Alex Albon: I was just unlucky today

      In Bahrain, Williams racers claimed the points, but Alex Albon finished 12th and Carlos Sainz retired from the race.…

      Alex Albon (12th): "We were just unlucky today – we could have scored points. Our race pace was high, I drove the first laps very well, but the safety car pulled out at the wrong moment and I lost a couple of places. Otherwise, I'm happy, we've learned a lot and we can use this experience in the remaining races."

      Carlos Sainz (exit): "A promising race ended badly. I got off to a good start, but I quickly used up my Soft tires in the fight against the faster cars. After the pit stop, I won back the positions due to good overtaking, but the incident with Yuki cost me the race. A blow to the right side pontoon caused serious damage, and that was the end of it.

      However, there are also positive aspects. We were fast over the weekend and could have scored points, so let's take it as it is and try to get back into the fight in Jeddah in even better shape."