Alex Albon: "A disappointing P6 because we were running in P4 for quite a while"

Toro Rosso had a great Grand Prix in Germany and will be hoping to build on their momentum at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend. Alexander Albon finished the race sixth, the highest he has ever finished in Formula 1. It was also the first time he had driven a Formula 1 car in the rain and he performed well, potentially even impressing some teams higher up the grid.  

“It was a good race today!" Albon said. "I was a bit scared at the start, learning how the car behaves in the wet around this track, although, I’m really happy with how I performed as it was my first time in these conditions in an F1 car.

"The pace was really good, we were a bit fortunate and we timed our first pitstop right, and I was really excited racing in P4, I was thinking ‘OK here we go!’

"Unfortunately, at the second stop we were caught out and pitted a lap later than Dany to switch from wet tyres to dry, so four cars passed us. It’s funny, it’s like a disappointing P6 because we were running in P4 for quite a while. 

"It was an amazing job by the team, the strategy was great and we were able to bounce back from a difficult qualifying.”

Toro Rosso have become a genuine midfield contender and are now 5th in the Constructors Championship, ahead of Renault. They will hope to hold onto this position next weekend and go into the summer break with some real momentum behind them.