Albon admits Williams are having to play catch-up in Bahrain (Bradley Collyer/PA)“We’re not here to finish P5 in the constructors’ championship, we’re here to be a top team,” Albon told the Press Association. Asked whether a first career race win was possible this season, Albon said: “I don’t believe so, no. I think realistically what this whole reset has done is reset the system and the top four teams have pulled away from everyone else. Albon admits he felt “burnt out” by the end of last season and is keen to avoid that happening again. In the end, we have partners and we have F1 mandatory things that we have to do.

Source: Express February 19, 2026 06:14 UTC