James Vowles: Alex Albon acted perfectly

Williams head James Vowles was very appreciative of Alex Albon’s result at Monza, who took 7th place on the fast Italian track.

James Vowles: “Our team achieved an excellent result – 7th place is definitely the maximum our car was capable of, and we also have to thank Alex, who defended effectively for almost the entire race.

Another conclusion: we have more problems due to the degradation of rubber than our competitors. In the first stint of the distance we had no choice, we had to change the tires quite early on. If we hadn’t done this, the McLaren drivers would have pitted earlier and easily beat us as a result. tactics.

Then it was only necessary to fight and try to reach the finish line. Everyone saw that Lando Norris could overtake at some point, but Alex handled it perfectly – he immediately counterattacked, reclaimed the position and in the end we kept 7th place.

We have earned points in two races in a row on such different track characteristics, but more importantly, we are seeing signs of positive change. We continue to upgrade the car so that we can fully reveal its potential on different tracks, so that the benefits of the FW45 are not one-sided.

At the same time, we understand that difficulties await us, also in Singapore. That is why now it is important to continue learning, to gain experience that will be useful to us in the future. These are our current tasks, the solution of which will allow us to move forward.

If we talk about Logan Sargent, his race was not easy. He also had a chance to score points if he could keep the position and not miss Valtteri Bottas, but he didn’t allow too much rubber degradation. In addition, he received a reasonable time penalty of 5 seconds, but this is also an experience that he will take into account in the future.