Dave Robson revealed an “incorrect switch position” caused Alex Albon to drop out of qualifying

Williams' head of vehicle execution Dave Robson uncovered an "mistaken switch position" made Alex Albon exit qualifying in emotional conditions.

The cameras got the Williams driver trundling around Imola with a fire on the back right brake of his FW44, dropping blazing flotsam and jetsam onto the track before a blast blew his tire out.

Albon had the option to return to the carport securely, yet with huge harm to that region of his vehicle.

A terrified radio message of "sacred ****, I just lost the brake pedal, it's simply gone to the floor" was the way he detailed what went on, however Robson said the group didn't step aerobics to the plate in qualifying by and large.

"Alex endured with a brake issue because of an erroneous switch position while changing to the smooth tires," Robson made sense of.

"The mix of blended conditions and the run design is exceptionally precarious and today we didn't adapt to the situation."

"It was a piece terrifying," Albon conceded after he had escaped the vehicle. "It's anything but where you need to lose the brakes, however there was obviously something wrong.

"It's a disgrace. Clearly it's an early shower for us, yet until we realize better I believe only something or other occurs.

"Right now to make it happen, it's really not a terrible race with the run race coming up."

The 21-lap run on Saturday will allow Albon the opportunity to move gradually up the field, and he kidded that a rehash of his Australia heroics on one bunch of tires could return into play on Sunday for him, trusting the vehicle's straight-line speed likewise has its impact.

"As far as set-up and everything, I think we have a vehicle that is really dangerous down the straights," he added.

"Ideally we can surpass a few vehicles, do one pause and we should see."

Albon will arrange on the back line close by Esteban Ocon's Alpine in the run, with his partner Nicholas Latifi having turned in Q1 and simply figured out how to put himself P18 on the framework for Saturday.