Alex Albon was left understandably disappointed following a “double whammy” at the Dutch Grand Prix, but singled out a “silver lining” for Williams as a weekend of promise ultimately unraveled.
The Grove outfit’s cars began the race in 18th and 19th following a gutting Saturday – Albon had been disqualified from qualifying after securing a P8 start due to his floor being too wide, while Logan Sargeant missed qualifying all together because of the extensive damage to his car following a violent crash in FP3.
With those starting positions, points were always going to be a tough ask in Zandvoort but Albon did find one big positive to take from his weekend as he revealed the upgrades brought by the team this weekend have done their job and the “car is quick.”
He tried a bold two-stop strategy on Sunday, pitting early to try and undercut his rivals before going onto fresh medium tyres late on in a bid to attack those on much older hard rubber. But ultimately it was to no avail, as he came home 14th.
“We were trying to do a comeback, in some ways, trying to make up for, obviously, the unfortunate result yesterday,” Albon said post-race. “We gave it a go, we tried a different strategy, tried to do stuff other cars weren’t doing.