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Albon: Colapinto has “come in strong” and “helped the team” since taking over Williams F1 seat from Sargeant

Williams driver Alexander Albon praises his new teammate Franco Colapinto for coming in strong and helping the team by scoring important points. The Argentinian took over Logan Sargeant’s seat from the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. On his first race, the 21-year-old finished 12th, only three places behind Albon. At Baku, Colapinto scored his first…

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Williams “trying to tackle some of the general balance of the car” with F1 Singapore GP upgrade — Albon

Alex Albon explains Williams’ plan to experiment with their latest upgrade this weekend with the aim of understanding the improvements on a track which historically has not suited the team. Speaking on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, Williams’ Alex Albon discussed the team’s latest updates following a strong showing last time out…

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Albon “knew straight away” a good race was on the cards for Williams at the F1 British Grand Prix

Williams’ Alex Albon reflects on a strong performance over the British Grand Prix weekend, netting a crucial 2 constructors’ championship points for the Grove based outfit at their home Grand Prix. Alex Albon enjoyed a weekend of success at the British Grand Prix, from a solid performance to nab P9 in qualifying on Saturday afternoon,…

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“We’re going to have to overtake some cars in front if we’re going to get some points” — Albon on P9 start at F1 British GP

Williams F1 driver Alexander Albon qualified P9 with a 1:26.940 during the British Grand Prix on Saturday. Speaking after qualifying, the 28-year-old stated that they were slowly going towards the right direction in terms of getting on top of the balance limitations that the car currently has, also stating that the track cooling down helped…

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FW46’s lack of pace at F1 Spanish GP “highlights that the load is perhaps not quite there yet” despite “huge step forward” this year — Albon

The 2024 Spanish Grand Prix brought wind and drama, and Alexander Albon was not excluded from these issues. After a Q1 exit, qualifying 19th, the Thai driver manage to wrangle his way up to 18th at the conclusion of the Grand Prix.  The Grove-based team has frequently struggled for performance in windier conditions as their recent…

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“It’ll all be about graining” — Albon happy with P9 in F1 Monaco GP qualifying but worried about race pace

It was an impressive show of qualifying for Alexander Albon today at Monaco, finishing P9 with a 1:10.948, with only 0.648 between him and polesitter Charles Leclerc. It is also the first Q3 appearance of the Williams team this season. While they have been dealing with difficulties throughout the development of the FW46 car, it…

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