compromised when Audi’s Nico Hülkenberg impeded him, which prevented him from improving his lap-time.

QUOTES:

“We did some great laps in Q1 - I was feeling confident and the performance was looking solid, so it’s disappointing that we didn’t nail the execution in Q2. We waited too long in the garage and everything got messy from there, as we rushed to the line and got impeded by an Audi in sector 1 on my final push, so hopefully we’ll start tomorrow from P13 and on the clean side. Although overtaking here is extremely difficult, we will do our best to bring home a good result”.

COMING UP:

Sunday, 11 October 2026:

- Race: 20:00 local time (14:00 CEST)