Albon compliments Williams’ development despite the ‘uncertainty’ of staff changes

Williams had an intense winter with the withdrawals of Team Principal Jost Capito and Technical Director FX Demaison. Despite not yet having a new Technical Director in place, Alex Albon has been considering how the squad has still been able to make progress on the circuit.

Despite the “uncertainty” of key squad members moving during the wintertime, Alex Albon commended Williams on their latest development.

The team underwent modifications at the top following the departures of Team Principal Jost Capito and Technical Director FX Demaison, along with numerous other staff changes that occurred around the paddock.

Prior to the 2023 season, James Vowles took over as Williams’ new Team Principal; the position of Technical Director is still empty.

Albon’s point in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix gives the team the appearance of progressing despite this.

Albon on Williams’ improvement

Albon responded to questions from the media, notably RacingNews365.com, about if this success has been surprising since the staff changes: “It’s hard to know, to be honest.

“I think we have made good steps over the winter, so there’s no hiding that. We’ve really been able to address some of the weaknesses in the car.

“I think last year, the car was quite limited in some places and certain types of corners. We knew if we could fix that we would make a step forwards, and we have done that.

“Of course, yes, when people leave it can create a bit of uncertainty and you don’t really know where you’ll stand [at the] start of the year.

“But it seems to have come to us, really.”

Williams has ‘kept on progressing’

Albon believes that while the FW45 is not a significant improvement over its predecessor, there have been some positive developments for the squad thus far in 2023.

“The car, to be honest, feels different, but it’s not really transformative in the balance,” Albon said.

“It’s clear, when I went to Jeddah and when I compare the car from last year to this year, my corner speeds were already way up on last year, and it is just one of [those] things where it just feels like we’ve got a better car.

“So yeah, it’s just how it is. I think it’s also the fact that some teams have struggled a bit more with the regulations.

“We’ve just kept on improving and yes, of course, that reg change did take off some downforce, but we we seemed to recover it pretty quickly.”

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