Monaco GP: Encouraging Friday for Atlassian Williams F1 Team


By Williams F1 Team
June 6 2026

The opening Friday practice sessions for the 2026 Monaco GP would see Atlassian Williams F1 drivers Carlos Sainz finish in 12th followed by team-mate Alex Albon in 13th. Aside from Audi the team was performing well amongst the midfield teams. With a major focus being on qualifying the team will hopefully find that extra pace that can see them move inside the top ten on Saturday. The only issue that the team had to contend with was a deployment issue in FP1 with both cars but was resolved for FP2.

 
 Williams F1 Team Monaco GP Friday Practice Review
 
Sainz
 

Albon

Alex Albon:
"Not a bad Friday overall. There's obviously a lot of traffic around this circuit, especially with 22 cars, which makes it tricky to get a lap in clear air. The track is a bit bumpier than last year and I also felt like I was sliding around a lot, so the focus for tomorrow will be on getting the car into a good window. Across both free practice sessions, we were hovering around P11, so I am more optimistic heading into tomorrow. Monaco is obviously all about qualifying and one-lap pace - I think Q1 will be tricky with the traffic, but hopefully we can make the most out of it and put ourselves in a good starting position for the race."

Sainz

Carlos Sainz:
"Overall, it's been quite an intense Friday, with a lot of disruptions throughout the sessions with yellow and red flags and with 22 cars on track the traffic was tricky. Having said that, we managed to put together some solid laps and more or less cover our run plan. Right now, it looks like we’re just outside the top 10, so if we want to fight for Q3 tomorrow we need everything to be perfect and we need to make a good step overnight with car and tyre preparation."

 
Albon
 
Sainz
 
Circuit de Monaco, Monaco | 3.337km
 
Driver   FP1 FP2
C. Sainz P12 | 1:16.041 | 31 Laps P12 | 1:14.512 | 34 Laps
A. Albon P11 | 1:15.989 | 33 Laps P13 | 1:14.600 | 39 Laps
 
 
Albon

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