Carlos Sis believes he can flip his shock entrance row begin into Williams’ first podium after benefiting from his chaotic qualifying session on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Sainz is second consistent with pole sitter Max Verstappen after successful the Q3’s first flying lap earlier than the pink flag for a crash on account of Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri interrupting the session.
By the point Q3 resumed, situations had cooled and lightweight rain had sprinkled the circuit. Solely Verstappen may attain inside 0.1 seconds of the Spanish banker’s lap, with Sainz secured the entrance row spot.
It was Williams’ first entrance row begin for the reason that 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, and George Russell will not full the race lap, however completed second.
The outcomes stay Williams’ newest podium. Earlier than that, the crew’s earlier such trophies had been claimed by Lancestrol on the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Requested what the aim of the race could be, the signal mentioned, “Attempt stick it on the rostrum. We’ll do our greatest to present Williams the primary podium.”
Later he added: “We attempt to preserve it constant and see the tempo of the automobile.
The rostrum-sized level has led Williams for a lot of the season, heading in the direction of lowering the hole between him and teammate Alex Albon. The Thai driver, who is predicted to be nineteenth in Baku’s first quarter, is seventh within the title desk, eleventh and 54 factors forward.
Much less Much less separated teammates in qualifying, which is Sainz’s greatest Saturday outcome that is comfy for Williams. The Spaniard’s closing entrance row begin was for Ferrari, the Las Vegas Grand Prix final 12 months.
“Sadly, that is a type of years the place nothing is put collectively on the subject of Sundays and outcomes,” he mentioned in protection of the outcomes. “However at this time I’m confirmed that my velocity is there, placing collectively a very good lap and each time nothing occurs to us, I’m fast.
“At present I felt higher, and most significantly, I stored the automobile constant all through the weekend. At any time when I had the chance to place collectively a lap, it wasn’t that a lot. I feel I did it at this time with a complete of three or 4 laps on Quali given the pink flag – the laps have been good.
“I’ve velocity, and so long as it is there, I do not fear. It is powerful nowadays to get all of the factors worthy of a crew with only a little bit of dangerous luck and too many race incidents.
