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05 November 2026
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Drivers parade feat. Russell 🥰
Yesterday
All eyes on tomorrow 👀
We will be back to bring you all the action as we go racing in São Paulo!
Tomorrow if your last chance to collect the Brazil Albono and expand your collection.
Yesterday
Qualifying complete ✅
Yesterday
Chequered flag 🏁
That concludes a very long and wet qualifying session!
Yesterday
P10 for now 😅
With 4 and a half minutes remaining, will Alex brave it and go back out?
Yesterday
Aborted lap ❌
Alex is coming back into the pits as the rain intensifies.
Yesterday
Push again 🏃♂️
Alex is on his second push lap… the rain has started to come back down however.
Yesterday
P6 for now! 💪
Alex’s first lap time comes in at a 1:30.456!
Yesterday
Fresh inters 🟢
Alex is straight out onto the track on a new set of inters. Let’s see what his first lap time will bring.
Yesterday
Q3 is underway! 🇧🇷
Are you excited? We are!
Yesterday
What are we aiming for? 😊
Pole position?…
Yesterday
Into Q3! 😱
Stay calm! You are reading that correctly!
For the first time since Spa 2025, we’ve done it! Q3 coming up.
Yesterday
Red flag 🚩
CAM has crashed just after turn 12!
Yesterday
P4 for now! 🫣
Inters was the right call! Alex sets a 1:28.918 and is on his way back round to try and start one last lap before the chequered flag.
Yesterday
First lap on inters is underway 👀
Lets see what Alex can do!
Yesterday
PIT to ALEX
Box this lap, inter tyre.
Yesterday
Drying track 💧
As the track begins to dry, Alex’s lap time hasn’t improved. Is it too early to swap tyres?
Yesterday
PIT to ALEX:
Good to push again, feedback when you can
ALEX to PIT:
Tyres are gone.
Yesterday
First lap 🤞
It’s a 1:32.910 for Alex who goes to P5 for now.
Yesterday
And here we go! 😁
Albono wastes no time getting straight out on track. He is currently on a new set of wet tyres.
Yesterday
He's done it!!! 🥳
And through to Q2 we go!
Yesterday
Caught by the yellow flag 🟡
Alex managed to improve to a 1:33.150 but got caught by a yellow flag just after turn 12.
Yesterday
Purple sector 3! 💜
A great lap for Alex who clutches onto a purple final sector - 1:31.186 puts him in P8 with 2 minutes remaining.
Yesterday
P6 for now! 💪
Another push lap puts Albono into P6! The drying track is seeing many improved times on the board.
Yesterday
Made it safely! 😅
Alex has set a 1:36.507! Currently P4…
Yesterday
First push lap 🫣
Alex is tiptoeing around the track trying to set his first time of the session!
Yesterday
Green light 🟢
We’re driving! or swimming?
Yesterday
Resumption time! ⏰
2 minutes until Q1 continues! Only 1 hour 26 minutes since it started!
Yesterday
Incase you missed the reason why we are still waiting 😂
Yesterday
Still waiting...🥱
And we still have too much standing water.
Yesterday
Safety car out 🚗
There is still standing water around the track, kinky between turn 2 - 5.
Yesterday
Rain expected for another 10 minutes 💧
The track is yet to be assessed due to the rain still coming down!
Yesterday
Red flag 🚩
Thankfully, the session has been red flagged. Safety comes first!
Yesterday
Poor visibility 👀
There is a lot of spray due to the standing water on the track! Alex is struggling to see the car infront of him.
Yesterday
It's raining! ☔️
The rain has come earlier than expected! Luckily Alex is waiting in the pit land on full wet tyres!
Yesterday
Risk of rain? 🌧️
90%! It’s currently looking like it will hit during Q2.
Yesterday
Locked in ready to go 💪
Yesterday
It's almost time! 🕰️
30 minutes until the start of Q1!
Yesterday
Next up: Qualifying! ⏱️
We will be back in just over 2 hours to bring you all the action from Qualifying!
Yesterday
FP3 Complete ✅
Yesterday
Chequered flag 🏁
That concludes our practice running in São Paulo!
Yesterday
Last time out 👉
After a brief garage trip, Alex returns o the track for the remaining 3 minutes of the session.
Yesterday
1:13.147 💪
Alex improves to set his quickest time of the session!
Yesterday
Soft tyre time! ❤️
And finally, lets get some Qualifying preparation in!
Yesterday
Box box 📦
Albono heads back to the garage for a quick data dive. There is 20 minutes left of the session.
Yesterday
Alex 📸 (still on medium tyres)
Yesterday
PIT to ALEX
Track temp has increased by 3°c since the start of the session.
Yesterday
Back on track 🏎️
I may have lied… Alex is back out on the same mediums, no softs yet!
Yesterday
Rain incoming? ☔️
We could potentially see rain within the next 6 minutes so Alex is heading to the pits to change to the soft tyres in an attempt to get some Quali running in.
Yesterday
ALEX to PIT
Feels like we have got no rear grip at all suddenly.
