Albon Eager for Sainz’s Fresh Insights at Williams F1

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.”

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21 Mar 2025 - 23 Mar 2025
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21 MAR 03:30 - 04:30
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2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Race Results

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
57
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.895s
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+8.481s
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
+12.773s
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+15.135s
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
+17.413s
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
+18.423s
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
+19.826s
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+20.448s
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+22.473s
Pierre Gasly
11
PIERRE
GASLY
+26.502s
Yuki Tsunoda
12
YUKI
TSUNODA
+29.884s
Esteban Ocon
13
ESTEBAN
OCON
+33.161s
Oliver Bearman
14
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+40.351s
Liam Lawson
15
LIAM
LAWSON
47 DNF
Gabriel Bortoleto
16
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
47 DNF
Fernando Alonso
17
FERNANDO
ALONSO
34 DNF
Carlos Sainz
18
CARLOS
SAINZ
0 DNF
Jack Doohan
19
JACK
DOOHAN
0 DNF
Isack Hadjar
20
ISACK
HADJAR
0 DNF
F1 CALENDAR 2025
Race
Date
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Chinese
Shanghai International
23 Mar
Japanese Flag
Japanese
Suzuka Circuit
6 Apr
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain
Sakhir desert
13 Apr
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Street
20 Apr
United States Flag
United States
Miami
04 May

2025 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
25 Points
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
18
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
15
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
12
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
10
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
8
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
6
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
4
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
2
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
1

2025 FORMULA 1 CONSTRUCTORS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

1
McLaren
27
2
Mercedes
25
3
Red Bull
18
4
Williams
12
5
Aston Martin
8
6
Sauber
6
7
Ferrari
5
8
Alpine F1
0
9
Haas F1
0
10
Racing Bulls
0
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