Why James Vowles thinks Alex Albon now has “the skills to become world champion” in F1

Williams boss James Vowles believes Alex Albon has demonstrated “the skills to become world champion” in F1.
Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing with James Vowles (GBR) Williams Racing Team Principal on the grid. Formula 1 World
Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing with James Vowles (GBR) Williams Racing Team Principal…

Albon’s impressiv𝕴e performances guided Williams to seventh in the constructors’ championship - their highest finish since 2017.

As a result, Albon has reportedly attracted interest from a host of teams, including Ferrari, should they decide to replace 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz.

In an interview with𝓀 German p🍌ublication AMuS, Vowles highlighted Albon’s notable improvement since leaving Red Bull.

“The Alex you see tod🎀ay is different from the Alex when he was at Red Bull or the Alex at the beginning of the season.

He still lacked faith in himself. He has it now. He is ha⛦ppy, he is a leader, he has self-confidence, he works in a structured way and sets the direction. It all sounds easy," Vowl🌳es said. 

"But the simplest is often the hardest. You never know how good a driver is compared to another until you put him in the same car as the other a☂t the ♐same time. If other drivers had to drive a Williams tomorrow, they would probably have a hard time. 

Alex Albon (THA), Williams F1 Team Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu
Alex Albon (THA), Williams F1 Team Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix,…

"Today I know from Alex that he gets the maximum out of the car available to him at any time. And every time you put him under pressure, he withstands the pressure. He can cope with a car that is difficult to drive. This experience can be an advantage for hi⛎m. For me, Alex has the skills to become world champion once. I mean that honestly."

Vowles con🃏ceded that Williams exceeded expectations in 2023 with P9 in the ch🔯ampionship the aim going into the campaign.

"This is a very different Williams team from what we saw at the end of 2022 and at the beginning of the season,” he added. “When I started, I didn't set a goal in which place we would finish the World Championship. I wanted✅ to get this team back on its feet

"I thought ninth place was 𒀰realistic, eighth place was a dream. We fought for seventh place because Albon did an incredible job. He defended himself in Montreal, Silverstone and Monza against a whole crowd of dr⛦ivers who were faster than him.”

"Then we managed to improve the package we have in such a way that we could drive into the points on 🍒our own. Two counters here, two there. Nevertheless, we have to stay on the carpet. The top teams score almost as many points on a race weeke🙈nd as we do throughout the year. That's the bar."

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