Live from Australia | Alex Albon

Live from Melbourne

The latest from Albert Park

Join us all weekend for updates on Alex's first Grand Prix of the 2026 Formula 1 season.

About 8 hours ago

The 2026 Australia Albono is ready to collect!

About 3 hours ago

Practice Stop ✋

Alex comes in and out to swap back to those Soft tyres, allowing the team to do a live pit stop.

Just in time, with the chequered flag flying to end the session.

About 3 hours ago

Final Moments ⏳

PER’s car has been recovered to allow the running to continue.

Alex has a few minutes left for a few more laps.

About 3 hours ago

Virtual Safety Car 🟡

PER has stopped at the side of the road to trigger a VSC.

About 3 hours ago

Adding More Mileage 📈

Alex continues learning the quirks of the FW48 as he circulates around Albert Park, reaching 25 laps so far, with six minutes remaining in FP2.

About 3 hours ago

Practising A Start 🚥

Back on that same set of Hard tyres for Alex, who stops at the end of the pit lane to do a practice start.

About 3 hours ago

A Soft Shot 📸

About 3 hours ago

In the Pits 🧰

Seven more laps added to Albono’s total and he returns to the garage.

About 3 hours ago

ALEX to PIT

It’s just… all over the place.

Christ, man.

About 3 hours ago

PIT to ALEX

Battery should be good. Keep the revs up. Good to open.

About 3 hours ago

Soft Lap Set ⏱

Alex sets a 1:21.847 as his first push lap on the red-walled Pirelli rubber.

That’s good enough for P12 for the moment.

About 3 hours ago

That 2026 Helmet 😮‍💨📸

About 3 hours ago

Softs Equipped 🔴

A quick turnaround for Alex, who is already touring Albert Park again, but now with Soft tyres.

About 3 hours ago

Box, box 🅿️

Ten laps in and Alex heads to the pit lane to assess the data.

About 3 hours ago

Dropping Into the 22s 💪

Alex has gone faster again with his 1:22.860 seeing him hit P14 as he gets used to the new car.

About 4 hours ago

Already Improving 📈

That’s 1:23.557 for P12. Alex already getting some laps in as we reach the 10-minute mark.

Radio chatter about the front tyres suggests there is more pace in the car, too.

About 4 hours ago

First Lap 👏

A 1:24.454 get Alex off the mark in FP2 with the hydraulics problem from this morning fixed.

About 4 hours ago

Straight to Work 👉

No time to waste for Alex, who is out on track with Hard tyres as most cars get to the circuit early.

About 4 hours ago

About 6 hours ago

Join Alex for FP2 🕰️

The second practice of 2026 begins in two hours.

About 6 hours ago

Session Over 😖

The hydraulics have gone in the car to leave Alex stranded at the exit of Turn 10.

He’s out of the car and his session is done with 50 minutes of running complete and 23 laps concluded.

About 6 hours ago

Cool-Push-Cool-Push ⏯️

Alex is in the groove ready to start another push lap.

About 6 hours ago

🟢🟡🟢

A slight improvement, but a slower second sector sees Alex reach P15 with a 1:23.130.

About 7 hours ago

Out on Softs 🔴

A quick stop in the garage and Alex is already heading back to track, this time with Pirelli’s softest compound tyre.

About 7 hours ago

In the Pits ⚙️

Thirty minutes of running for Alex and 17 laps on the board before stopping back in the pit lane.

Encouraging early reliability for this weekend.

About 7 hours ago

PIT to ALEX

Box this lap. We’ll do a live stop.

About 7 hours ago

Into the 23s for No.23 ⏱️

There is time to find out there as Alex hits a 1:23.670.

He continues to circulate despite the previous radio message, with a cooldown lap to recharge his energy and then setting a 1:23.144.

Fifteen laps on these mediums so far!

About 7 hours ago

Close to Camera 📸

About 7 hours ago

PIT to ALEX

We’ll do one more push lap. One more push lap.

About 7 hours ago

Getting Quicker 💪

That’s a 1:24.436 for Albono 15 minutes into the session to sit P8.

There’s more in the tank as he starts to learn the FW48.

About 7 hours ago

The first Melbourne moment of 2026 for Alex

About 7 hours ago

1:27.316 📊

Radio messages suggest some technical teething problems on both sides of the microphone.

Alex continues on as best he can, and sets a 1:27.316 on his way around the circuit.

About 7 hours ago

First Push Lap ✅

Alex goes for his first attempt and sets a 1:29.230.

That’s well within his maximum, so expect that time to drop significantly over this hour.

About 7 hours ago

Green Again 🟢

Alex takes it easy as the VSC ends, taking a leisurely lap around Albert Park.

About 7 hours ago

VSC 🟡

PIA struggled with power, though he appears to have got going again, but LIN was stuck at the pit exit, triggering the first Virtual Safety Car of 2026.

About 7 hours ago

Queuing Up 🚦

Alex sits behind LEC in the pit lane as the cars make their way out to track.

Medium tyres are equipped.

About 7 hours ago

Talking Temperatures 🌡️

We’ve got a track temp of 34°C and an air temp of 20.5°C as we get set for this first session of 2026.

The drivers are just getting into their cars now as we wait for the green light.

About 7 hours ago

Welcome to Australia 🇦🇺

It’s been a long time since Alex was out on track for a Free Practice session, but today there are two!

2026 begins in earnest, and we’re going to bring you everything from Albono’s Melbourne weekend here from today until the chequered flag.

FP1 begins in 15 minutes. Are you ready?

About 7 hours ago

Alex arrviving to the paddock this morning to start 2026