F1 News: Alex Albon Remaining "Open" When Williams Contract Expires In 2024

Alex Albon has spoken out on his future with the Williams team.

Alex Albon has revealed that he will be keeping himself open when his current contract with Williams expires at the end of 2024. 

The Thai driver has been putting in some incredible performances on the track and has expressed confidence in the future of the team, especially with the addition of James Vowles as team principal. After scoring just one point in the first seven races of the season, Albon has since scored twenty points in the last seven, culminating all 21 points that Williams has so far. 

Whilst speaking in an interview with Autosport, Albon was asked whether he was already ready to commit to Williams for a contract extension, he responded:

“I think I have the confidence in myself to keep myself open.

“There's a balance really. Being totally honest, I want to see this team and I want to be part of a team that brings this team forward.

“I think the rate of progress that we're having here at Williams and seeing what's happening behind the scenes is great. I'm fully committed to the team until my contract pretty much ends.

“But I am also 27. Although I'm not young, I'm also not old. And I do feel like I am in a good part of my career. If you take another year I'm 28, then 29 going onto 30 soon.

“I want to give myself the chance to be able to fight for wins and fight for podiums. And what it comes down to is, at that time and in that time, can we bring this team to be that team?”

The British team has been making significant improvements over the course of 2023 and Albon is confident that this will continue into 2024. He continued:

“I think we're in a window of opportunity for us, because we're achieving results and we believe there's even more potential if we can fix these characteristic problems.

“We got downforce on the car, maybe a little bit less than some of the top teams around us, but we're also poor within some corners where we just can't be at the limit through the whole corner because we have a certain limitation at a certain point. Once that goes away I think we are going to become a much more rounded team.

“That being said, it sounds very easy to say. It's been a limitation in the car for almost over five, six years, I'd say. So we do need to address it and fix it, but I feel like now, more than ever, there's a good chance we're going to really get on top of it.

“We may not fix it completely, but I do believe we're going to make a good step.”