Albon surprised: “I feel like I've changed teams” | FormulaPassion.it

The goal of the great return

Seventh in the Constructors' World Championship last year with 68 points obtained, the Williams It is constantly working to overcome the results crisis that has been plaguing it for quite some time now. Winner of nine Constructors' titles and 7 other drivers' titles, all won under the Frank Williams era, the English team is slowly recovering its historic level of competitiveness, although still far from being recognized as a top team.

A demonstration of the difficulties suffered by the team was seen in the first two days of pre-season testing, with some technical problems suffered especially on Day 1, but since the arrival of the new Team Principal James Vowles in 2023, former Mercedes chief strategist, the recovery seems headed in the right direction.

The changes that amaze Albon

Above all, he is convinced of this Alexander Albon, who is seeing with his own eyes Vowles' new philosophy and the resulting internal changes. Another example is the potential of FW46which seemed completely different to the former Red Bull, to the point of surprising him: “Kinematically, the way the front of the car feels is completely different – has explained – it's all completely new, totally redesigned, so the feedback you get in your hands is totally different. Now we have a Mercedes rear, so it's very different. We have a completely different balance set-up philosophy, so there are a lot of things going on and everything seems to be going in the right direction. But it's strange. I spent two years developing and driving a car that has certain unique characteristics. Now all this ends up in the bin.”

Still analyzing the new single-seater, the 27-year-old added other comments: “Most cars have one more feature every year – he has declared – yes, the regulations may change and so on, the cars may have more downforce or little subtleties, but they always have a DNA, a very strong DNA and you get the feeling that it only changes when you change teams. I feel like I've changed teamsbut obviously I'm still at Williams.”