Hannah Schmitz after Friday in Qatar: 'Didn't go the way we hoped'

Published on 28 November 2025 by Yvonne Huijs

Hannah Schmitz, Principal Strategy Engineer of Oracle Red Bull Racing, says after Friday in Qatar: "FP1 was a useful practice session for us, we were able to do some good high-fuel running which was helpful ahead of the sprint tomorrow and the race on Sunday. We also were able to take a look at the soft tyre on low-fuel which will be beneficial."

About the sprint qualifying she says: “Sprint quali, unfortunately, didn't go the way we hoped it would have, so that's something we can learn from for the rest of the weekend. We've got another qualifying tomorrow to make amends and I think we can still have a positive sprint. Having the 25-lap enforcement will shake things up a little on Sunday, as ordinarily you'd want to follow a one-stop here, but it will be interesting to see how each team interprets the ruling."

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