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Albon: "Stars should align" for Williams in cold Las Vegas F1 race

Alex Albon believes that the "stars should hopefully align" for his Williams Formula 1 team in the cold conditions anticipated for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Albon expects that the lower temperatures and long straights should both play to the strengths of the FW45.

With qualifying commencing at midnight and the race itself starting at 10pm, ambient temperature is expected to be in the 5-10°C range.

"For Vegas, the stars should hopefully align," said Albon when asked about the race by Autosport.

"It's a track that should suit us in terms of its layout, but it should also suit us in terms of its temperature.

"So qualifying is going to be a real big interest I think for everyone to try to get the tyres to work in that temperature. That really won't be easy. But that suits us much more."

Albon conceded that the one drawback could be that some corners could promote front-locking, which has been a weakness of the Williams package this year.

He also noted that the team simulator hasn't necessarily given a complete picture of what the actual track surface is like.

"It's quite a simple circuit in terms of its layout, it's quite easy to learn," he said.

Source: Autosport

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