Carlos Sainz Punches Through to Q3 as Baku's Top Ten Shootout Takes Shape
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Carlos Sainz has finally smiled again. This Friday, the Spaniard has achieved his best mark of the season in a standings and has done so in the same place where last year he climbed the podium for the first time as a Williams driver. The Baku circuit has always been ... Continue reading "Sainz smiles again in his sacred land with Williams: «To the first opportunity I had to shine...»"
Williams’ long-awaited F1 upgrade is delivering in Baku – but was Q3 an “overachievement”?
Williams has achieved its best qualifying result of 2026, courtesy of Carlos Sainz’ drive at the wheel of a much lighter car, but its drivers aren’t taking that performance for granted
For the first time throughout the season, Carlos Sainz and Williams have reached Q3 in the classification of the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026, where the Spanish driver has achieved a ninth place that is cause for celebration. Although Williams had arrived in Baku with a great update that
The improvements in Williams seem to have paid off and Carlos Sainz got for the first time for the team this season a pass to Q3. Madrid will be 9th this Saturday in the race, a great result for a single-seater who has been overweight since the beginning of the course."We knew that upgrade was important and would make us go faster but I haven't seen the possibility of being in Q3 at any time this weekend until that Q1 lap, which has been very go…
Qualifying session Q2 for the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix took place at the Baku City Circuit, with George Russell (Mercedes) taking the top spot with a time of 1 minute 43.462 seconds. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), who made contact with the wall in Q1, was unable to participate in Q2 due to damage to his car and finished qualifying in 16th place. Oliver Behrmann (Haas), Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), Alexander Albon (Williams), Esteban Ocon …
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