Having topped the second day of pre-season testing on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, Carlos Sainz sounded a cautious be aware when assessing the Grove-based outfit’s probabilities within the upcoming season.
Forward of his first season with Williams, four-time F1 race winner Carlos Sainz has revealed that he has carried out essentially the most condensed winter preparation of his F1 profession, however he nonetheless wants to find the traits of his new automobile.
The Spanish driver made the change from Ferrari to the Grove-based squad over the winter and headlined the second day of pre-season testing on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, ending high after a full day of working.
“Similar to that, the low season is behind us and we’re again in Melbourne for the season opener,” began Sainz. “It’s been a busy winter getting up to the mark with Williams and studying the brand new automobile however I’m able to get behind the wheel and see how the automobile performs towards our rivals.
“While we did depart testing feeling optimistic about our efficiency and positive factors, it’s at all times troublesome to inform with out understanding what our rivals are doing, so we’ll have a greater understanding come qualifying on Saturday.
“I wish to give an enormous thanks to everybody throughout the crew for pushing exhausting these previous few months to get the automobile prepared and in an excellent place for us; hopefully we are able to have a robust begin to the season and carry some optimistic momentum already from Australia onwards. Vamos!”
His new team-mate Alex Albon sounded a optimistic be aware when assessing the Williams’ new automobile, revealing that he and Sainz had related opinion in regards to the areas the Grove-based outfit might want to deal with with the FW47 within the coming weeks.
“The primary race of the season is lastly right here! It’s nice to be again in Melbourne – there’s at all times such a buzzing ambiance and lots of dwelling assist from Asia. This 12 months, Melbourne follows on from a really busy ‘low season’ full of massive occasions for the crew, together with the announcement of Atlassian as our new Title Accomplice, however we additionally did an enormous quantity of race preparation.
“The pre-season check in Bahrain was optimistic and we discovered so much in regards to the new automobile. Carlos and I agreed on the areas that wanted consideration earlier than the season began and I do know everybody’s been working exhausting behind the scenes to motion our suggestions, so I’m feeling fairly good going into this 12 months.
“We’re in a significantly better place in comparison with the beginning of the season final 12 months. I can’t wait to get again on the market and see how we stack up towards the opposite groups,” concluded Albon.
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