17/10/2025 20:09
Carlos Sainz was forced to end his FP1 session early at the Circuit
of the Americas due to a gearbox issue. With only nine laps on the
board, they mark Sainz's only practice efforts for the weekend as
sprint qualifying takes place later today. Sainz limped back to the
pit lane midway through the session and was told to bring the car
in for a "potential issue with the gearbox". Williams has now
communicated that Sainz's session has concluded early, but is
confident it will not impact his appearance in sprint qualifying.
"Carlos has experienced a problem with his gearbox which we are
investigating," read a statement. "He will not join the remainder
of FP1 but will be ready for Sprint qualifying this afternoon."
Sainz topped FP1 in the USA last year for Ferrari.
