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“We should have finished in the points” — Colapinto left to rue Williams strategy mistake in F1 Singapore GP

James O'Connor7 months ago09 mins

Franco Colapinto’s impressive start to life in Formula One continued as he finished P11 in the Singapore Grand Prix. Despite not having the front suspension update teammate Alex Albon received, the Argentine driver was only 0.007s slower in qualifying as they locked out the sixth row, with both narrowly missing out on Q3. The 21-year-old…

“Unfortunate” to be on the outside — Alex Albon on F1 Singapore GP start, rolls back on Colapinto divebomb radio message

Anumitha Murugapandian7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

Alex Albon and Williams were looking promising through practice to score more points after their high in Baku where they scored ten to move ahead of Alpine in the Constructors’ Championship. However, they faced disappointment on Sunday in Singapore. After a decent qualifying, the Thai was P11 on the grid, just in front of his…

Williams “trying to tackle some of the general balance of the car” with F1 Singapore GP upgrade — Albon

Ryan McGahey7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Alex Albon explains Williams’ plan to experiment with their latest upgrade this weekend with the aim of understanding the improvements on a track which historically has not suited the team. Speaking on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, Williams’ Alex Albon discussed the team’s latest updates following a strong showing last time out…

“I’m going to try to go for points again” — Colapinto optimistic about Williams’s performance as he chases consecutive points finishes at F1 Singapore GP

Senjuti Jash7 months ago7 months ago011 mins

After an impressive haul of four points in only his second F1 outing in Baku, Franco Colapinto will surely hope to keep his momentum going when the FW46 hits the Marina Bay Circuit under the dazzling floodlights. As Williams moves up the world championship table to eighth place, it’s imperative for the Grove-based team to…

Albon says he lost “six or seven seconds of race time” in fight with Alonso as leaders passed him in F1 Azerbaijan GP

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago010 mins

Williams had their finest day of the 2024 season at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Alex Albon and the incredibly impressive rookie Franco Colapinto finished in P7 and P8, giving them ten valuable points and moving them ahead of Alpine in the Constructors’ Championship. The Thai explained how pleased he was with their weekend’s work….

Colapinto “can’t be any more happy” following stunning F1 Azerbaijan GP qualifying run

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago08 mins

Franco Colapinto’s superb start to life in Formula One continues as he made Q3 at the Azerbaijan GP, outqualifying Alex Albon in the process. He’ll start P9. Told he would be starting behind the three current champions on the grid, Verstappen, Hamilton and Alonso, he joked about getting them all off the line. “Yeah, looking…

“The fight for us is with Alpine” — Albon says Williams targeting P8 in F1 Constructors’ Championship

James O'Connor8 months ago06 mins

Williams heads into the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on the back of a P9 finish at Monza with Alex Albon, adding two points to their total for the season, moving to six overall. The team brought a sizeable update to Zandvoort, and it has improved the car somewhat. Before he got thrown out of qualifying in…

Albon: Williams “still struggling with the same issues” following FW46 updates, “very happy” with P9 in F1 Italian GP

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

Alex Albon’s good run at Monza continues. Following a storming drive to P7 in the Italian Grand Prix last year where he held off the McLarens, he scored another two points on Sunday. On Saturday, he made Q3 in qualifying, beating Nico Hülkenberg in the final segment. With the German getting a poor start and…

Franco Colapinto happy he “paid it back to the team with a really strong pace” after mistake in debut qualifying at F1 Italian GP

Ewout Albrecht8 months ago8 months ago08 mins

Formula 1’s newest driver Franco Colapinto had a more than decent debut in last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. A small mistake during qualifying saw him starting just 18th ahead of both Kick Saubers, but a good race pace and strategy saw him gain six places to finish 12th, three places down from team mate Alexander…

Franco Colapinto: Q1 error “a pity” following strong practice speed on F1 debut at Italian GP

Karishma Persad8 months ago012 mins

Franco Colapinto will be starting the 2024 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix race from eighteenth position, ahead of the more experienced Kick Sauber duo of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, but nine places behind his teammate Alex Albon. Despite a promising ninth-place finish after the weekend’s third free practice session, the Argentine, who is competing…