Williams driver Logan Sargeant says he and team-mate Alex Albon will have to be “perfect” in qualifying in Miami if they are to make Q3.
Sargeant comes into his home weekend looking for the first points of his Formula 1 career, and he is also looking to qualify in the top 10 for the first time.
There would arguably be few better times to achieve those feats than at his home race in Miami, where he the Floridian finished 19th and 20th in Friday’s two practice sessions.
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Albon squeezed into the top 10 in FP2, but Sargeant feels he can pinpoint where he needs to improve heading into Saturday’s qualifying session.
“It was a tricky day, not the smoothest,” he told F1TV. “The important part is that we have two cars back in one piece after this Friday and I just feel like I just didn’t quite commit as much. I know what I need to do tomorrow and it’s quite clear when I look at the data.”
The 22-year-old added that the Grove-based outfit “have a little bit of setup work” to carry out before going into qualifying and, while starting in the top 10 is a possibility, it will by no means be easy to achieve.
“I think it’s going to be tough,” he added.” It’s going to be tight and I think it is really close between everyone. I think it’s going to have to come down to having to put absolutely perfect committed laps and that’ll be the difference so we’ll see tomorrow.”
Williams is currently last in the Constructors’ Standings after four rounds, but the British side sits just seven points adrift of sixth-placed Alpine as another tight midfield battle shapes up this year.
