Apr.11 (GMM) Alex Albon has defended his Williams teammate for struggling to maintain up to date in 2025.
Some have been shocked that, after switching from Ferrari over the winter, Carlos Sainz has been the persistently slower Williams driver.
“Should you count on to see the perfect of Carlos Sainz in a Williams within the third race and in a brand new automotive, then yeah, you don’t perceive the game very effectively,” the Spaniard declared in Bahrain.
When requested to elucidate what he’s combating, he admitted he’s nonetheless driving his new automotive as if it’s a Ferrari.
“You fall right into a lure after years of muscle reminiscence of doing all the pieces that approach,” stated Sainz. “However given how new all the pieces is, for me to be in the identical tenth in quali as a man like Alex, I’m not in a nasty place.”
Removed from gloat, Albon – now in his fourth 12 months on the Grove based mostly workforce – thinks Williams can truly profit from Sainz’s Ferrari “habits”.
“It’s attention-grabbing to speak to Carlos about this stuff as a result of these are the habits he’s realized, which aren’t essentially unhealthy Ferrari habits,” he stated. “They’re good habits, and it’s about attempting to see if we are able to use them in our automotive.
“Proper now, there are some corners I’m speaking about that we are able to’t do, and he might need to vary the driving type he’s used to,” Albon added. “However finally, they’re going to make the automotive sooner.
“I believe as a workforce, we’re being excellent at taking all the pieces under consideration and understanding what he’s saying. It is likely to be a troublesome repair for this 12 months, however for subsequent 12 months, we are able to prioritise sure areas to have a greater automotive.”
