Albon Eager for Sainz’s Fresh Insights at Williams F1

22/08/2024

Albon welcomes Sainz to Williams F1, anticipating fresh strategies and perspectives for the team.

During the summer break, James Vowles, the team principal at Williams F1, announced that Carlos Sainz would become Alexander Albon’s teammate starting in 2025 at the British outfit.

Upon returning from his holiday, the Thai-British driver had the opportunity to react to this announcement at Zandvoort.

“He’s a top driver from a top team, with a lot of speed and experience. He obviously brings a lot of experience. He’s very highly regarded and it’s good to have him on board for our journey,” said Albon.

The former Red Bull driver is looking forward to Sainz’s insights on how to improve their car for the next season.

“I am particularly keen to see what he thinks. Having worked in a leading team and at Ferrari, like myself at Red Bull when I arrived, there are many things you want to try and change and things he would have picked up over his time with the new generation of cars that he can bring to Williams and make direct changes to see where our weaknesses lie.”

So far in 2024, Albon and Williams have scored four points, still hampered by the car’s overweight issues. Consequently, Albon is eagerly awaiting a fresh evaluation from the Spaniard.

“I’ve spent three years now driving the Williams and you get somewhat used to driving this car and it’s nice to have a fresh look at things, especially when it comes from someone who’s been in a top team, it always helps.”

“For the team, it’s great to have two top drivers and move forward with the project. We’ll be on an equal footing, of course. We have to raise our game; we can’t afford another year like this in 2025. Carlos, James, and I expect more.”

Sainz Joins Albon at Williams, Promises New Outlook Sainz Joins Albon at Williams, Promises New Outlook

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Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
1:15.096
Oscar Piastri
2
OSCAR
PIASTRI
1:15.180
Max Verstappen
3
MAX
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1:15.481
George Russell
4
GEORGE
RUSSELL
1:15.546
Yuki Tsunoda
5
YUKI
TSUNODA
1:15.670
Alex Albon
6
ALEX
ALBON
1:15.737
Charles Leclerc
7
CHARLES
LECLERC
1:15.755
Lewis Hamilton
8
LEWIS
HAMILTON
1:15.973
Pierre Gasly
9
PIERRE
GASLY
1:15.980
Carlos Sainz
10
CARLOS
SAINZ
1:16.062
Isack Hadjar
11
ISACK
HADJAR
1:16.175
Fernando Alonso
12
FERNANDO
ALONSO
1:16.453
Lance Stroll
13
LANCE
STROLL
1:16.483
Jack Doohan
14
JACK
DOOHAN
1:16.863
Gabriel Bortoleto
15
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
1:17.520
Kimi Antonelli
16
KIMI
ANTONELLI
1:16.525
Nico Hulkenberg
17
NICO
HULKENBERG
1:16.579
Liam Lawson
18
LIAM
LAWSON
1:17.094
Esteban Ocon
19
ESTEBAN
OCON
1:17.147
Oliver Bearman
20
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