Williams, improvements to finally bounce back?

Will Zandvoort still bring hope for Williams ? One year after his great performance, thanks to Alex Albon in very good shape (4th in qualifying and 8th in the race), the English team intends to do it again in 2024. In any case, it has had the Dutch Grand Prix on its calendar for many weeks, and for many reasons. 

The main one and not the least is that the Dutch meeting is the first step in a very important calendar: that of development. Indeed, it was relatively difficult for Grove with a FW46 still limited by its weight and the lack of new elements, compromising the performances of Alex Albon and Logan sargeant. 

« It's fair to say we're a little disappointed with what we expected., also confided the first at the end of the first part of the season. I feel like part of me knows that if we were at weight at the start of the year, we would have scored quite a few points, I think. We were just behind but the car is good. It has clearly improved compared to last year but we were held back by a couple of things and the delays obviously didn't help » 

Zandvoort will therefore mark the end of a long wait for Williams. Indeed, the training led by James Vowles arrives with some new features in its containers which will delight its troops: developments. Better yet, one of his biggest prizes of the year. 

« This year we are bringing one of our biggest developments to Zandvoort and so we will need time to understand the behavior and performance of the FW46, says Sven Smeets, the sports director. We are looking forward to what will hopefully be another great weekend in Zandvoort. » Williams has remained discreet on the elements affected by this update but it would not be surprising if the team focused primarily on reducing weight. This is how it began Alpine his year before regaining rhythm and moving up the rankings. Perhaps the English will have the same fortune. In any case, it is time for optimism in the ranks of Grove as the team plans to bring other new features from Azerbaijan in a few weeks (September 13-15), and at the latest in Singapore, the next round (September 20-22).

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