Las Vegas GP: Williams Racing has tricky Thursday practice


By FIA
November 17 2023

After a lengthy delay due to issues with the track the Williams Racing Team would have only one ninety minute practice session on the Thursday for the 2023 Las Vegas GP. The team would work through their program and we would see Alex Albon finish 10th and Logan Sargeant 20th. In what was described as a tricky session by both drivers they felt that there was a lot of work to complete to get the best out of the FW45. But thankfully the team has a lot of data now to assist them in this process. Friday will see the normal one hour of practice before qualifying.

 
 Williams Racing Las Vegas GP Thursday Practice Review
Sargeant
 

Sargeant 

Logan Sargeant:
"It was a tricky session with extremely low grip. Obviously with the temperatures as well it’s taking a long time for the tyres to come in. The long run at the end wasn’t too bad but we need to figure out the low fuel stuff for tomorrow. There’s a lot of data to get through from that session. It’s really about switching the tyre on as quick as we can as that makes a huge difference for both me and the car and we’ll figure out the best way to do that."

Albon 
 

Alex Albon:
"It’s a tricky track but it wasn’t too bad, however it’s going to be all about the braking. As soon as you get confident on the brakes, you’re going to be quite quick. Being a new track, the evolution is extremely high, but I do think we’re in good shape and the car is in a good place. We’re going to have to do a bit of fine tuning which is expected but the pace was good. I think the long run is a little more difficult because of the cold temperatures but otherwise I feel good."

 

Robson

Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance:
"
It has been a very long day here in Las Vegas, but it was good to get some proper running in during FP2. The grip was very low for a lot of the session but improved steadily as more laps were completed.

Both drivers showed good pace across the compound range and were able to gather a lot of useful data and experience. There isn’t a lot of working time between now and FP3, but we will use what time there is to learn from today’s running and find some more pace from the FW45.

It has been great to run the cars on this exciting new circuit and in such an iconic city. We’ve started the weekend well but there is a long way still to go and more performance to find."

 
Albon
 
Albon
 
Practice Classification Las Vegas GP:
Las Vegas, USA | 6.201km
 
Driver   FP1 FP2
 
A. Albon   - 1:36.688 (10th)
 
L Sargeant   - 1:38.140 (20th)
Sargeant
 

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