Dutch GP: Expected race results for Williams Racing
By Williams Racing
August 25 2024
After what was a very difficult lead-up to the start of the 2024 Dutch GP the Williams Racing team would see Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant start from the rear of the grid and by the finish Alex was only 14th and Logan 16th, a very much expected result for the team. Both drivers felt that they lacked that bit of extra pace making it difficult to make their way through the field. Alex would finish his race with a two stop strategy while Logan did the single stop. Despite the difficult race it was still encouraging as the team felt that their upgardes had brought more performance to the FW46.
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Williams Racing
Dutch Grand Prix Race |
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Logan Sargeant:
"Firstly, A big thank you to everyone for getting the car turned
around for today, it’s greatly appreciated from my side as I know how
much work goes into it. Nonetheless, I lacked a little bit of pace
today. We tried to make the one-stop work which was tricky with a lot of
defending and blue flags to deal with, but it was always going to be
tough from where we started." |
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Alex Albon:
"It was a tough one today. Being out of position at the start meant
we unfortunately didn’t have the pure pace to get through the midfield
battle. If we started where we should have, P9 was likely possible for
this circuit, but that’s just how it is. Unfortunately, our championship
rivals are the ones that benefited the most from this, which is a bit of
a double whammy. We did try different things with our strategy but were
covered off by other cars in front of us who were trying to help their
teammate, so it’s a bit unfortunate. In terms of silver linings, it’s
positive that the upgrade worked and the car is strong, so we’ll take
the challenges and learnings from this tough weekend and try to focus on
Monza." |
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Sven Smeets Sporting Director:
"The race unfolded today as
we expected, with many drivers going for the one-stop strategy on Medium
and Hard tyres. Alex had a good start picking up a few places but then
got stuck, so we decided to pit him early and go for a two-stop.
During the race, he managed to pass a few more drivers and ended the
race in P14. With Logan, we decided to stay out and go for the one-stop.
He had a good last stint holding Tsunoda and Magnussen behind him on old
Hard tyres and finished in P16. A frustrating weekend for the team but
we are looking forward to Monza as the new package has shown a good step
in performance and should suit the car." |
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Track: Circuit Zandvoort, The
Netherlands |
Lap Length: 4.259 km |
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Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Times |
Grid |
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14 |
A Albon |
Williams Racing |
+1 Lap (1:14.434) |
19 |
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16 |
L Sargeant |
Williams Racing |
+1 Lap (1:15.539) |
18 |
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