Spanish GP: Difficult race for Williams Racing


By Williams Racing
June 24 2024

After showing some signs of improvement over their 2023 performances in the sessions leading up to the race the Williams Racing Team would come away from the 2024 Spanish GP with such a poor set of results with Alex Albon finishing 18th, after having started from the pit lane, while Logan Sargeant was 20th. Both would show their frustration with the situation in radio communications with their engineers. Overall it was such a difficult race and as Alex would describe it a reality check.

 
 Williams Racing Spanish Grand Prix Race
 
Sargeant
 
Sargeant 

Logan Sargeant:
"That was one of the toughest races of the year. The degradation was accumulating so quickly that it felt like I was managing the tyre from lap one on every stint. It’s been a difficult weekend for the team. Like last year, we struggled in Barcelona but had strong performances in Austria and Silverstone, so we’ll look to move on and bounce back at the remaining races of this triple-header."

Albon

Alex Albon:
"We wanted more this weekend. On the one hand, the car has made a huge step forward compared to last year and we made the right choices throughout the race.

At the same time, this track is a bit of reality check. On a more traditional track, our lack of downforce and extra weight combined with high winds and track temperatures held us back. With the midfield getting stronger, it's clear we've got work to do. Looking ahead, Austria and Silverstone should suit us much more."

 
Smeets

Sven Smeets Sporting Director:
"We had a very difficult afternoon as we lacked the pace to be able to fight for a good finish. We will work hard to understand why we lacked pace as some of the Free Practice sessions showed signs of improvement in comparison to last year. The track was hotter than anticipated and the wind played a part in our low performance.

From tomorrow onwards, we will be turning our focus towards Spielberg as it should be a track that suits us better. It’s very tight in the midfield and every point counts, so we’ll have to be on top of our game in every race until the end of the year."

 
Albon
 
Sargeant
 

Track: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain  

Lap Length: 4.657 km
Pos Driver Team Times Grid
18 A Albon Williams Racing 1 LAP (1:19.132) Pit Lane
20 L Sargeant Williams Racing 2 LAP (1:20.172) 19
 
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