Crashes shouldn’t overshadow «fantastic» Colapinto’s Williams F1 stint
Williams driver Alex Albon thinks Franco Colapinto’s tough final Formula 1 races with the squad should not overshadow the excellent results the Argentinian produced. Colapinto’s impressive early races since stepping in for Logan Sargeant in Monza turned heads in the paddock, and they also yielded Williams five important points over three race weekends, which looked […]
F1 2024 a «missed opportunity» for Williams
Alex Albon says the 2024 Formula 1 season feels like a «missed opportunity» for Williams as it dropped to ninth in the standings. Williams started the season on the back foot with an overweight FW46 and while a lot of effort went into taking the weight out again, that also impacted its update schedule. The Grove-based […]
Albon disqualified from Dutch GP qualifying over technical infringement
Alex Albon has been thrown out of the Dutch Grand Prix qualifying results as the floor on his Williams was found not to be compliant with the FIA’s legality checks. The Anglo-Thai driver had enjoyed an impressive Saturday afternoon at Zandvoort, and had hurled his newly upgraded Williams into eighth in qualifying to beat Lance […]
Albon prefers Williams 2025 sacrifice for bigger F1 2026 gains
Alex Albon says he would be happy to see his Williams Formula 1 team sacrifice 2025 to be in the best possible position for the 2026 rules reset. Albon recently extended his contract with Williams for at least two more years, tying him to the outfit into the new regulations for 2026, an outline of […]
Albon «had to bite my lip» on overweight Williams F1 car
As it ran late with the production of its 2024 launch car, Williams started the season with a chassis that was significantly overweight. And while Williams had already taken 14kg out of the car over the off-season, its 2024 FW46 was still four-five tenths per lap slower than it should have been. A revised floor […]
A vote of confidence or biding his time? What Albon’s new Williams F1 deal means
Albon was hailed as one of the stand-out performers of last season, scoring all but one of Williams’ 28 points to drag it up to seventh in the constructors’ standings. With over half the grid out of contract for 2025, that made the 28-year-old an enticing prospect for any top team looking to make a […]
Williams may as well “go home” if spares situation changes its F1 approach, says Albon
The Thai driver and team-mate Logan Sargeant have faced a challenging start to the season with Williams having been without a spare chassis and not being flush with replacement parts. With Sargeant having been forced to sit out the Australian Grand Prix because of the need for his team-mate to take his car, and the […]
Albon feared about Williams F1 spares «before I even hit the wall»
On the opening lap, Albon was hit by RB’s poor-starting Daniel Ricciardo in Turn 3, at the start of the Esses. The glancing blow sent both cars into the tyre barriers, which had to be repaired during the following 30-minute red flag interruption. While the accident happened at relatively low speeds, another crash was the […]