Pierre Gasly: "Sprint weekends are always a busy schedule and it has certainly been a busy day at the wheel.

"I would say we had a decent Sprint Race to finish in P10. Turn 1 was carnage on the opening lap and I just had to try and survive and put the car in the right position to avoid any of the mess. In the end, we gained some places and just had to try our best to defend from there. We lacked pace but certainly learned a few things and tricks, which should benefit us in the race. In Qualifying, again, I felt like we did a pretty good job. I was not too happy with the final push lap where we seemed to struggle in the final corner in particular so we will review that as the first two sectors were good and competitive. I don't think Q3 would have been possible, maybe one or two places higher, but I think, as a team, we can take the positives of being in Q2 for the second time this weekend. Tomorrow, we will see what we can do from P14 and just try to capitalise on any potential chaos in front."

Franco Colapinto: "It has been a tricky day, and weekend overall so far, on my side of the garage. It has been difficult to find the right balance and the car has felt slightly more unpredictable to drive than in recent races, which could also be down to the conditions and high-speed nature of this track. In the Sprint, I managed to get a good getaway but felt some heavy contact from behind on the apex of Turn 1, which ultimately caused a rear left puncture and effectively put us out of contention having to make an extra pit stop. We made some extensive set-up changes between sessions to help me feel more confident with the car. Some things worked and others didn't, but it was a good learning that we can take forward into future races. I was pushing hard in Qualifying and while it was positive getting both cars into Q2, I struggled to put a lap together and had to abort some runs with a few snaps in places. I wasn't really able to race today after the Turn 1 incident, so I'm looking forward to the race tomorrow and seeing what we can do from our starting position."

Steve Nielsen, Managing Director: "Given our results at recent events, we can certainly take some positivity from the Sprint Day here in Austin. In the race, Pierre did well to survive the chaos at Turn 1 and in the end finished in P10, just outside the points. Franco, unfortunately, suffered a rear left puncture in the various incidents on the opening lap, which very much wrote off any hopes of a good result. The car, in general, has been in a decent place all weekend, which is reflected in both cars reaching Q2 on merit, our first double Q2 appearance since Austria in July, underlining the team's desire to keep striving for the best possible outcome each time we are on track. As we saw in today's Sprint, there could be opportunities in tomorrow's race which will require both drivers to drive smartly, and cleanly, and we will see what we can do to maximise our end result with both cars."

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