Alex Albon: It's all political games.

      Williams driver Alex Albon, whose car is powered by a Mercedes engine, explained what led to the FIA's decision to name the Red Bull engine the best. In Barcelona, Alex referred to the whole situation as political games, within which none of the manufacturers want to gain benchmark status in order to maintain opportunities for engine upgrades.

      Alex Albon: "The situation with the engines changes almost every week. That's where all the complexity lies. I think at the Bahrain tests, many would have said that Red Bull had the most powerful engine. As for the other races, I'm not so sure anymore.

      It's funny, but it seems to me that no team and no engine manufacturer actually wants to be considered the best. Because of this, quite strange political games and contradictory statements arise. I don't know all the details, as the manufacturers themselves view this situation in their own way.

      Still, in Miami, it was Red Bull that was the fastest on the straights. At other races, that advantage wasn't there anymore. Although in Canada, they again showed the best top speed on the straights.

      Everything is constantly changing, so I really don't know what to think. Sometimes it feels like there are too many games and politics around this. From the outside, it's very hard to understand what's going on."