Friday, 19 April 2024
- Free Practice 1: P14, 1:38.284, 19 laps
- Sprint Qualifying: P5, 2:00.214, 15 laps

• Carlos Sainz will start the Sprint of the Chinese GP from the fifth place of the grid after the rain, that appeared moments before the start of SQ3, compromised the Sprint Qualifying.
• Fearing more rain during SQ3, many drivers waited two minutes at the Pit-Lane exit. Carlos was among them. This compromised the temperature of the rear tyres, thus affecting their performance in the flying laps.
• The parc fermé regulations have changed this season, meaning that Carlos will be able to work on the set-up of his SF-24 between the end of the Sprint race and the start of the Qualifying for Sunday’s Grand Prix.

QUOTES:
“It was a tough mixed session. We made it through SQ1 and SQ2 without major issues, but then in SQ3, with the rain and the Intermediate tyres, we struggled quite a lot with the rear tyres as we weren’t able to get them up to the right temperature".

“If the Sprint Race tomorrow is also wet it won't be easy session for us, but as of now it looks like there is a higher chance of being dry. In any case, we will try to recover some positions and face Qualifying in the afternoon with good momentum".

COMING UP:
Saturday, 20 April 2024
- Sprint: 11:00 local time (05:00 CEST)
- Qualifying: 15:00 local time (09:00 CEST)