Chinese Grand Prix: More competitive race for Williams


By Williams Racing
April 21 2024

The 2024 Chinese GP would see the Williams Racing Team again come away with another failure to score points but this race would see a more competitive performance. For Alex Albon he would finish in 12th so very close to points. For Logan Sargeant he would start the race from the pits after the team made changes to his car. His race would see him fight with other drivers in the initial stages of the race but he would drop down the order finishing in 17th. Again both drivers would suffer from tyre degredation throughout the race which made any progress that much more difficult. For the team they feel that they are making progress which can only be a good thing.

 
 Williams Racing Chinese GP Race
Sargeant
 
Sargeant 
 

Logan Sargeant:
"It’s been a difficult weekend as we’ve been struggling to get the car in the right window. We’ve had good moments and some bad moments through the weekend. Most importantly we need to figure out what we could’ve done better as a team. The first half of the race was solid. The start on the Softs was strong then we were in a really good place on the Medium tyres. We probably could’ve done without the Safety Car because we would’ve gone Medium, Medium which would’ve suited us better. When we put the Hard tyres on, I couldn’t get them to switch on and suffered with degradation. The penalty for the Safety Car infringement doesn’t really matter in the end. From my perspective, I thought I crossed the line first. When the cars are going at such different speeds, I don’t know how I could’ve known the true order."

Albon

Alex Albon:
"It was an okay race today. Although the lower winds helped us, we were battling a lot of tyre degradation throughout the race. We ultimately didn’t have the pace to overtake [Esteban] Ocon at the end and he was defending well. We understand the problems with the car, but they’re not immediate fixes and we will need a few upgrades to improve our performance. Looking to Miami, I think our car will suit the track much better and I’m optimistic we can have a better result."

Robson
 

Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance:
"We were more competitive today and having taken the opportunity to make some setup changes on Logan’s car, we were able to do some useful testing in good conditions. The experience gained yesterday in the Sprint race helped Alex and Logan to manage their stints today. Whilst we didn’t quite have the pace to fight for the final points positions, we were close on pace with the teams around us.

It was good to come back to the Shanghai circuit and complete the first Sprint event of the year. It was a tricky weekend, but the team worked very hard throughout, and we made good progress as the event progressed."

Albon
 
Sargeant
 

Track: Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai   

Lap Length: 5.451 km
Pos Driver Team Times Grid
12 A Albon Williams Racing 65.506 (1:40.790)   14.
17 L Sargeant Williams Racing 95.110 (1:41.000)    PIT LANE
 
Albon
 

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