Elbon: Williams should make its mark early in the season

      Alex Elbon believes that the team Williams should take maximum advantage of the situation at the beginning of the season and try to immediately earn as many points as possible, because at the start of the championship in 2025 will go at once six newcomers.

      Some of them have no experience in Formula 1 at all - these are debutants Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) and Isaac Hajar (Racing Bulls); some of this experience is quite small, as in the racer Haas Oliver Berman (3 races) and Australian Jack Duen, who spent for Alpine F1 last year's Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi. Only Liam Lawson, Max Verstappen's new teammate, has 11 Grands Prix already under his belt. There have not been so many newcomers in the World Championship since 2010. Compared to the young drivers, Alex with his 104 Grands Prix and Carlos Sainz, who has almost twice as many races, seem like real veterans. "I think we should definitely take advantage of the situation at the start of the season," Elbon is quoted by RacingNews365. - We remember from last year that our team started the season with a pretty good car, but it was overweight and that prevented us from scoring points. I hope that this year we will be in a more favorable position, because as long as some drivers will only gain speed, we will be able to succeed. Carlos and I have the task to perform at a good level, although in general the championship teams this year will be very strong. I do not know what plans they have to modernize their cars, because we are already thinking about 2026, but the rivalry promises to be very sharp. However, to be honest, Oliver Berman can no longer be categorized as a rookie: although he has little experience, he will go fast right away. Real rookies are only a few, and I think that Kimi Antonelli, who drove a lot of kilometers on the tests, too, should quickly gain speed, but in any case, it will not be in the very first race. Anyway, we'll see."