Williams Racing Formula One driver Alex Albon has opened up about his teammate Carlos Sainz securing third place at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix , marking the team's first podium finish of the 2025 season. Albon stated that the result was "good to shake off the bad luck."

Williams is on its way to becoming a top contender in the premier class of motorsport, and signing Sainz for the 2025 season and beyond was a major step the team took to achieve its goal.

The team and both drivers have been facing significant challenges. The race at Baku highlighted both sides of the coin. Albon's race was compromised after qualifying 19th on a chaotic Saturday. The Thai-British driver made a costly error in Q1 at Turn 1, which ended his run.

In the initial laps of the race, he made contact with Alpin

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