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Carlos Sainz ‘happy and proud’ with point in Singapore

Motorsport Technology
1 month ago
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With the Atlassian Williams Racing F1 Team standing an impressive fifth in the constructors’ standings, a solitary point in the Singapore Grand Prix does not seem much to crow about.

But with the team sitting thirty points above closest rivals Racing Bulls, any point is a good point. Especially given the challenging nature of the weekend that unfolded for the Grove based team having been demoted to the rear of the grid for a rear wing infringement.

Alex Albon in action during the SIngapore GP (copyright Williams Media)

“Given the circumstances, we need to be happy and proud about our performance today,” commented Sainz on the team’s official website. “It was a straightforward race with no safety cars, but we still managed to progress through the field and grab a valuable point starting from P18.

“We were able to extend our medium tyre longer than anybody else into the race and once I put the softs on, I was able to do a very fast stint and some strong overtakes on track. We could’ve been fighting higher up the field today but all in all I’m very happy with our race execution. We’ll take the learnings and start preparing for the upcoming races.”

Team principal James Vowles echoed the sentiments of his Spanish driver in bringing home a point after a tough weekend.

“Congratulations to Carlos on a really strong drive to achieve a point today, and thank you to Alex for working closely on strategy to achieve that result – it really was a team game,” commented Vowles.

“We couldn’t have achieved more from our starting position, but that only reiterates my disappointment about our qualifying disqualification because we had a quick car today.

“I’m looking forward to the remaining six rounds of the season, because we have a competitive car and we’re here to fight for our position in the Championship.”

SINGAPORE GP TECH TALK WITH CRAIG SCARBOROUGH

The Singapore GP offers one of the biggest tests for the drivers on the calendar for a variety of reasons. Because the race takes place at night, the drivers effectively have to adapt quickly back to European time and adjust their body clocks accordingly from the flight over from Baku.

That’s not all the drivers have to cope with. The extreme humidity and soaring cockpit temperatures mean the drivers have to take on plenty of fluid to compensate for the up to 3kg of body weight they can lose in the race.

Click here to read tech guru Craig Scarborough’s comprehensive guide to the mechanics and tech of the Singapore Grand Prix.

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