Williams Racing come into the Spanish Grand Prix on the again of a combined Miami Grand Prix, after Alex Albon scored but extra factors, whereas Nicholas Latifi continued to disappoint.
Williams have loved some sturdy outcomes over the current Grand Prix’s, largely due to Albon. This weekend although on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, will see Nyck de Vries behind the wheel of Albon’s FW44 for Free Follow 1.
Williams Head of Car Efficiency Dave Robson, is worked up to have somebody of De Vries calibre behind-the-wheel, because it offers the entire group a brand new perception into the place they’ll enhance. Robson additionally mentioned how a lot the automobile has modified in just some months.
“The distinction between the brand new circuit in Miami and the familiarity of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya couldn’t be starker. The drivers and engineers know the quirks and subtleties of this observe very properly and, while the automobile steadiness and tyre behaviour might be totally different to February, we’ve got a good suggestion of what to anticipate and the areas that we might want to work on.
“The automobile has modified rather a lot since February and the a lot hotter observe circumstances will current very totally different issues. We confirmed some encouraging race tempo at the previous few occasions and our efforts at the moment are centered on bringing the identical stage of efficiency to Qualifying. If we are able to do that efficiently then we might be in a a lot stronger place going forwards.
“We’re trying ahead to having Nyck de Vries within the automobile for FP1 as it’s at all times good to work with a brand new driver and get a recent opinion on the automobile’s strengths and weaknesses. Nyck’s expertise and professionalism might be essential on Friday as he’ll full a number of the key engineering exams in FP1 earlier than he arms the automobile again to Alex for FP2.”
