<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\nControversially, Williams decided to give Albon the chassis of Sargeant's car, sacrificing the American driver's weekend so the Thai driver could continue.<\/p>\n
“He's been a real gentleman, he's been a real team player through this whole situation,” Albon said of Sargeant after qualifying, where he finished 12th behind Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n
“We discuss, we always discuss, we are very open as a team. I was helping him in FP2 and when the decision was made he helped me.”<\/p>\n
He added that it was: “A different feeling, a strange feeling, if I'm honest.”<\/p>\n
Williams' reasoning was that, despite being the one to crash out on Friday, Albon gives the team the best chance to score points if the opportunity presents itself on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Albon has outscored Sargeant 27-1 in points since they became teammates in early 2023.<\/p>\n
Williams is in a tight fight with the bottom five teams, all of whom are divided by a single point after the first two races.<\/p>\n
Albon, who also turned 28 on Saturday, admitted he felt an added responsibility given the nature of the situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt's one thing to make a mistake and the pressure of trying to put in a performance in qualifying, but it's another feeling when you're given responsibility, and I take that responsibility, that doesn't escape me , so yes, it's difficult. But at the same time, the only thing you can do is focus on your work, leave everything behind and treat the weekend like a normal weekend.<\/p>\n
“We're obviously a session behind, but generally that's all I can really do, and so far we've done a good job, and we just have to keep going, and the ultimate reward for Logan would be a few points off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Melbourne's Albert Park has delivered unpredictable results in the past and Albon, who starts alongside Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, said there could be opportunities ahead.<\/p>\n
“[Points] would be a nice icing on the cake, but you have to be realistic, I'm next to a Mercedes and I don't think I'll see it for very long.<\/p>\n
\u201cYuki [Tsunoda] It's surprising, he's doing a really good job at RB, I think our run is going to be with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cNormal Australia… hopefully three red flags and an opportunity to score some points!\u201d<\/p>\n
Williams boss James Vowles has revealed the team will also not have a spare chassis for the Japanese Grand Prix in two weeks, but Sargeant will be back in action.<\/p>\n
Albon's chassis was returned to the Grove factory for repairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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