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

Shermaine Wong3 months ago3 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 Krausová3 months ago3 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…

Albon “leaning a little bit more towards” teammate Colapinto’s set-up at F1 Mexico GP to resolve his low-speed corner woes

Senjuti Jash3 months ago3 months ago011 mins

Being the only team on the grid—besides Ferrari—to not introduce upgrades in Austin, Williams experienced a weekend full of ups and downs. While Franco Colapinto managed to bag a single point starting from P15 on the grid, Alex Albon had a rather forgettable 100th Grand Prix weekend at COTA. Following a pit lane start in…

“The lemon cupcakes were okay, that’s about it” — Albon on 100th F1 start at US GP

Rebecca Malitz3 months ago3 months ago011 mins

Alex Albon started the United States GP from P14 on the grid, but his race nearly ended in Turn 1 on Lap 1 when he collided with the Alpine of Esteban Ocon, which also sent the Sauber of Valtteri Bottas into the back of the Williams after things checked up. The incident caused damage to…

F1 | US GP | Qualifying | Norris pips Verstappen to pole as Russell crashes in Q3

James O'Connor4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

Q1 Zhou Guanyu set the first time of the session as he put in a 1:35.479. Alonso rapidly beat that, logging a 1:34.496 to go quickest. Championship contender Lando Norris went top on a 1:34.029, beating Carlos Sainz by 0.075s. Oscar Piastri slotted into P3, 0.214s away from his teammate. Despite a poor final corner,…

Albon: Colapinto has “come in strong” and “helped the team” since taking over Williams F1 seat from Sargeant

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Williams driver Alexander Albon praises his new teammate Franco Colapinto for coming in strong and helping the team by scoring important points. The Argentinian took over Logan Sargeant’s seat from the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. On his first race, the 21-year-old finished 12th, only three places behind Albon. At Baku, Colapinto scored his first…

Vowles: Williams “will have the best driver line-up on the grid” in 2025 F1 season

Lucrezia Costa4 months ago4 months ago015 mins

Williams’s Team Principal James Vowles largely discussed what’s to come for the Grove-based team, setting big goals for 2026 and beyond, and praising their future driver line-up hoping to star near the front in Formula 1 when the new regulations kick in. In fact, Vowles went as far as to say that Williams will have…

“We should have finished in the points” — Colapinto left to rue Williams strategy mistake in F1 Singapore GP

James O'Connor4 months ago09 mins

Franco Colapinto’s impressive start to life in Formula One continued as he finished P11 in the Singapore Grand Prix. Despite not having the front suspension update teammate Alex Albon received, the Argentine driver was only 0.007s slower in qualifying as they locked out the sixth row, with both narrowly missing out on Q3. The 21-year-old…

“Unfortunate” to be on the outside — Alex Albon on F1 Singapore GP start, rolls back on Colapinto divebomb radio message

Anumitha Murugapandian4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Alex Albon and Williams were looking promising through practice to score more points after their high in Baku where they scored ten to move ahead of Alpine in the Constructors’ Championship. However, they faced disappointment on Sunday in Singapore. After a decent qualifying, the Thai was P11 on the grid, just in front of his…

Williams “trying to tackle some of the general balance of the car” with F1 Singapore GP upgrade — Albon

Ryan McGahey5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Alex Albon explains Williams’ plan to experiment with their latest upgrade this weekend with the aim of understanding the improvements on a track which historically has not suited the team. Speaking on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, Williams’ Alex Albon discussed the team’s latest updates following a strong showing last time out…