"You might as well stay home" - Alex Albon raises concerns as F1 star calls out Williams for its resource issues in recent weeks

Williams driver Alex Albon recently expressed his disappointment with the team over multiple issues.

Albon was left without a car in Australia after his crash during the practice session. His damaged chassis was not in a drivable condition and the team did not have a spare either. Williams then decided to let him drive his teammate Logan Sargeant's car for the weekend while the latter missed the Grand Prix.

While they had both cars running in Japan, a situation like this was still a threat because they were without a spare chassis for that race as well. Talking to Autosport about these issues, Alex Albon seemed disappointed with the team's current state. He said:

"You go about your racing not really thinking about it, if I'm totally honest. Obviously, it's there, but the moment that you start to think about the lack of parts, or the lack of whatever, you might as well stay home."

"You have got to attack the weekend like you do any other weekend. You can't treat it any differently. You've got to be on the limit to feel what the limit is, and you've got to get a balance for the car."

Williams' financial issues have persisted for a long time now. In the first year under James Vowles' guidance, the team finished the championship in seventh place in 2023. However, they remain one of the last three teams to not have scored any points this season so far.

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Alex Albon focused on the Chinese Grand Prix after first-lap crash in Japan

The Williams driver made contact with Daniel Ricciardo during the opening lap of the Japanese Grand Prix and both drivers took each other out of the race. While that crash might have affected the working at Williams, Alex Albon revealed that the team had prepared themselves for the upcoming sprint weekend in China.

He was quoted as saying via F1:

"Accidents happen, I didn’t put too much effort or thought into the crash itself. Moving on into this weekend, obviously the main thing is just the work that’s been done back at the factory to get the cars ready."

"The team have done a massive job to get all the parts ready for the weekend, and let’s see how this one goes. I think it’s an opportunity weekend, and we’ve brought the parts now ready to go racing."

F1 will return to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix for the first time since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For many drivers, like Alex Albon's teammate Logan Sargeant, this is set to be a new challenge and experience.