Red Bull Ring, Saturday 4 July
Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris, and Team Principal Andreas Seidl after Qualifying in Austria.
CARLOS SAINZ, #55
| FP3 | 1m05.177s (+1.047s) | 24 laps | 13th | |
| Q1 | 1m04.537s (Softs) | 6th | ||
| Q2 | 1m03.971s (Softs) | 7th | ||
| Q3 | 1m03.971s (Softs) | 8th |
“It’s been a very good day for the team. Congrats! We can be happy with the performance of the car after winter testing. It’s good to be fighting in the top 10 already in the first weekend, so very happy about that. Personally, I’ve been struggling a bit the whole weekend, not finding the right balance for certain corners, and I couldn’t put together the final lap I was aiming for. Otherwise I think P8 is not a bad starting position for tomorrow and we’ll definitely be fighting for the first points of the season.”
LANDO NORRIS, #4
| FP3 | 1m04.950s (+0.820s) | 22 laps | 10th | |
| Q1 | 1m04.606s (Softs) | 11th | ||
| Q2 | 1m03.819s (Softs) | 4th | ||
| Q3 | 1m03.626s (Softs) | 4th |
“I’m very happy, this was my best qualifying position ever, so it’s a big achievement for myself but also for the team. It’s the best team result for six years, so it’s good to see the progress we’ve made. However, this result doesn’t mean we’ve made it, we’ve got to keep working hard. That’s what we’ve been doing this whole weekend, we keep chipping away. We’ve got a good starting position for tomorrow, so I’m happy with that — a good qualifying throughout. I was confident, even though it didn’t always look like we were the third-best team. To put it all together come Q3, and especially on the second run, made me happy. I think it’s good for us as a team but tomorrow’s a different day and we’ll still have to work hard during the race.”