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
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