Bahrain GP: Williams Racing secures points scoring finish
By Williams Racing
March 10 2023
The 2023 Bahrain GP would see the Williams Racing Team secure a points scoring result in the first race of the season. After a promising qualifying Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant would start from 15th and 16th seeing them running close to the top ten in the opening stages of the race. At the end of the race Alex would secure a tenth place finish while Logan was 12th. It was an excellent race for both drivers and for the Williams team it was a fantastic start to the season.
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Williams Racing Bahrain GP
Race Review |
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Logan Sargeant:
"I absolutely loved every second of my debut race. The first time
going off the line was special. I'm proud of the team, I think we
outperformed everything we expected coming from testing. Congratulations
to Alex and everyone at Williams Racing for scoring the first point of
the season. From myself, everything went smoothly from race start to
pit-stops to Virtual Safety Car. Hopefully, we can use this as a good
base and continue to make progress throughout the year." |
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Alex Albon:
"In my opinion we were out of position on the grid due to a tricky
Qualifying session but we had a really good start, made up some
positions off the line and then had our elbows out at a couple of
moments during the race. We were strong, we were fighting and our race
pace was better than expected. It was a tough race, a lot of management,
but we made it work. We’re maybe not quite midfield pace, but we’re
close and to get a point in the first race is pretty amazing. I’m super
happy and super proud of the team; it was a job well done by everyone at
Williams Racing." |
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance:
"After the frustration of yesterday, today was a good comeback that got
our season off to a strong start.
Although scoring a point is always rewarding, there are significantly
more positives to take from today. Alex drove expertly, exactly as we
know he can, and he was able to gain places and then defend strongly
whilst managing his tyres to the end. Logan enjoyed a fantastic opening
race, which has taught him a huge amount about racing in Formula One; he
didn’t make a single mistake, was measured in attack and good with his
tyres. He and his team have worked very hard to get to this position and
they took their opportunity very well.
This is only the first race
of a long season. We have a lot of work to do but we now have some
momentum to build upon and carry forward into the next races in Saudi
Arabia and Australia." |
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Track: Bahrain International
Circuit, Bahrain |
Lap Length: 5.412 km |
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10 |
A ALBON |
Williams Racing |
+89.774s (1:37.144) |
15 |
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12 |
L SARGEANT |
Williams Racing |
+1 LAP (1:36.037) |
16 |
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