Singapore GP: MIxed Saturday for Atlassian Williams F1 Team


By Williams F1 Team
October 11 2026

Saturday at the Marina Bay Circuit would see the Atlassian Williams F1 Team have to contend with both the Sprint and Qualifying for the 2026 Singapore GP. The Sprint would see Carlos Sainz finish in 12th but for Alex Albon he would retire after suffering damage after being involved in a collision with another car. Then qualifying would be a far more positive session for the team with Carlos making it into Q2 and would finish in 14th. Alex would only manage 18th having to contend with a car that was not at its best after the crash in the Sprint. It was overall a far better result than what the team had achieved after Sprint Qualifying. Sunday's race will be a difficult one given the difficulties in passing but both Carlos and Alex will give it their best.

 
 Atlassian Williams F1 Team Singapore GP Sprint - Qualifying
 
Albon
 
Sainz

Carlos Sainz:
"We did some great laps in Q1 - I was feeling confident and the performance was looking solid, so it’s disappointing that we didn’t nail the execution in Q2. We waited too long in the garage and everything got messy from there, as we rushed to the line and got impeded by an Audi in sector 1 on my final push, so hopefully we’ll start tomorrow from P13 and on the clean side. Although overtaking here is extremely difficult, we will do our best to bring home a good result."
Albon

Alex Albon:
"I was relatively happy with my lap, but it wasn't enough for Q2 today. We had to make several changes to the car following the incident in the Sprint, so thanks to the team for getting the car ready for qualifying. It is a long race tomorrow so you never know what might happen. Tyre degradation is looking okay currently, so will be interesting to see how strategy develops across the grid, especially knowing that overtaking is tricky here. Regardless, we'll give it everything in front of the fans tomorrow."
 
Vowles

James Vowles Team Principal:
"A better showing in qualifying than we had yesterday and more in line with where we expected the pace to be in what is a very tight midfield. Carlos did good laps. We missed out on the very last lap by intentionally pushing late to maximise track evolution. One of the systems indicated that he had crossed the line after the flag but in reality he hadn’t and we need to make sure we tighten up that process and keep pushing until such time as we are confident. With Alex, it took a large amount of work following the accident in the Sprint and he wasn’t quite as comfortable with the car, but the team in the garage did a great job to get the car ready. We will have a look overnight and see what changes we need to do so both drivers can come back stronger tomorrow. There are plenty of opportunities, we saw that in the Sprint and we just need to be there to pick up the points when it matters."
 
Sainz
 
Track: Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore Lap Length: 4.927km
Sprint Race
C Sainz • Finished: P12
• Started: Pit Lane
• Fastest lap: 1:48.643
A Albon • Finished: DNF
• Started: P19
• Fastest lap: 1:50.860
 
Grand Prix Qualifying
C Sainz • Finished: P14
• Q1: 1:33.774
• Q2: 1:33.526
A Albon • Finished: P18
• Q1: 1:34.289
 
Albon
 
Albon
 

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