Williams F1 straight-line reputation “not true” in Zandvoort

Albon was the star of Saturday qualifying by taking fourth on the grid on the high-downforce Zandvoort loop. Rookie team-mate Logan Sargeant also claimed his best qualifying result of the season in 10th, with a Q3 crash ruling out an even better grid position.

Williams has traditionally had an efficient, slippery FW45 car which has proven to be difficult for others to pass. Alpine’s Pierre Gasly even revealed that Alpine treats Albon and…