Alex Albon is the recipient of the Williams upgrade this weekend that could gain him a second in lap time in qualifying at the British Grand Prix. New sidepods were introduced in Silverstone by the Grove-based team this weekend akin to the Red Bull setup, and the engineers were testing out its efficiency by putting paint on one side of the car in a bid to see how the altered design was affecting air flow. Albon ended FP2 14th fastest, 1.2 seconds adrift of the pace set by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, and journalist Lawrence Barretto predicted that, depending on track conditions, the new revised chassis might be worth a second in qualifying. Head of vehicle performance at Williams, Dave...
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