The team’s Thai driver, Alexander Albon, hopes that with Williams’ new developments, the team can get back into the battle for points, from which it has been squeezed more and more after an encouraging start to the year.
Albon and Williams started the year collecting brave points, and although they went on to achieve several qualifying results, they haven’t been able to convert them into units since Bahrain. The best chance would have been in Australia, where the Thai started from eighth and managed to hold on to the points-scoring position, until he lost control of his car …
Since then, the stable seems to have stopped at the far end of the field – and now they want to move on from here with the improvements made for the Canadian Grand Prix. At the official press conference, Albon spoke about this, it would be a shame to expect a huge leap, but they want to win back the lost space.
“We’ve been working really hard over the past few weeks.” – announced the young competitor. “You know, we’re not bringing anything huge in terms of balance. They look very similar. Instead, it’s just a general difference in downforce. I think the team has done a good job (with these improvements) he added.
“I think with improvements we can fight better with the midfield. That’s where we’ve been a little bit behind in previous races, so hopefully we can fight our way back into the battle for the points.” highlighted.
As for the Canadian track, Albon is more optimistic about it, the characteristics of which suit their car better, pointing to Barcelona, where, according to the driver, they “didn’t have a chance” against their direct competitors. This time, moreover, the weather can also help them, as rain is expected, and on a chaotic weekend it might be easier to get a good shot.
True, Albon would not mind if the track remained dry, because Williams needs to collect data on innovations, and this is easier under normal circumstances. “I like tracks like this. I feel like it has more in it in terms of driveability. The role of net downforce isn’t that big, maybe a little more than that. Weather… there will be improvements, so in some ways we want it to dry to see how it works.” But as I said, the pitch looks more unique than Barcelona’sHe finished.
