Apr.11 (GMM) Alex Albon has defended his Williams teammate for struggling to maintain up thus far in 2025.
Some have been stunned that, after switching from Ferrari over the winter, Carlos Sainz has been the persistently slower Williams driver.
“If you happen to anticipate to see one of the best 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 scuffling with, 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 the whole lot that manner,” mentioned Sainz. “However given how new the whole lot is, for me to be in the identical tenth in quali as a man like Alex, I’m not in a foul place.”
Removed from gloat, Albon – now in his fourth 12 months on the Grove based mostly group – thinks Williams can truly profit from Sainz’s Ferrari “habits”.
“It’s fascinating to speak to Carlos about this stuff as a result of these are the habits he’s discovered, which aren’t essentially unhealthy Ferrari habits,” he mentioned. “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 may need to vary the driving model he’s used to,” Albon added. “However in the end, they’re going to make the automotive sooner.
“I feel as a group, we’re being superb at taking the whole lot under consideration and understanding what he’s saying. It is likely to be a tough repair for this 12 months, however for subsequent 12 months, we are able to prioritise sure areas to have a greater automotive.”