Yesterday
Tyre check 🛞
Albono starts this session on the medium tyres, with his first lap coming in at a 1:14.115.
Yesterday
On track 👉
After only 6 minutes of waiting, Alex has left the pit lane and is out on track.
Yesterday
We have movement! 🏃♂️
Alex is in the car, I repeat, Alex is in the car!
Yesterday
Weather check 💧
There is a 30% chance of rain this session! Let’s see what happens.
Yesterday
Green light 🚥
Our last hour countdown has begun! We have a slower start to this session with no cars yet on track.
Yesterday
Welcome back to São Paulo 🇧🇷
We are just 15 minutes away from our last hour of practice around Interlagos, stay tuned!
Yesterday
Arriving this morning 💁♂️
06 November 2026
Up next: Quali day ⏱️
Alex managed to complete plenty of laps in today’s running, despite his earlier session being cut short.
We will be back tomorrow, bringing you all the action from FP3 and the important one, Qualifying!
Don’t forget to collect your Brazil Albono before you leave!
06 November 2026
FP2 Complete ✅
06 November 2026
Chequered flag 🏁
With 19 laps set on this set of soft tyres, Alex takes the flag to complete his Friday running.
06 November 2026
3 minutes remaining ‼️
Alex is still on track focusing on gathering Sunday’s data.
06 November 2026
PIT to ALEX
6 more laps
06 November 2026
Race simulations 🏎️
Alex is currently on a longer run to gather data for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
06 November 2026
PIT to ALEX
I think temps are okay now from our side.
06 November 2026
Fresh tyres 🛞
Albono is back on track with a new set of softs, aiming to do 14 laps before the end of the session.
06 November 2026
Box box 📦
Alex has been called back to the pits after 7 laps on the set of softs.
06 November 2026
ALEX to PIT
I don’t have any front brakes.
PIT to ALEX:
We will push this lap.
06 November 2026
Dipping into the 1:12's ⏰
Alex manages to set his quickest time of the day, with a 1:12.953.
06 November 2026
ALEX to PIT:
Im no even overdriving and the thing’s just everywhere!
06 November 2026
Back on track 👉
35 minutes remain of this session, and our Thai driver heads back out on soft tyres.
06 November 2026
Into the garage 🔧
After completing 12 laps on the hard tyre, Alex is back into the pits. He is currently in P16 with a quickest time of 1:13.777.
06 November 2026
Running wide 🏃♂️
A lock up from Albono into turn one leaves him running wide.
06 November 2026
Improvement 💪
Alex sets a 1:13.777, putting him in P14 for now.
06 November 2026
First lap 🏎️
Alex sets a 1:13.760 on his first time around.
06 November 2026
Green light 🚥
And we have a green light at the end of the pit lane, with Alex straight out onto the track - this time on hard tyres
06 November 2026
Weather check 🍃
The wind has picked up! There is a misty feeling around the track, will we see rain this session?
06 November 2026
Locking in for Round 2 📸
06 November 2026
Welcome back to Brazil 🇧🇷
We are just 30 minutes away from FP2, stay tuned!
06 November 2026
Next up: FP2 🏎️
Despite Alex’s session ending early, he still managed to place P16 in FP1!
We will be back shortly for or second practice running of the weekend!
06 November 2026
FP1 complete ✅
06 November 2026
Out ❌
Alex has had to pull off the track between turn 13 and 14 after loosing power. He will not resume the session.
06 November 2026
PIT to ALEX
Need to back off, box this lap. Reliability.
Try and keep the engine load low.
06 November 2026
Adjustments 🔧
Alex briefly passes through the pit lane for a slight front wing adjustment, before returning to the track.
06 November 2026
P7 💪
Alex’s first soft tyre run has placed him in P7, with a 1:13.511.
06 November 2026
Back on track 👉
Alex is back out with 30 minutes remaining - this time on the soft tyres.
06 November 2026
PIT to ALEX
Box this lap.
06 November 2026
Green flag 🟢
And we are back! Alex is heading out of the pit lane on the same tyres as before.
06 November 2026
Red flag 🚩
Rookie SLA has stopped on track bringing out a stoppage to the session.
06 November 2026
Lock up 💨
Alex locks up and runs wide going into turn one.
06 November 2026
1 tenth gained ➕
Albono sets a 1:14.259 as the track begins to get busier.
06 November 2026
First lap 😉
It’s a 1:14.398 for Alex’s first lap, pitting him in P1 momentarily. Stop the clock!!!!
06 November 2026
Green light 🟢
And our first hour of practice is underway! Alex is quick to leave the garage and start his session.
06 November 2026
Weather watch ☁️
Todays session should stay dry, with only 20% risk of rain.
There is a lot of morning fog however!
06 November 2026
5 minute warning ‼️
The start of our Friday running begins shortly!
06 November 2026
Welcome to São Paulo 🇧🇷
We are just 15 minutes away from FP1, where Alex will be back in his car as Luke jumps over to the other FW48.
06 November 2026
Scootering into FP1 🛴
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