Albon explains his ‘really strange’ race in Barcelona

Alex Albon has discussed his “really strange” Spanish Grand Prix in which whatever he tried, he could not stop his tyres from degrading.

Tyre wear in red-hot conditions at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was a key factor in round six of the World Championship, with most of the field adopting a three-stop strategy.

Albon went one step further with a fourth stop and the Williams driver, who has scored points on two occasions this season, ended up last of the 18 finishers having also incurred a five-second penalty.

But he did not think his result – he finished two places behind team-mate Nicholas Latifi – was down to the frequent number of visits to the pits. Indeed, the Thai driver felt he could have ‘boxed’ a couple more times and it would not have cost him much more ground.

The 26-year-old revealed his tyres had even been degrading on the reconnaissance laps on the way to the grid.

One long afternoon and a weekend to forget