Alexander Albon left qualifying with a bitter taste. The Williams driver missed Q3 by only 0.03 seconds, and he attributes the cause to Oliver Bearman’s Haas, which he caught up with in the final sector of his last fast lap.<\/p>\n
On the radio, his anger was clear: \u00ab They were dirty, dirty, Haas. They knew what they were doing. Deliberately slow in sector 3. \u00bb<\/p>\n
He also cited Lewis Hamilton as another source of annoyance earlier in the lap, adding: \u00ab Haas, sorry, not good. And also Lewis at turn 7. \u00bb<\/p>\n
After qualifying, Albon specified that Bearman did not intentionally block or force him to slow down. However, he suffered from the turbulence generated by the Haas: \u00ab Honestly, Ollie was not in the way, I didn’t have to brake, and I wasn’t disturbed by the car itself. We take on so much dirty air, and the dirty air was a bit too present in sector 3.<\/p>\n
Albon’s disappointment is also explained by a very limited preparation throughout the weekend. He hardly drove before the qualifying sessions, due to the presence of reserve driver Victor Martins in FP1 and mechanical problems in FP3.<\/p>\n
Despite everything, the Thai prefers to focus on the positive. Williams, traditionally struggling on this circuit, showed a more competitive performance than expected.<\/p>\n
\u00ab It’s a shame to miss Q3, but at the same time I’m happy: it’s the first time I’ve made it to Q2 here with Williams, and I was almost in Q3. \u00bb And to add: \u00ab It shows everyone that we’re headed in the right direction. But there is still work to be done. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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