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Singapore Grand Prix: Sprint & Qualifying team notes - Williams

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10/10/2026

James Vowles, Team Principal: "A better showing in qualifying than we had yesterday and more in line with where we expected the pace to be in what is a very tight midfield.

"Carlos did good laps. We missed out on the very last lap by intentionally pushing late to maximise track evolution. One of the systems indicated that he had crossed the line after the flag but in reality he hadn't and we need to make sure we tighten up that process and keep pushing until such time as we are confident. With Alex, it took a large amount of work following the accident in the Sprint and he wasn't quite as comfortable with the car, but the team in the garage did a great job to get the car ready. We will have a look overnight and see what changes we need to do so both drivers can come back stronger tomorrow. There are plenty of opportunities, we saw that in the Sprint and we just need to be there to pick up the points when it matters."

Carlos Sainz: "We did some great laps in Q1 - I was feeling confident and the performance was looking solid, so it's disappointing that we didn't nail the execution in Q2. We waited too long in the garage and everything got messy from there, as we rushed to the line and got impeded by an Audi in sector 1 on my final push, so hopefully we'll start tomorrow from P13 and on the clean side. Although overtaking here is extremely difficult, we will do our best to bring home a good result."

Alex Albon: "I was relatively happy with my lap, but it wasn't enough for Q2 today. We had to make several changes to the car following the incident in the Sprint, so thanks to the team for getting the car ready for qualifying. It is a long race tomorrow so you never know what might happen. Tyre degradation is looking okay currently, so will be interesting to see how strategy develops across the grid, especially knowing that overtaking is tricky here. Regardless, we'll give it everything in front of the fans tomorrow."

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