Alex Albon Archives - Motorsport

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Horner admits “danger” of Gasly and Albon repeat at Red Bull F1 but insists Lawson “is a different character”

Senjuti Jash19 hours ago19 hours ago09 mins

Christian Horner has admitted that there is a possibility Liam Lawson could end up struggling like Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon did at Red Bull Racing alongside Max Verstappen. After months of intense speculation, the Milton Keynes outfit recently confirmed Lawson as Sergio Pérez’s replacement for next season. The 22-year-old, however, has competed in only…

F1 2024 Driver Rankings: 14th | Alex Albon

James O'Connor4 days ago4 days ago06 mins

2024 was a very tough season for the Williams F1 Team, and it is reflected in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings as Alex Albon is their highest in 14th. Australia nightmare the big headline in a tough start Williams only just had the FW46 ready in time for the Bahrain Grand Prix at the beginning of…

Alex Albon standing behind his car inside the Williams garage in Brazil

Albon confirms anomaly in “behaviour of the brakes” prompted his crash in Brazil ahead of F1 Las Vegas GP

Senjuti Jash4 weeks ago4 weeks ago06 mins

Heading into the glamorous F1 Las Vegas GP, Williams and Alex Albon is keen to produce a turnaround after failing to score a single point in Brazil. With three rounds to go, the Grove-based team, however, is set to finish the 2024 F1 season in a lowly ninth place. Alex Albon, in particular, thrived over…

Albon and Colapinto on Williams “heroes” to have cars ready for F1 Las Vegas GP

James O'Connor4 weeks ago4 weeks ago011 mins

The Williams crew has done a remarkable job to get both cars ready for the F1 Las Vegas GP following a brutal weekend in São Paulo as Franco Colapinto and Alex Albon crashed three times between qualifying and the race as rain hit on Sunday. The Thai driver missed the race such was the damage…

Albon: “Pressure” on Lawson and Tsunoda to get Red Bull’s 2025 F1 seat is visible during races

Nicolas Lopes1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

A former Red Bull driver himself, Alex Albon believes there is “clearly” some pressure on RB drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson to perform in order to get the nod to be Max Verstappen’s team-mate at the senior team next season, and that is noticeable even “in the moves” they try during the races. Speaking…

Franco Colapinto (ARG) & Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Friday 25th October 2024. Mexico City, Mexico.

Alex Albon calls F2 success a “dark card” in predicting F1 talent

Rohit Bhaskar1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

Franco Colapinto’s rapid rise to an F1 seat with Williams, replacing Logan Sargeant mid-season to partner Alex Albon, has thrown fresh fuel on a longstanding debate in motorsport: are junior series results in F2 a reliable gauge of F1 potential? Colapinto, whose junior career lacked the dominant performances typically expected, has held his ground impressively…

F1 | Brazil GP | Race | Verstappen storms through the field from P17 to take long-awaited victory

Avery McClure2 months ago2 months ago012 mins

A rainy, early morning Qualifying session led to a mixed up starting grid for the Brazil GP. Lando Norris started on Pole. Lined up next to him was George Russell, with Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon in P3 and P4 behind them. Max Verstappen started the race in P17 after taking a 5-place grid penalty….

Albon: “No one to blame” for F1 Mexico City Grand Prix lap 1 crash

Ryan McGahey2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Alex Albon believes there was nobody to blame following his lap 1 crash with RB’s Yuki Tsunoda at last weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix. Williams’ Alex Albon reflects on his opening lap crash with Yuki Tsunoda which saw both drivers retire from last weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix before the first corner. A brave attempt…

“It worked out quite well” — Albon pleased with low-speed improvements at F1 Mexico GP after balance disconnection at recent rounds

Shermaine Wong2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

The United States Grand Prix kicked off a triple-header, coming off a month-long break after the Singapore Grand Prix. For Williams’ Alex Albon, the return wasn’t as smooth as he expected, with the Thai driver being knocked out of Q1 during qualifying at COTA. Contact with Valtteri Bottas at the start damaged his diffuser, ending…

“It’s not his fault” — Albon says about F1 Mexico GP FP1 collision with Bearman

Anna Elizabeth Krausová2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

For Alex Albon and Oliver Bearman, the FP1 session came to a quick end with a collision in Turn 9 on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit. Albon was on the run-up to the high-speed sequence of Turns 7, 8 and 9, where Bearman was driving a Ferrari car at a considerably slower speed. The Williams…