Albon showed huge promise in free practice for the race in Mexico City after finishing FP3 less than a tenth behind pacesetter Max Verstappen.
But Albon and team-mate Logan Sargeant both struggled in qualifying after experiencing a shift in their car's handling, with Albon even suggesting the car had developed an issue.
The Anglo-Thai still managed to salvage a Q3 spot in ninth but was demoted to a 14th starting position after seeing his fastest Q2 time deleted for exceeding track limits.
Albon felt the call was marginal after seeing replays his Williams team manager Dave Redding was given in the stewards' office.
"I don't think it was off. I spoke to Dave. They showed him an external view of the shot of me in Turn 2 and my rear tyres still look like they're on the white line.," Albon said.
"Maybe I'm wrong and I'd obviously like to be wrong because it would make me less frustrated. But I hope in a weird way, I did have track limits. But from what I saw, I didn't."
He later added: "The snapshot they did of me, my car is halfway in the air. Technically, I'm not [exceeding] track limits because my four wheels are off the ground.
Source: Autosport