Red Bull Ring, Friday 10 July
Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris, and Racing Director Andrea Stella after Free Practice for the Styrian Grand Prix.
CARLOS SAINZ, #55
| FP1 | 1m05.602s (+0.735s) | 40 laps | 7th | |
| FP2 | 1m04.333s (+0.673s) | 45 laps | 5th |
“Repeating the same track for the second consecutive weekend helped us to compare a few set-ups. I tried a few experimental changes to get on top of the balance issues I had last weekend. Some of them were positive, others not so much, so we still need to keep analysing going into the weekend. It’s a bit of a special Friday because of the risk of qualifying being cancelled tomorrow. Many drivers went out on new tyres and tried to put a good lap-time in just in case. We’ll see what the weather brings, but it could get interesting!”
LANDO NORRIS, #4
| FP1 | 1m05.908s (+1.041s) | 25 laps | 14th | |
| FP2 | 1m04.541s (+0.881s) | 31 laps | 8th |
“I had a difficult day with a few setbacks. I didn’t complete as many laps as we would’ve liked to because of a couple of problems, but the car still feels good and I think we have decent pace. I think a few other teams have stepped it up a little bit more and extracted more than we could since last weekend, but we’re still in a good place heading into tomorrow and Sunday. The car feels nice and that gives me good confidence, but the conditions are looking like they’ll change for Saturday and Sunday, so we’ve got to be ready for that.”