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Williams team principal, James Vowels, acknowledged Carlos Sainz's amazing qualifying effort and appreciated the Spanish racer for his performance. Giving his thoughts in a video posted by the Williams F1 team, Vowles recalled the chaotic qualifying on Saturday and praised his team.
Sainz delivered a stunning flying lap in Q3 as he finished the session in P2. He was only slower than pole winner Max Verstappen, who was nearly five-tenths faster than him. With this, Sainz will kick-off the race from the front row for the first time since his Ferrari days.
Sainz set up 1:41.595 on the timesheet and was over a tenth faster than Liam Lawson, the racer in P3. As the Spanish pulled off a stellar qualifying performance, here is what his team principal had to say about him:
"What a fantastic finish of qualifying on Saturday for Carlos. We're second on the grid, a front row start and it feels brilliant for the team. I think the first and foremost point out that the qualifying session was over two and half hours with six red flags, and I'm fairly sure I've aged 10 years in a few minutes."
"It was great to see Carlos absolutely flying on form and I have to acknowledge as well that the team did a great job. Not just today but across the last week or so where we've been focusing on how to get this qualifying conditions right. How to get the most out of these tires on that first time lap," he further added.
Sadly, Sainz's fellow teammate, Alex Albon, finished the qualifying in P20 after he made contact with the wall at Turn 1, Albon's P20 came as a huge setback for the British team, until Sainz's P2 later in the season.
Mercedes duo Kimi Antonelli and George Russell managed P4 and P5, respectively, while Yuki Tsunoda, Lando Norris, and Isack Hadjar were in P6, P7, and P8. Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc, the racers who crashed in Q3, will begin the race from P9 and P10 respectively.
Carlos Sainz's opinion after Azerbaijan qualifying
After the end of the Azerbaijan GP qualifying, Carlos Sainz revealed his feelings and said that he wants to secure first podium with Williams. Speaking with Sky Sports F1, he said:
"Very happy! We nailed the Qualifying today, always on the right tyre at the right time and some very good laps. We are P2, it is great news. Plan for tomorrow - try and stick it on the podium. I am going to try my best to give Williams a first podium."
As of now, Carlos Sainz is in P18 in the Drivers' Championship with 16 points after 16 races and three sprints. His teammate, Alex Albon, is in P7 with 70 points. Williams are in P5 in the Constructors' Championship with 86 points.
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