Motor Racing-Albon Hopes Williams Hit The Ground Jogging, If Not Running

Williams have ironed out a lot of final yr’s issues however should take time to hit their stride when the Formula One season begins in Bahrain subsequent week, Thai driver Alex Albon stated on Thursday.

The former champions moved up from final to seventh final yr and have overhauled their automotive as they search to construct on their enchancment.

“We have fixed a lot of the problem areas from last year but there’s some new things we have to iron out. Part of the learning curve but it’s going well so far,” Albon advised reporters throughout testing in Bahrain.

“It is tricky to put an absolute number on it. What’s clear is it’s going to take a while to get there,” he added of the advance.

“It’s a totally different car to understand. I don’t think we’re going to hit the ground running but we can hit the ground jogging and have a good few races hopefully.”

Williams had a tough first day in Bahrain on Wednesday with Albon doing 40 laps and U.S. staff mate Logan Sargeant solely 21 as a result of a gasoline pump failure and driveshaft downside respectively.

Thursday proved far more constructive, with Sargeant overlaying 117 laps.

“We still had a couple of issues throughout the day,” the American advised F1 TV.

“Generally a positive day. We made good headway in the right direction. We know the direction we need to keep heading in… there’s plenty of things we still need to fix.”

The American stated he was nonetheless combating the automotive greater than he would really like.

“It’s still a good car, we just need to iron out the details, get the balance in a slightly better place but we have plenty of ideas and tricks.”

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