Albon once again took advantage of difficult conditions to go back to the classification. But to say that the Thai owes this position only at the rain and the drying track would be insulting at its own pace at the start of the event. Behind Lewis Hamilton at the start of the event, the Williams driver put pressure on the Ferrari, before the Briton managed to escape once Sf-25-25 SF tires.
“I am very happy, I am under investigation so we will have to see!” Under these conditions, it reminded me of Australia, where we took calculated risks ”he explained to the official Formula 1 website. “We have chosen the right time to spend in Slicks tires, but we were also fast on track. At one point we tried to overtake Lewis. »»
Albon did not think so well saying by mentioning the investigation, since the Thai pilot received five seconds of penalty for his offense. Relegated outside the points, he therefore loses the benefit of his very good start of the weekend, where he had scored five points. A total that would have allowed him to sign in Miami the third best weekend in his season … even before the kick-off of qualifications!
“I am very happy, even if there is not much to learn from this race for qualifying. This remains good points scored, scoring as much is what we could have hoped for on Sunday, so getting there on Saturday is very good. »»
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