Spanish GP: Race an improvement for Williams Racing

By Williams Racing
June 5 2023

After the difficulties across both the Friday and the Saturday with their lack of pace the Williams Racing Team would go into the Spanish GP unsure of where they would end up. The results did not see them secure any points with Alex Albon finishing 16th and Logan Sargeant 20th but it terms of their pace compared to other teams they did feel that they came away better than expected particuularly for Alex. Logan would show early pace but his final stint on the hard tyre saw him suffer from a yet to be determined drop off in pace. Spain was always going to be difficult what with the FW45 and its lack of downforce so coming away with a somewhat positive result can not be a bad thing.


Williams Racing Spanish GP Race Review



	Logan Sargeant: "Starting from pit lane didn’t cost us too much as we caught the back of the pack pretty quickly. The first two stints were pretty good which was positive, but that last stint was tricky. We need to understand why it changed from stint to stint as I couldn’t find the pace or grip. We’ll get rested up and ready for Canada in a couple weeks’ time. "

	Alex Albon: "The race wasn’t easy, but it was better than I thought it would be. We were fighting and beat three cars on merit. Considering where we were on Friday and Saturday, I’m pleasantly surprised with how today went. You get no prizes for P16 but if there was some rain we could’ve maybe had something. This weekend showed that, unfortunately, when it comes to these proper racetracks like Barcelona we do struggle and lack a bit of downforce. We’ve got some upgrades coming soon and hopefully once we get that increase in performance we can fight more in the midfield like the start of the year. Until then it’s about maximising the car we’ve got. Hopefully we can do a bit better when we get to Canada."

Track: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain			Lap Length: 4.657 km

16	A ALBON	Williams Racing	+1 LAP (1:19.133)	18
20	L SARGEANT	Williams Racing	+1 LAP (1:19.247)	Pit Lane