The latest from Melbourne
Join us all weekend for updates on Alex's first Grand Prix of the 2025 Formula 1 season.
13 March 2025
16 March 2025
Incredible!
What an opening race of the season!! Alex takes P4!
16 March 2025
5 Second Penalty!!
Alex is promoted to 4th after Kimi receives a penalty. P4 in the first race of the season!! What a race!!
16 March 2025
Kimi Gets Past... Or Does He?
Kimi gets Alex through the Turn 9/10 chicane, but the stewards announce he is under investigation for an unsafe release. Alex is P5 on the track on the final lap!
16 March 2025
Two Laps To Go
Come on Alex!!
16 March 2025
Kimi Gaining
Alex has defended brilliantly already in this race. Can he do so again, with Antonelli gaining behind him? P4 currently.
Lap 54/57.
16 March 2025
6 Lap Shootout!
We are back under green flag conditions. It's a smooth getaway for Alex. George ahead, Kimi behind.
Lap 52/57
16 March 2025
Safety Car Ending...
Here we go again...
Lap 51/57
16 March 2025
Alex Up to P4 😮💨
There will be a shootout to decide this race. Everyone will finish on inters. It'll be a test of nerve to decide the final positions. Alex is between the two Mercedes.
Lap 49/57.
16 March 2025
Safety Car Again!
Lawson loses it at Turn 2, just as Bortoleto loses it at 13. Safety Car is out. Alex is P7 once again but there are so many different strategies ahead of him. The rain is forecast to clear before the end of this race. So much could still happen.
Lap 48/57.
16 March 2025
Are we in business?
Alex is third of the intermediate runners. Will the rain hang around? How will this play out?!
Lap 46/57.
16 March 2025
Alex Boxes!
Piastri spins ahead. Alex boxes. And there are several still to pit! Is the rain coming?!
Lap 45/57
16 March 2025
More Rain Coming! ☔️
A very intense, very short storm is on its way. This could cause chaos!
Lap 42/57.
16 March 2025
Safety Car Ending...
A first racing lap on dry tyres beckons...
Lap 41/57.
16 March 2025
16 March 2025
Tyres cooling...
The track is slowly being cleared at Turn 7, but this will leave those slick tyres pretty cool when the restart eventually comes...
Lap 39/57.
16 March 2025
Everybody on slicks
The whole field has pitted while the Safety Car is out. All on slick tyres.
Lap 35/57.
16 March 2025
Safety Car!
Safety Car out - Alex is called into the pits. What tyres will it be? Mediums! This could shake things up...
Lap 34/57
16 March 2025
Hunting him down...
Alex closing on Yuki in P6. Can he get this done? He is within DRS range...
Lap 34/57
16 March 2025
16 March 2025
Impressive Defending 🛡️
Alex is keeping the 7-time World Champion behind him for now. This is great stuff.
Lap 26/57.
16 March 2025
More Rain Coming? ☔️
Umbrellas are going up in the stands.
Lap 22/57.
16 March 2025
No Further Action! 💪
He's off the hook. Full focus as we approach the halfway mark...
Lap 21/57
16 March 2025
Alex Under Investigation 🧐
Alex joins Yuki, Lewis and Fernando under investigation for infringements under the Safety Car. He remains P7.
Lap 20/57.
16 March 2025
PIT to Alex
"Track seems to be drying in Sector 1?"
"Not even close, not even close," is Alex's reply.
16 March 2025
Into a Rhythm 😮💨
Alex is settling into a solid slot between Yuki ahead and Lewis behind. And Yuki is under investigation for a Safety Car infringement. Alex P7.
Lap 10/57.
16 March 2025
Safety Car In This Lap
Will we get a full lap's racing in? Alex P7.
16 March 2025
Biding his time...
So we'll do several laps under the Safety Car here as two cars are cleared from the track – Carlos is stricken out of the final turn and will take no further part.
16 March 2025
Alex to PIT
"Car actually feels quite good so far."
16 March 2025
Safety Car!
Alex gets away well but cannot stop Leclerc getting past him. Doohan has crashed out of Turn 5 and brings out the Safety Car. Alex P7.
