Alex Albon has opened up about his choice to stay at Williams for the 2027 F1 marketing campaign.
The decision comes regardless of the irritating interval Williams has endured this yr, which has seen it slip again within the pecking order.
Williams had lengthy focused the 2026 regulation reset as a chance to make a step ahead, however has as an alternative suffered a major setback, which has induced it to reset its timeline for a return to success.
Regardless of the difficult marketing campaign to date, Albon has dedicated to the workforce for one more season, insisting the blip does not dictate how he feels concerning the workforce’s route.
“One powerful yr does not paint a full image of the story that I’ve had with Williams, and I’ve seen progress yr to yr,” Albon mentioned.
“After all, it has been a irritating yr to this point, nevertheless it does not make me not imagine on this workforce, and its ambitions, and what I imagine the workforce can obtain.”
RacingNews365 understands that team-mate Carlos Sainz can be nearing an extension with Williams.
With Albon reaffirming his dedication, the Thai driver prompt the present bleak interval will assist the workforce stamp out some limitations going ahead.
“Despite the fact that it has been a troublesome yr, the response of the workforce again on the manufacturing facility, and the work that is been put in to know our points, has been enormous,” Albon mentioned.
“In some ways, it has felt like we have wanted this powerful second to essentially speed up a number of the aggressive plans to repair some core issues throughout the automotive which have plagued us for years.
“I haven’t seen the workforce sink their enamel into one thing so aggressively in the best way they’ve this yr, so I actually do imagine we will discover the explanation why we have been going by means of these points.”
