The 2024 Austrian GP would turn out to be a tough one for the Williams Racing Team with both drivers finishing well down the order. Alex Albon would finish in 15th and Logan Sargeant was 19th. Both drivers would have tough races but for very different reasons. For Logan his race would go wrong on the first lap when he was to make contact with the Aston Martin of Stroll seeing him receive front wing damage that would require him to pit ending any chance he had in the race. For Alex his race was tough in the sense that Alex felt his car was faster than his finishing position would end up being. But a combination of things from the short nature of the track through to his pit stops limited his ability to move forward in the finishing positions. Add Austria onto Spain and it has been a very difficult time for the Williams team, hopefully we will see some improvement in the next race at Silverstone.
Williams Racing
Austrian Grand Prix
Logan Sargeant: "It’s
been a tough afternoon. I damaged my front wing on the first lap and
from there I was praying for a Safety Car that never came. I feel like
the pace was okay relative and it was a good step forward from yesterday
but still a painful day. Generally, things are moving in the right
direction, but we need to find some more pace in the car."
Alex Albon:
"I believe P12 or P13 was possible
today. I know it’s not points but I don’t like finishing behind where I
think we could’ve finished. With the pit stops, I lost a lot of time,
either fighting with cars then boxing straight afterwards or coming out
into dirty air. I don’t think it was easy out there with it being a
short track and pit stops being a bit trickier, and I know it was my
fault for crossing the line, but it’s just frustrating. We do have some
learnings from this weekend that we can take to Silverstone, however
there are still some questions as I didn’t expect us to be lacking in
performance this much. Hopefully, we won’t suffer the same problems next
week and can come back stronger."
Sven Smeets Sporting Director:
"It was a tough day for both drivers, firstly with Logan making
contact on the first lap, requiring him to pit for a new front wing, and
Alex struggling to get good track position and clean air, impacting his
ability to fight through the field. We also knew today, with the high
temperatures, was going to be a tyre management challenge. It’s been a
tough two weekends for the team, last time out in Barcelona and here in
Austria, however, we will look to take the learnings from this weekend
and come back stronger next weekend for our home Grand Prix at
Silverstone."
Track: Red Bull Ring, Austria
Lap Length: 4.318 km
Pos
Driver
Team
Times
Grid
15
A Albon
Williams Racing
+1 Lap (1:10.364)
16
19
L Sargeant
Williams Racing
+2 Laps (1:10.406)
19
Austrian GP: Tough race for Williams Racing
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Date: 01/07/2024 06:10
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