Alexander Albon

Albon was an unlikely addition to the F1 grid in 2019 having originally been signed on to race for Nissan e.dams in Formula E before getting the call-up to join Toro Rosso. <br>The British-born Thai driver enjoyed a solid start to his campaign, earning five points-paying finishes, including a strong sixth in a chaotic German Grand Prix. <br>When Pierre Gasly was demoted from Red Bull, Albon ...

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Red Bull driver Albon was on course for his first podium in F1 but the rookie was tipped into a spin by Hamilton on the penultimate lap of the race after a late restart.<br>Hamilton was on fresher tyres and dived inside Albon but hit him when Albon turned across to the apex, and the world champion took full responsibility after the race and was handed a penalty.<br>Albon said the lost podium ...

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Albon produced arguably the best race of his rookie F1 season at Interlagos to run as high as second before the end of the final safety car period.<br>It all went wrong on the penultimate lap though when he was tapped into a spin by Lewis Hamilton and dropped down the order to finish 14th. Hamilton was later handed a five-second penalty for his part in the incident.<br>But despite the day ending ...

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Hamilton knocked Albon's Red Bull into a spin at the tight Bico de Pato corner on the infield while trying to reclaim second with one lap to go following a late pitstop for fresh tyres during a safety car period.<br>Though Hamilton crossed the line in third and took part in the podium ceremony, he was already under investigation and was given a five-second time penalty soon afterwards - dropping ...

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Hamilton had clashed with Red Bull driver Alexander Albon on the penultimate lap of the race in the battle for second place, taking the Anglo-Thai racer out of contention and himself dropping behind Pierre Gasly.<br>He took the chequered flag in third place and stood on the podium, but was due to visit the stewards afterwards as the incident remained under investigation.<br>However, the stewards ...

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F1 rookie Albon was running second in a Red Bull one-two after a late restart, aided by Hamilton pitting during a safety car that was caused by Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc colliding.<br>Hamilton re-passed Pierre Gasly’s Toro Rosso at the restart with two laps to go and then immediately attacked Albon for second, but the two collided and Albon spun, finishing 14th, while ...

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Albon topped FP1 at Interlagos after setting the quickest time on intermediates but shunted at the penultimate corner as he prepared for a flying lap on slick tyres while conditions were still tricky.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Brazilian GP: Albon goes quickest, then crashes in wet FP1<br><br><br>Though Horner joked it was "quite an expensive session" for Red Bull, he pointed out that Albon was not ...

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Albon was quickest after the intermediate tyre runs but shunted with less than three minutes remaining while preparing for a late flying lap on slicks.<br>The session was not restarted, meaning Albon led the way from Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel – while world champion Hamilton failed to set a laptime.<br>Torrential rain hit Interlagos on Thursday evening and again on Friday morning, but ...

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F1 rookie Albon was promoted to Red Bull during the summer break, replacing the struggling Pierre Gasly alongside Verstappen.<br>Albon has finished in the top six in all seven grands prix he has started with Red Bull, earning a best result of fourth and already beating Gasly’s points haul from the first 12 races.<br>Red Bull announced this week that Albon will drive for the senior team in 2020 ...

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Albon, who has made F1 debut this season after graduating from Formula 2, was promoted from Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso to its main F1 outfit ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.<br>The Anglo-Thai racer replaced Pierre Gasly, who had been struggling as Verstappen's teammate in the early stages of the season, and has now successfully convinced the energy drink to make the switch permanent for ...

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Albon got squeezed between Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz at the first corner and the tangle damaged his front wing – forcing him to come into the pits for a nose change.<br>But despite rejoining at the back of the field, the Anglo-Thai driver made a brilliant recovery with what was eventually a three-stop strategy to come home in fifth place.<br>Horner paid tribute to Albon’s aggression in ...

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Albon graduated from Formula 2 into a Toro Rosso seat for this year – having initially signed a Formula E deal with Nissan – and then replaced a struggling Pierre Gasly in the Red Bull team alongside Max Verstappen from Spa following the F1 summer break.<br>Hamilton was behind Albon in the early stages of the recent Mexican Grand Prix, until Albon pitted early on a two-stop strategy whereas ...