16 March 2025
PIT to Alex
"Eight burnouts. Target is good."
16 March 2025
Take ✌️
A second formation lap gets underway. Alex on the inters – as is everyone else.
16 March 2025
Start Delayed! ⏳
The start has been delayed til 15:15 local time while the stricken car is cleared.
16 March 2025
One off at T2!
Hadjar loses it at Turn 2 on the Formation Lap – this will be an aborted start.
16 March 2025
On The Inters 🛞
It's the green-walled tyres for everyone except Stroll.
16 March 2025
Alex to F1TV moments ago... 🎙️
"It was unbelievably slippery [on the installation laps].
"I need to see what we want to start on. An Inter tyre or a Wet.
"It's tricky, yeah."
16 March 2025
5 Minute Warning ‼️
We've had torrential weather in Melbourne this morning. The track is drying up – but which tyres will we start on?
16 March 2025
It's Go Time 💪
It was a superb Qualifying session from Alex yesterday. Can he back it up on Grand Prix Sunday?
15 March 2025
Day 2 in the books 🙌
A great performance from Alex in Qualifying with a P6 finish! Albono and Carlos both setting Atlassian Williams Racing up for a huge Sunday!
15 March 2025
PIT to Alex:
JAMES: Well done, Alex! What a great way to start the season.
JAMES: We're in a good position for tomorrow. It's going to be difficult conditions, but that's where I want to be on the grid.
ALEX: Well done everyone. This feels so different from last year. Everything feels so different.
15 March 2025
Alex to PIT:
"Come on, well done everyone!"
15 March 2025
P6 finish
A new set of soft tyres do the job for Alex as he sets a personal best 1:15.737 time in Q3
15 March 2025
Time for a reset
Albono is back in the pits for a reset and a change of tyres
15 March 2025
Into P5!
His first push of Q3 and Alex puts up a 1:16.173 lap
15 March 2025
Time for Q3
And Q3 is underway! What can Alex do here?
15 March 2025
Alex flying around the circuit in Q2
15 March 2025
Into Q3! 💪
A late 1:16.017 finish and Alex makes it through to Q3 in P9!
15 March 2025
Back for another go
4 minutes remain in Q2 and Alex is back out on the track
15 March 2025
Time for a refuel
Back in the pits for a quick refuel
15 March 2025
Sat in P6
Sitting pretty in P6 on the soft tyres as it stands
15 March 2025
First time of Q2!
Alex gets his first lap of Q2 in the books setting a 1:16.019 time!
15 March 2025
Q2 begins 🟢
Q2 is underway at Albert Park!
15 March 2025
Through to Q2 🔥
He needed it and he got it! A 1:16:245 lap takes him up into a P8 finish in Q1!
15 March 2025
4 minutes left of Q1
Time for one final push on the soft tyres in Q1 for Alex
15 March 2025
Alex boxes for a reset
Time for a breather before a final push in this session
15 March 2025
Up into P7
Albono smashed his first attempt with a 1:16.563 finish!
15 March 2025
PIT to Alex:
"Good start"
15 March 2025
On the board ☑️
Alex finishes his first lap in a time of 1:16.963 on the soft tyres!
15 March 2025
We're in business
First push lap for Qualifying!
15 March 2025
We’re off! 🟢
Q1 is underway!
15 March 2025
Qualifying next 🇦🇺
We are 15 minutes out from Q1's start!
Join us here to see how Alex fares in the first Qualifying of the season.
15 March 2025
30 minutes until Qualifying
No more than 30 minutes remain until Alex is back on the track for Qualifying
15 March 2025
We're back in 2 hours
That's all three practice sessions in the books and Alex will be back in just over two hours now as Qualifying gets underway 👀
15 March 2025
And that's that for FP3!
