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Williams star Carlos Sainz had a forgettable weekend at the 2025 Austrian GP following the qualifying troubles and the DNF before the race even started. The Spaniard came out and detailed his frustrations from the F1 weekend at the Red Bull Ring.
Carlos Sainz failed to advance from the Q1 session in the last two F1 races coming into the Austrian GP weekend. The race at the Red Bull Ring was Sainz's third consecutive Q1 exit, whereas teammate Alex Albon had advanced to Q2. After the session, the Spanish driver vented his frustration on the team radio, suggesting there was damage to the car as he was understeering into all the corners on his final Q1 lap.
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Following the disappointing qualifying session, Carlos Sainz started the race in P19. Compared to last year, when Sainz was making consistent Q3 appearances with Ferrari, the start to the Williams career hasn't been the kindest. However, the qualifying was the least of the problems for the Spaniard coming into the race day.
Carlos faced an issue with the car on the formation lap as he was stuck in first gear and wasn't able to move. The start was aborted, and Sainz was able to get the car going just in time for a pitlane start. As soon as the Spaniard reached the pit lane, his rear brakes were set on fire. The fire extinguisher and brake coolers were brought out, and the Williams driver retired from the race.
Carlos Sainz came out and detailed his frustrations as he said,
“Too many issues yesterday, too many issues today. This weekend I couldn’t show the true pace that I know we had and that leaves me frustrated. However, it’s time to stay focused and work even harder as a team to learn from this tricky period and bounce back.” ( Via carlossainz.es)
“I’m fully confident that if we manage to execute clean weekends, better results will come soon. Up next is our home race at Silverstone, so let’s keep pushing to make the most out of it!" he added
“We need to regroup”: Carlos Sainz on Williams’ poor result at the Austrian GP.
While Carlos Sainz retired from the Austrian GP before the race even started, Alex Albon, who got up into the Top 10, also retired from the race on Lap 15. Williams has been plagued by issues in the last few weekends, with Albon retiring in the last three races due to a power unit issue.
Asking the team to regroup following the tough last couple of weekends, Carlos Sainz said,
“Very disappointed obviously to come to Austria and not be able to race, after even so many issues yesterday in Quali and this issue today. We’re going through a bit of a bad run with a lot of issues as a team so, in a short period of time before our home Grand Prix, we need to regroup and see what we can do better.”
Sainz didn't not only had damage to the car at the Austrian GP qualifying, but also suffered from an issue with the brakes. On the other hand, Alex Albon has had troubles with the sensors on the Mercedes power unit since the Spanish GP.
