Sprint Qualifying
F1 2024
Round 23
Verstappen is P6, Lawson is P10 in the Qatar GP Sprint Qualifying
Lusail International CircuitRound 23 of the season, Qatar Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying took place at Lusail International Circuit. Max Verstappen of Oracle Red Bull Racing, supported by Honda as a Team Partner, was P6. Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team's Liam Lawson finished in P10.
Oracle Red Bull Racing's Sergio Perez did in P16, and Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team's Yuki Tsunoda did in P17.
Max Verstappen
1
Oracle Red Bull Racing It is super tight out there and we lacked pace today. We don’t really have the balance to attack entry to mid corner, the high speed is okay, but overall our car is just a bit off. P6 isn’t where we want to be but was the maximum we could achieve today. It will be tough to fight the cars around me but hopefully we can push a bit more during the Sprint. For Qualifying we will look to improve the situation, but we will see what happens on track tomorrow.
It is super tight out there and we lacked pace today. We don’t really have the balance to attack entry to mid corner, the high speed is okay, but overall our car is just a bit off. P6 isn’t where we want to be but was the maximum we could achieve today. It will be tough to fight the cars around me but hopefully we can push a bit more during the Sprint. For Qualifying we will look to improve the situation, but we will see what happens on track tomorrow.
Liam Lawson
30
Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team The Team put in a lot of effort since this morning to find a step in performance and pace. It was great to see that translate on track. It’s a shame we had a lap deleted in SQ3. It’s one position, but we now need to make up two places for points tomorrow. However, we’re very happy with the step we made. Of course, there’s always more to extract and we’ll work on that overnight. We did a brief long run this morning, so will go through those numbers, and try to move forward. It’s very close with Alpine, Haas and us on track tomorrow, and we’re fighting each other in the Constructors, so the Sprint is very important, and we can take confidence from today.
The Team put in a lot of effort since this morning to find a step in performance and pace. It was great to see that translate on track. It’s a shame we had a lap deleted in SQ3. It’s one position, but we now need to make up two places for points tomorrow. However, we’re very happy with the step we made. Of course, there’s always more to extract and we’ll work on that overnight. We did a brief long run this morning, so will go through those numbers, and try to move forward. It’s very close with Alpine, Haas and us on track tomorrow, and we’re fighting each other in the Constructors, so the Sprint is very important, and we can take confidence from today.
Sergio Perez
11
Oracle Red Bull Racing To get my final lap, we were all opening gaps and Charles came through and we were fighting for truck space into turn one and I lost a couple of tenths there, enough to be knocked out unfortunately. It is a shame because I feel we really progressed with the car from P1 to Sprint Qualifying, we have a lot more potential. I think it is going to be tough to come through the field tomorrow, so we will focus hard on the rest of the weekend. In such a short race I don’t think there is a lot we can do but we will try our hardest.
To get my final lap, we were all opening gaps and Charles came through and we were fighting for truck space into turn one and I lost a couple of tenths there, enough to be knocked out unfortunately. It is a shame because I feel we really progressed with the car from P1 to Sprint Qualifying, we have a lot more potential. I think it is going to be tough to come through the field tomorrow, so we will focus hard on the rest of the weekend. In such a short race I don’t think there is a lot we can do but we will try our hardest.
Yuki Tsunoda
22
Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team It was a tough Sprint Qualifying today and I think we deserved more from it. I did what I could, but unfortunately, we haven’t been able to maximise our performance. I still think we have the right potential with our car here in Qatar so for sure we could have done better than that. I didn’t do any mistakes and I know what happened, so I’ll have a look tonight together with the team to try and get some learning from today.
It was a tough Sprint Qualifying today and I think we deserved more from it. I did what I could, but unfortunately, we haven’t been able to maximise our performance. I still think we have the right potential with our car here in Qatar so for sure we could have done better than that. I didn’t do any mistakes and I know what happened, so I’ll have a look tonight together with the team to try and get some learning from today.
