F1 | Williams in difficulty, Albon: “We are further behind than expected”

Very difficult start for the Williams that Melbourne reached one of the lowest points in its glorious history, with the renunciation of one of its drivers due to the lack of a spare chassis after the accident in Albon during the first free practice session. Grove's team did not take advantage of the retirements of others to secure a place in the top ten in the Australian race, something that Haas (twice in a row) and Racing Bulls. The Thai driver, after the checkered flag, spoke in front of the journalists present, admitting that Williams is far behind what was expected.

“Last year we sacrificed a lot in terms of developments to focus on this year's car – Albon admitted. It's clear that there is a fairly large gap between fifth and sixth position in terms of the team, and the most frustrating thing for us is we need to unlock the pace of the car. We were forced to accelerate in some places to put the car in a good position ahead of the opening race in Bahrain, but it takes time to improve and it won't happen overnight. When you're behind, everything comes a little later than usual, as well as updates and all that kind of stuff. We are running in a less than ideal position, we should be further ahead. In Melbourne it was frustrating because our rivals scored points, we need these races, where you know that three strong cars retire, and then you have to take advantage of it, but we didn't manage to do that."