![]() In these situations, it’s all about trying. ![]() We’re good at defending, we have a straight-line car. “I had a grunt, because I was like, ‘Uh…’ I’ve done these races a lot now. And when the guys told me I had, I don’t know what it was, 35 or 40 laps (to go), I think they even told me 20 to make me feel better! I looked at the TV screen, and I was like ‘Oh my god, I hope that’s not real!’ You’ve got those eight cars - the Astons, the Red Bulls, the Ferraris and the Mercedes - (and) the final two positions, it normally feels like it’s the Alpines now. “I do think we had similar pace to the McLarens the whole weekend - I feel like realistically, where we were, we had to do something different to them in front as they were in front to get the points,” Albon said. ![]() ![]() That was achieved by one-stopping and doing 58 laps on one set of hard tires - holding off George Russell and then Esteban Ocon for a long spell - with Albon saying the tough strategy was necessary to get ahead of other cars of comparable performance. Williams brought Albon an upgraded car to Montreal and he duly delivered by reaching Q3 before climbing into the top seven early on. Alex Albon says having to drive defensively to hold onto his impressive seventh place in the Canadian Grand Prix was not particularly enjoyable given the pressure he was under. ![]()
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