Alexander Albon

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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The Thai driver, who has been promoted to the Red Bull team in place of Pierre Gasly, nearly matched teammate Max Verstappen in first practice for the Belgian GP but was three tenths adrift in the second session.<br>But as he got to grips with the RB15 for the first time, Albon said that it felt like he was starting over again in learning about F1 cars because it required a totally different ...

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The Thai driver has been moved up from Toro Rosso to replace Pierre Gasly, who was dropped after a disappointing first half to the campaign against Max Verstappen.<br>And while the driver swap has offered Albon a golden opportunity to prove he deserves a seat at Red Bull in 2020, he is well aware of how out of the ordinary his ascent to a top team in F1 has been.<br>"Yes, it is quite laughable ...

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The new ‘Spec 4’ engine will force Verstappen’s new Red Bull teammate Alex Albon and Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat to start at the back of the grid for the power-sensitive Belgian circuit.<br>However, Verstappen and Pierre Gasly, who has been demoted from Red Bull to Toro Rosso as of this weekend, will not use the upgraded engine.<br>"We are introducing the Spec 4 version of our engine at ...

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After a strong first half of the season with Toro Rosso, the Anglo-Thai racer has been promoted to the main Red Bull outfit alongside Max Verstappen at the expense of Pierre Gasly, who has returned to the Faenza team.<br>Albon acknowledged that he has a rare opportunity to get his hands on a race-winning car in his rookie season.<br>“Not many drivers get the chance to drive a car capable of ...

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Albon will replace Pierre Gasly alongside Max Verstappen in the Red Bull line-up from the Belgian Grand Prix, as Red Bull wants to evaluate Albon for a potential full-time seat at the senior team in 2020 following Gasly’s troubled graduation from Toro Rosso this year.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Red Bull's line-up dramas show Sainz dodged a bullet<br>Why Red Bull is risking two careers with latest ...

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Gasly was drafted into the primary Red Bull line-up as a replacement for Daniel Ricciardo for 2019, having impressed in his first full season in F1 with Toro Rosso the year before.<br>However, the Frenchman has struggled badly alongside Max Verstappen over the first half of the season, scoring 63 points and no podiums to the Dutchman's 181 points and two wins.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Albon admits ...

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The Racing Point and Toro Rosso drivers came together at the Hungaroring's first corner in the closing stages of the race, which was won by Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.<br>Albon was able to get by and went on to take his second top 10 finish in two races, but Perez later complained that Albon "crashed into me".<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Bottas irked by "completely unnecessary" Leclerc ...

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The Toro Rosso driver lost control of his car at the start of FP2 when he touched the grass at the exit of the final corner as he prepared to start his first flying lap of the session.<br>Albon spun and his STR14 impacted heavily against the tyre barriers, causing heavy damage to the left side of the car.<br>The Thai driver finished at the bottom of the charts without a time set.<br>Asked by ...

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The Toro Rosso driver stayed out of trouble during the chaotic middle part of the race to run fifth, which became fourth when Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg spun off on lap 40 of 64, bringing out the safety car.<br>At that point Albon was nearly 10 seconds behind third-placed Hamilton, but the caution period brought them together, and also enabled the McLaren of Carlos Sainz to close onto Albon’s ...

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Albon was among the first drivers to make a schedule stop, on lap 13 of 52, and he spent most of the Silverstone race inside the top 10 after making it into Q3 for the second time this season. <br>However, he dropped out of the points with two laps left after completing 39 laps on the same set of tyres, because a voltage concern meant Toro Rosso and Honda decided not to risk pitting him.<br>Since ...

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The Thai driver had already been consigned to the back of the grid, in company with Carlos Sainz, as a consequence of penalties incurred yesterday.<br>For FP1 Albon took the latest Spec 3 PU, which entailed a new V6, turbo, MGU-H and MGU-K. Today he took new Spec 3 examples of each of those.<br>The way the system works the V6 and MGU-K that he used yesterday cannot stay in the pool and be used ...

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Honda introduced its Spec 3 engine last weekend but split its use across the two Toro Rosso drivers to avoid that team suffering grid drops for both cars at Paul Ricard.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Honda in tactical move to break seals on Kvyat's power unit<br><br><br>Albon will move onto the new power unit at the Red Bull Ring, which means taking advantage of an upgraded combustion engine and ...

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The penalty will drop Sainz from ninth on the grid to 12th.<br>It was prompted by an incident in Q1 in which Sainz blocked Albon's Toro Rosso through Turns 1 and 2, just after Albon had let the McLaren through while it was on a fast lap and he was preparing for a run.<br>"It is an incident I apologise for and the whole team apologises," said Sainz. "It ended up costing us three places."<br>The ...

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Albon made Q3 and qualified 10th, and eventually finished eighth, right behind his own teammate Daniil Kvyat.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Toro Rosso not getting results it deserves - Albon<br><br><br>Both drivers beat the team's previous season best of ninth, and it was also the first time this year that both made the points.<br>The result allowed Toro Rosso to overtake both Renault and Alfa Romeo in ...

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Albon has shown strong performances in the first four races of the year and, with Pierre Gasly having faced some struggles at Red Bull, there has already been speculation he could be promoted if the main team thinks it needs to change drivers.<br>But while Tost has been hugely encouraged by how quickly Albon has adapted to F1, he is clear that the Anglo-Thai driver will need a lot more experience ...

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Although the Faenza-based team had looked strong throughout practice and qualifying in Azerbaijan, Albon and teammate Daniil Kvyat were unable to turn their best grid slots of the year into points.<br>Albon lost ground after a lengthy first stint and finished 11th, while Kvyat suffered a slump of pace in the opening laps before a recovery was cut short when he was hit by Daniel Ricciardo in a ...

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Although the Thai driver has impressed during the first three races of the year, he admits himself that one of the difficulties he has faced is finding the limits early enough in the weekend.<br>Following discussions with his Toro Rosso team, a new structure for his Friday run plans has now been agreed which should allow him to focus on getting himself dialled in better rather than pushing so much ...

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