Albon “almost disappointed” to qualify eighth for F1 British GP

The Williams driver was third in both practice sessions on Friday, and was then second in the rain hit FP3 session on Saturday.

While other teams such as McLaren and Mercedes stepped up their game in qualifying, he was seventh in Q1, fourth in Q2 and then eighth in the final session.

Albon said that unlike some rivals Williams had been in good shape from the off at Silverstone, and that others had found performance.

“It’s been an amazing weekend,” he said. “It’s…