Sainz adn Albon Confident After Promising Practice in Canada
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By Amelia Sanchez | MONTREAL – 2025/06/17 07:18:31
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The Williams team demonstrated promising pace during Friday’s practice sessions at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix,with both drivers suggesting thier performance was partly due to running a different program compared to their competitors.
Alex Albon secured second place in the first practice session, with Carlos sainz following closely in third. During FP2 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the drivers achieved fourth and seventh positions, respectively.
This performance marks a positive rebound after a scoreless race in Barcelona, and Williams aims to capitalize on this momentum to secure points in Montreal this weekend.
However, Albon cautioned that further improvements are necessary for Williams to maintain their competitive edge leading into Saturday’s events.
“Very positive. We hit the ground running,” he stated on Friday. “I think we might potentially be running a different program to everyone else in FP1 at least, so maybe flattered ourselves a little bit.”
sainz Remains Cautiously Optimistic
Carlos Sainz echoed Albon’s sentiments, acknowledging the team’s strong showing but emphasizing the need for continued focus.
“That’s why our competitiveness seemed higher than expected,but in FP2 we were still in the mix,” Sainz explained.
“Obviously, a good step behind [FP2 leader George] Russell, that seems very speedy, and some others, but more or less where we expected. Three or four tenths off the fastest cars, which is a good place to be going into tomorrow.”
“We seem to be in the mix again this weekend. So, happy. The car gives me confidence. There’s probably going to be a bit of a mess again with the tyres, whether to run C6 or C5 in quali, because they seem again extremely close. Apart from that, honestly, just focusing on making sure we nail the tyre strategy for tomorrow.”
“I think probably when they all turn it up, we’ll struggle to out-qualify them or get in the mix with them, but we’re not too far, which is again in Miami and Imola, a good place to be.”
“The car gives me confidence… just focusing on making sure we nail the tyre strategy for tomorrow.”
Canadian GP Practice & qualifying: Key Talking Points
The practice sessions in Montreal provided valuable insights into team performance and potential strategies for the upcoming qualifying and race. teams are closely analyzing tire behavior and optimizing car setups to maximize their chances of success.
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