I want to thank everyone at Red Bull and Honda who have played such an important role in my career and will continue to do so.
I think what was mentioned before probably Q3 was the weakest of the sessions for Mercedes.
Sainz remains without a seat for next season after Ferrari announced the signing of seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton on a multi-year deal for F1 2025.
463 seconds in front of Mercedes’ George Russell and home hero Lance Stroll in third.
He was later hit with a three-place grid penalty for the next race in Spain after the stewards ruled he continued for the remainder of that lap with a “significantly damaged car” that “lost several carbon fibre parts on the way back to the pits.