Las Vegas GP: Mixed qualifying for Atlassian Williams Racing
By Williams Racing
November 22 2025
Qualifying for the 2025 Las Vegas GP would see the Atlassian Williams Racing Team come away with a mixed set of results. For Alex Albon his session would see him crash on his last flying Q1 lap finishing in 16th. Had he not been the victim of a snap that saw his car hit the barrier his final lap would have seen him make it into Q2. But this was not to be. For team-mate Carlos Sainz his session would see him finish in 3rd in what was a fantastic performance across all three qualifying periods. Such was the performance of the car in Carlos's hands it is very encouraging going into Saturday's race. This should allow both Carlos and Alex to have strong races.
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Atlassian Williams Racing
Las Vegas GP Qualifying Review |
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Alex Albon:
"A frustrating qualifying result as we have been quick all weekend.
The conditions were tricky out there and I was experiencing some random
aquaplaning across different laps. The laps I was able to do in clean
air I was happy with, but unfortunately, we never really got a clean lap
without a yellow flag. There was a lot going on through the last few
corners with various flags and to get to the line on time, and I had a
snap and we ultimately got caught out. It is frustrating as we should’ve
been in Q3 today as well. Hopefully it is dry tomorrow, but I’m
confident that we have a good car and can fight back in the race." |
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Carlos Sainz:
"Very happy after one of the trickiest qualifying’s of the year!
From my first lap today, I’ve felt at home with the car. Every time I
was closing in on my lap we were at the top of the field and I was
enjoying myself out there in these conditions. Despite opening my last
attempt a bit early, I knew I had a shot at pole and for a moment I
thought I had it! But two very quick cars behind me were able to improve
and edge us out. Still, P3 is an amazing result for the team and we have
to feel proud of the job done. Our target for tomorrow will be to remain
in position, whilst being conscious we have some very quick cars behind
us and it’s easy to overtake here. We’ll make ourselves as wide as
possible and give it our all. Vamos!" |
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James Vowles Team
Principal:
"What a fantastic qualifying from Carlos – really, really impressive in
quite difficult conditions. And yet it wasn't just one lap, he was able
to put the car consistently in the top three throughout most of the
sessions. Great work by the team, getting the car working across a range
of slick, intermediate and extreme wet tyres this weekend and it bodes
well for the race tomorrow whatever conditions come our way. With Alex,
it's bitterly disappointing because he has been quick all weekend. He
made a small mistake but small mistakes get punished in Vegas. The
incident could have been prevented with improved communications, and
information from the team – we win and lose as a team and will come back
stronger with Alex tomorrow. Looking forward to tomorrow’s race, clearly
we can’t predict whether it’s going to rain or not but given our
performance so far we look competitive across a range of conditions –
I’m just looking forward to racing."
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Las Vegas Strip Circuit, USA Lap |
Length: 6.201km |
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Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
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3 |
C Sainz |
Williams Racing |
1:54.873 |
1:51.144 |
1:48.296 |
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16 |
A Albon |
Williams Racing |
1:56.220 |
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