Like RB, Williams also lost a car in the early stages of the 2024 Mexican Grand Prix, but team principal James Vowles did not blame Hiroki Tsunoda for his crash with Alex Albon.
Turn 1 on the opening lap is always the worst part of the Mexico City race.
Pierre Gasly (Alpine) moved to the outside before entering Turn 1, so Albon made a small change to avoid contact. When Yuki Tsunoda, who was on the far side of the field, came forward during late braking, his right rear collided with Albon’s left front.
On forcing Albon to resign, Vowles said: “Alex was not crushed from both sides.
Like Hiroki Tsunoda and Vowls, Albon also believes it was an unfortunate racing accident.
Asked to explain the incident, Albon said: “My kickoff wasn’t very good, which is good, but going into Turn 1 everyone was fighting for position and it was it was long straight, so the battle was intense.” he said. .
“I don’t think I did anything particularly wrong, and I don’t think anyone else did wrong…it’s just bad luck. The last few races have been a mix of accidents and bad timing.” he continued.
When asked about his thoughts on his streak of “bad luck,” he replied, “The last few races have been tough. But if you look at the positive side, I learned a lot at the end – this past week.”
“I’m finally starting to understand where some of the problems are coming from, not just problems, but areas that I’ve struggled with in the last three races. “
“I think I felt good going into the race, and I thought maybe I could get into contention at some point, I’m the hope to get points next time.
It is the second time this season that Albon has retired on the first lap of a race, the first being at the Japanese Grand Prix in April.
This was the third time in his career that Hiroki Tsunoda retired on the first lap.Retires at Turn 1 in Mexico in 2021I’m doing it.
2024 F1 Round 20 GP Final Race MexicoCarlos Sainz took pole to win, followed by Lando Norris in second and Charles Leclerc in third.
The next race will be held at the Interlagos circuitSao Paulo GPit starts with 1 free trial on November 1. This is the fifth sprint of the season.
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