Las Vegas GP: Thursday sees lot of work for Williams Racing


By Williams Racing
November 22 2024

The opening Thursday practice sessions for the 2024 Las Vegas GP would see the Williams Racing Team come away with a lot of work to do overnight as they try and sort out their issues coping with the difficult low grip track conditions and the low temperatures. The track conditions improved across both sessions which made Alex Albon's fuel system issue in FP2, which saw him only complete three laps, all the more frustating as he had so little track time. For Franco it was his first time at the track as well as having to cope with such unique track conditions. Franco would finish 18th and Alex 202th. Hopefully the team can recover for FP3.

 
 Williams Racing Las Vegas Grand Prix Friday Practice
Albon
 

Colapinto 

Franco Colapinto:
"It’s been a very nice experience today to drive under the lights of Vegas for the first time. In FP1 we were quite strong, but the track was very dirty, like a rally track, when we started today. It’s a very low grip track and, with the low temperatures, it’s difficult to get the tyres up to temp and keep them in the window. We will work hard tonight to understand the best direction to go in tomorrow and I’m sure we are going to be stronger."

Albon 
 

Alex Albon:
"We’re certainly lacking mileage today and around this track, getting those laps in is vital as it’s so tricky and you need to feel confident with everything, especially your braking confidence. We’ll be able to fix the issue, but we certainly have a lot of work to do tomorrow in FP3. We need to look at our performance and see where we can improve but it will be about getting those tyres in the right window, and we’re not quite there yet."

 

Smeets

Sven Smeets Sporting Director:
"
After the damage we suffered in Mexico and Brazil, the team did a phenomenal job to get us ready for this weekend. The drivers will ramp up the pace in each session and you will see that as we go through the weekend, but every lap counts on this tricky circuit and unfortunately Alex suffered a fuel system issue which has put us a bit on the back foot. It is Franco’s first time here and he is learning where the limit is. We will keep building and are looking forward to Qualifying tomorrow."

 
Colapinto
 
Albon
 
Practice Classification
 
Driver   FP1 FP2
A. Albon   1:36.948 (13th)            1:39.629 (20th)
F. Colapinto   1:38.025 (17th)       1:35.868 (18th)
Colapinto
 

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