Carlos Sainz shines in the Sprint Qualifying of the Canadian GP

Friday, 22 May 2026:
- Free Practice 1: P15, 1:16.660, 36 laps
- Sprint Qualifying: P10, 1:14.536, 24 laps

• Carlos Sainz will start from tenth in the Sprint of the Canadian GP after a spectacular Qualifying in which he made it to the final phase for the first time this season.
• The Williams race driver set the eleventh fastest time in SQ1 (1:15.500) and then clocked the tenth fastest time in SQ2 (1:14.547) in the closing stages of the round to make the cut by five hundredths of a second.
• The Spanish race driver hopes this result will boost the team’s motivation as they continue working to further improve the speed of the Williams FW48 in the next few races.

QUOTES:
“It was a really good sprint qualifying today. My lap in SQ2 felt super strong and I think we maximised what this car is capable of for now. We’ve made some solid progress in the past few races and getting into SQ3 for the first time this season feels like a bit of a reward for the efforts we are making to improve the car. Unfortunately the top eight is still another step ahead, so we’ll put in a good fight tomorrow and be ready to take any opportunities".

COMING UP:
Saturday, 23 May 2026:
- Sprint: 12:00 local time (18:00 CEST)
- Qualifying: 16:00 local time (22:00 CEST)