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Albon has crashed in practice or qualifying in Singapore, Russia and Mexico in recent weeks. An incident in FP2 on Friday forced his team to change his chassis for Saturday, and also cost him a lot of track time.<br>The Thai driver insists that he’s been able to bounce back from any mistakes.<br>“To be honest, it sounds bad, but I crashed in the Toro Rosso as well!,” he said when asked by ...

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Although the impact looked relatively benign, the team had to build up the spare chassis for the Thai driver overnight, which means it doesn't have a safety net this weekend should either of its drivers have a major incident on Saturday.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Albon says FP2 crash a "frustrating mistake"<br><br><br>Horner says the turnover of different aero specs means that the team usually ...

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Albon clipped the outside kerb entering the Turn 7 left-hander on a push lap early in the second free practice session, and lost control of his car, which went rear-right first into the tyre wall.<br>The impact crunched up the right-side suspension and ruled Albon out of the remainder of the session, leaving teammate Max Verstappen to carry out qualifying and race pace simulations ...

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Albon had sent it down the inside of Norris's McLaren from a long way back into the final chicane on the fourth lap, colliding with his fellow rookie and forcing him off the track.<br>Speaking after the race, Norris - who by that point in the race had his brakes compromised by debris from Charles Leclerc's Ferrari - gave credit to Albon for what he reckoned was a fair maneuver, a reaction that ...

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Albon dropped behind both McLarens after a poor start and re-passed Norris with an aggressive move into the final chicane that made Norris go off-track to avoid a collision but still resulted in minor wheel-to-wheel contact.<br>Norris said after the race that Albon, who he has graduated from Formula 2 with this year, “kind of forced me off” but said it was hard racing and that he held no ...

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Red Bull driver Albon dropped behind both McLarens on the opening lap and on lap four launched a move on Norris into the chicane from a long way back. <br>Norris took evasive action as Albon appeared on his inside at the apex of the corner, the two cars touched and Norris lost two more places as he skated across the run-off. <br>Immediately after the race Norris was unaware the two had touched ...

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Albon crashed backwards into the wall at Turn 13 early in the first part of qualifying at Sochi, which brought out the red flags.<br>He had been due to line up 18th on the grid even with his own five-place grid penalty applied for taking a new Spec 4 Honda engine this weekend.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Albon blames gust of wind for qualifying spin<br><br><br>However, the FIA revealed on Sunday ...

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The Thai driver spun backwards into the wall at Turn 1 early in the Q1 session at Sochi, bringing out the red flags and meaning he was left as slowest of all the drivers who attempted to set times.<br>Speaking about what happened afterwards, he said that the combination of a tail wind and a gust conspired to trigger the incident.<br>"I got caught out a bit with the wind," said Albon. "It was ...

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Albon was challenging Sainz's McLaren for eighth on lap three and dived down the inside into the Roggia chicane.<br>The bold move meant he lacked momentum out of the chicane and Sainz was able to draw back alongside.<br>Albon stayed to the outside into the Lesmos, where a brush between the two cars meant the Red Bull ran through the gravel and dropped to 11th.<br>"He went really deep into Turn 4 ...

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The Thai driver has previously used Bell in Formula 1, but on Friday at Monza he tested a mainly white Arai version for the opening day of action. A fully painted version is due to arrive on Saturday.<br>Red Bull revealed earlier this year that its 2019 car's aero concept was based around an Arai helmet, and Friday's tests will have been to evaluate if the change has delivered more ...

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Albon impressed Red Bull with a charge to fifth place in the Belgian Grand Prix, having come through from 17th on the grid after an engine change penalty in what was his first race with the RB15.<br>But Kvyat thinks that Albon’s performance needs to be put in context – and reckons that the fact the Thai driver spend most of the race stuck behind him, despite being in a much better car, needed ...

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The Thai driver was having his first outing at Red Bull since his promotion from Toro Rosso, and started well down the order thanks to him taking a new Spec 4 Honda power unit for Friday practice.<br>But despite a low grid spot and limited experience of his new car, Albon put in a well judged performance to grab fifth place at the end.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Albon had to "rewire brain" to drive ...

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Red Bull driver Albon was attacking Perez's Racing Point as they ran up the Kemmel Straight towards Les Combes on the last lap of the race.<br>As he approached the rear of his rival's car, Albon moved right to squeeze by, but in doing so he put the wheels on the right-hand side of this car on the grass.<br>Albon was able to get ahead of went on to finish fifth in his first race for Red ...

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