Albon expects that the decrease temperatures and lengthy straights ought to each play to the strengths of the FW45.
With qualifying commencing at midnight and the race itself beginning at 10pm, ambient temperature is anticipated to be within the 5-10°C vary.
“For Vegas, the celebs ought to hopefully align,” stated Albon when requested concerning the race by Autosport.
“It is a observe that ought to swimsuit us by way of its structure, but it surely also needs to swimsuit us by way of its temperature.
“So qualifying goes to be an actual large curiosity I feel for everybody to attempt to get the tyres to work in that temperature. That actually will not be straightforward. However that fits us far more.”
Albon conceded that the one disadvantage may very well be that some corners might promote front-locking, which has been a weak spot of the Williams package deal this yr.
He additionally famous that the group simulator hasn’t essentially given an entire image of what the precise observe floor is like.
“It is fairly a easy circuit by way of its structure, it is fairly straightforward to be taught,” he stated.
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Alex Albon, Williams Racing
“The observe is sort of attention-grabbing, there’s fairly a couple of mixed corners, which aren’t straightforward for front-locking, which isn’t nice for our automobile, however that is wonderful.
“The one factor which shall be attention-grabbing is the roughness and the bumps of the observe, how properly of a job have they performed or not.
“And likewise, I feel by way of racing, there’s going to be a number of overtakes, as a result of no less than from what I drove, there’s a number of alternatives, a number of locations you may overtake. So let’s examine, but it surely’s okay. I really did not thoughts it.”
Nonetheless, Albon certified his expectations for overtaking by indicating that the corners previous the straights may very well be too gradual.
“In its structure, the straights are completely large,” he stated. “For instance, Mexico, there ought to be extra overtaking than there may be.
“I imply, there’s a large straight. However the best way that the Sector 3 is designed just isn’t good for racing. And so it is so arduous to remain shut out of the final nook.
“There’s one instance of that in Vegas, the place technically there ought to be an overtaking spot straight, however the corners earlier than do not can help you say that shut.
“Everybody thinks it is the high-speed corners that it is tougher to remain shut. And it is not, it is actually the low-speed corners that we wrestle to remain shut, as a result of the entrance finish in these automobiles is so tough, particularly when the automobiles are so heavy.
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Alex Albon, Williams FW45
“As quickly as you lose the entrance within the low pace, you are gone. However in Vegas, particularly popping out of the final nook into Flip 1, it is a nook that is not that arduous to remain shut. So I feel you will get various overtaking.
“I hope it is not too straightforward.”
Albon’s team-mate Logan Sargeant, for whom Las Vegas shall be a 3rd dwelling race, can also be optimistic about prospects for the weekend.
“These excessive temperatures do not assist us,” stated the American.
“I feel particularly for Vegas, to have low temperatures, evening race, low drag, hopefully it really works.
“For me, it will be a extremely cool one, clearly. I raced there so many occasions as a child in karting, so to return again, it will be wonderful.
“It at all times handled me properly up to now, so hopefully that can proceed this yr.”