Singapore GP: Zero points for Williams Racing
By Williams Racing
September 25 2024
The results of the 2024 Singapore GP would see the Williams Racing Team come away with zero points as Franco Colapinto would finish 11th and Alex Albon would retire with a PU overtheating issue. The team had gone into the race feeling encouraged with their chances of a points result but this failed to play out the way the team had hoped. Despite the lack of points the team still came way seeing performance being to the car with a front suspension upgrade. Also Franco had put in another good drive in what was his first time at the street circuit.
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Williams Racing
Singapore Grand Prix Race |
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Franco Colapinto:
"It’s a pity we didn’t finish in the top 10 after being there at
the beginning of the race. I think it was possible to stay in the points
and keep [Checo] Pérez behind with it being a difficult track to
overtake. However, we didn’t defend as well as we could have and by
stopping a lap too late, we lost a place. It is what it is, and we win
and lose together as a team. Tyre management was good throughout the
race, but I was struggling a bit physically which was more of a limiting
factor. Overall, P11 was still a decent result, and it was a very
positive race to build on what I’ve learned so far." |
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Alex Albon:
"It’s unfortunate to finish today how we did when I believe we had
a car that could’ve scored points this weekend. Ultimately, a cooling
issue with the power unit ended our race, however after a difficult
start being forced a little wide, it would’ve been difficult to come
back from there. Sometimes you have a car that isn’t capable of scoring
points so when you do, it’s very satisfying, but this weekend was the
opposite; we had a super quick car and we should’ve been in the points,
so it’s frustrating. We will review everything and see how we can
improve for the remaining races." |
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Sven Smeets Sporting Director:
"We were hoping for more
today as we had a strong car so it’s a shame to come away without
points. After Franco’s single pitstop we lost P10 to [Checo] Pérez,
Franco stayed close to him and [Nico] Hülkenberg but was unable to make
a pass into the points. Nevertheless, Franco ran a solid weekend in
extremely tough conditions in only his third grand prix and we are
pleased with his performance. In terms of Alex’s race, it’s always
disappointing when you have to retire a car; we experienced some cooling
issues but need to assess this in the coming days. It’s clear that we
have brought performance to the car with the upgrades over the past few
races, but we didn’t get it all right as a team this weekend to score
points for a third time in a row. We will now use this small break in
the calendar to regroup ahead of the next triple header as there is
still a lot to play for." |
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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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11 |
F Colapinto |
Williams Racing |
+1 Lap (1:37.262) |
12 |
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DNF |
A Albon |
Williams Racing |
DNF (1:36.888) |
11 |
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