Saturday, 6 April 2024
- Free Practice 3: P7, 1:30.171, 27 laps
- Qualifying: P4, 1:28.682, 12 laps

• Carlos Sainz maximized the potential of his Ferrari SF-24 in the Qualifying session for the Japanese GP, where he secured himself a spot in the second row of the grid.
• The Spanish race driver used a single set of tyres in one of the tightest Q1 in a long time, with the entire field within 1.2 seconds.
• Carlos also made his way through Q2 with a single set of tyres, which enabled him to have two available for his final push in Q3.
• In the last part, the Ferrari race driver clocked his fastest lap (1:28.682) in his first outing on track, putting the car in the fourth spot of the Starting Grid.

QUOTES:
“I'm happy with my Quali and with the lap in Q3, as I think we maximised our potential today. We knew since FP3 that this weekend we were lacking a bit over one lap, but starting P4 leaves us in a good position to fight tomorrow. We’ve made good steps in terms of race pace and I hope we will be able to exploit it during the race and fight for a podium position. Let's go!".

COMING UP:
Sunday, 7 April 2024
- Race: 14:00 local time (07:00 CEST)