The opening day of the 2024 Qatar GP would see the Williams Racing Team finish with Alex Albon 12th and Franco Colapinto 20th after Sprint qualifying. Under the Sprint format both drivers would only get one practice session which made things that much harder, especially for Franco who was also having to learn the track as well as cope with a car that was not up to the latest specification. Alex would come away a bit disappointed but was encouraged by their race pace. For Franco it will be very much the case of using the Sprint to gain a better insight into his car prior to the main race qualifying.