The third hour is in the books and Alex finishes FP3 in P7 🙌
15 March 2025
Red to White
Alex trades in the red-rimmed soft tyres for the hard for the little time that remains ⚪
15 March 2025
Making the most of what remains
Alex is back out with the soft tyres for what remains of FP3
15 March 2025
Alex whizzing around the track ahead of Qualifying later today
15 March 2025
Back in the pits
A few minutes left on the clock and Alex has returned to the pits
15 March 2025
New best time
Just 10 minutes left of FP3 and Alex has set his best time of the day at 1:16.258
15 March 2025
Back to P2
Alex jumps back into P2 on the soft tyres with Carlos right behind him in P3 🔥
15 March 2025
Faster on the hard tyres?
A new fast time in sector 3 with the soft tyres but faster on the white-rimmed hard tyres in both sector 1 and 2 👀
15 March 2025
20 minutes to go
Alex is back on the track and has switched to the red-rimmed soft tyres with 20 minutes left to practice before Qualifying later today
15 March 2025
Time for a reset
After setting the top time of the day so far on the hard tyres, Alex is back in the pits
15 March 2025
Into P2
Setting personal bests on the hard tyres in all three sectors, Alex jumps into P2 with a time of 1:16.801 💪
15 March 2025
James Urwin to Alex:
"Go push"
15 March 2025
We're back underway
FP3 is back underway and Alex has one final chance to put his tyres to the test on the track before Qualifying
15 March 2025
Not long now
Alex is still in the pit getting ready but will be hitting the track soon enough
15 March 2025
Red flag alert 🚩
Ollie Bearman skids off on Turn 11 just 5 minutes into FP3 and the session is stopped before Alex has had the chance to take to the track
15 March 2025
🚨 15 minute warning
We're back for Day 2 and ready for FP3 in 15 minutes
14 March 2025
Day 1 in the books
That's all of Friday's action wrapped up! Alex got some valuable time on the track ahead of Sunday and will be back for a final practice session tomorrow before the Qualifying race!
14 March 2025
A 12th-placed finish 🏁
FP2 is up and Alex finishes the hour in P12
14 March 2025
PIT to Alex
"One more lap, you've got one more lap"
14 March 2025
Back on the medium tyres
Alex has returned to the medium tyres to see out FP2
14 March 2025
Back on the track
Back on the track with 15 minutes to go
14 March 2025
Time to reset
20 minutes left in FP2 as Alex heads back to the pits
14 March 2025
14 March 2025
Onto the soft tyres
Alex trades in the yellow-ringed mediums for the soft tyres
14 March 2025
14 March 2025
Into the pits
Alex heads into the pits a third of the way through FP2
14 March 2025
Alex up to P4 🔥
Alex climbs up into P4 just +0.346 behind teammate Carlos who leads
14 March 2025
Medium tyres for Alex
Albono sporting the yellow-ringed mediums as he continues to get the reps in on the track
14 March 2025
Back on the track
Alex is out of the pits and back on the track for FP2
14 March 2025
Time for more 👉
Alex is back for his second session of the day as FP2 gets underway...
14 March 2025
10 minutes and counting
FP2 gets underway in 10 minutes from now...
14 March 2025
Back in 2 hours
We'll be back in a couple of hours for FP2.
14 March 2025
Alex finishes in P6
The chequered flag is raised and Alex finishes Practice 1 with a P6 finish!
14 March 2025
New pace set!
Albono sets a new fastest pace across all three sectors with a lap time of 1:17.713!
14 March 2025
Climbing up the table!
Alex jumps up into P6 on the soft tyres!
14 March 2025
Back on the track!
And we're back underway with less than 10 minutes left on the clock!
14 March 2025
Another red flag! 🚩
The practice session is stopped once more as Oliver Bearman crashes at turn 10!
14 March 2025
Getting the reps in!
Alex continues to pump in the laps in Free Practice!
14 March 2025
Alex and James welcoming Carlos to the team with open arms!
14 March 2025
Cleaning up the track
The street sweepers are out at turn 6 to clean up the gravel as we look to get back underway!
14 March 2025
Red flag alert! 🚩
The session is temporarily stopped as the red flag is raised on the exit of corner 6 with gravel on the track!
14 March 2025
It's Alex's turn!
Alex is out on the track for the first time in 2025!
14 March 2025
Green light 🟢
We're underway at Albert Park!
14 March 2025
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