Williams Racing
Williams Racing didn’t advance up the order around the Hungaroring by the chequered flag in the 2024 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix. Alex Albon’s stellar start, which saw him reach P9, eventually turned into a P14 finish, while Logan crossed the line in P17 after 70 laps.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=41]The two FW46 cars used different tyre strategies, with Alex beginning on Pirelli’s soft compound rubber and Logan using the yellow-walled mediums. Alex used that extra grip to push hard once the five lights went out, jumping up from his P13 starting position and beginning to chase the two Aston Martins. There wasn’t as strong a launch for Logan, who dropped to P18 but kept out of trouble and fought back against Sergio Perez. Early pit stops for our closest rivals saw cars heading to the pit lane on Lap 7 and Lap 8 to switch to the hard tyres for their second stint. With multiple strategies at play, Albono and Sarge made early gains with their undercuts, but their older tyres had them at a disadvantage as the laps added up. A second set of hards for each gave a mid-race boost, but they were not enough to return to the points. Logan made a final switch to softs for his final six tours on a day when the high track temperature made tyre management tricky.
Alex Albon
We need to understand what happened today. I think we missed it a little with the strategy; if we didn’t come out behind Fernando on the first stop, we would’ve been fine, but as he played the team game and helped to back us up to help Lance, it impacted our race. We were planning the two-stop then changed to three-stop, so I started to push the tyres, however, we reverted to two, so you have to extend your stint and by that point, the tyres are gone. We had a great start today, and despite being disappointed, we’ve learned valuable things in these hot conditions.
Logan Sargeant
Today was okay. I was disappointed with my start, and it’s an uphill battle from there around here. From a pace perspective, it was a good day and overall, apart from my start, I’m happy with my weekend. The car felt better here than last year, which is a positive, but it was a difficult race. I did my best to come back through as best I could, and we tried to be aggressive with stops, but it didn’t work out, and we found ourselves in dirty air, increasing degradation. We’ll keep going and try harder to pull it together in Spa.
Sven Smeets, Sporting Director:
With the cover of clouds disappearing slowly before the race started and the high track temperatures appearing again, we knew it would be crucial to find free air and stop at the right moment. Alex had a great start and found himself stuck behind the Astons. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get past Fernando after the first stop, who was working to help his teammate’s race. It became a problematic race for Alex to finish in P14 finally. Logan had a difficult start and lost positions, finding himself constantly in dirty air after every stop, but he showed flashes of good pace throughout his stints. It was a disappointing afternoon, but we have learned a lot again in these hot conditions, and we have been making progress since Barcelona, which is promising. Now we turn our heads to Belgium, which would suit our car much better.
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