Friday in Miami with black clouds and silver lightnings for Carlos Sainz

Friday, 1 May 2026:
- Free Practice 1: P10, 1:30.930, 36 laps
- Sprint Qualifying: P15, 1.30.224

• Carlos made it to SQ2 in the Miami Sprint Qualifying with a Williams FW48 that featured several small upgrades that seem to be working well this weekend.
• Nevertheless, an energy deployment issue cost him time in his fastest laps and compromised his chances in Qualifying, hence why the Spanish driver couldn’t go any further than fifteenth.
• Carlos is confident that the issue was a one-time thing and he expects to recover the lost time over the course of the weekend.

QUOTES:
“This weekend we have taken a step in the right direction compared to previous races, so that’s a positive. Unfortunately, we had energy deployment issues which made me lose valuable tenths in the fight for SQ3. It was frustrating, but I’m positive for tomorrow as we should be able to recover that performance on both the Sprint and qualifying.”

COMING UP:
Saturday, 2 May 2026:
- Sprint: 12:00 local time (18:00 CEST)
- Qualifying: 16:00 local time (22:00 CEST)