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11 Apr 2025
13 Apr 2025
Team Radio
JAMES: Alex, you drove very well.
JAMES: I think the Safety Car may have helped a bit, but the reality behind it is I think we're quite down on front tyres aren't we?
JAMES: We'll come back stronger next week.
ALEX: Yep, confirm.
13 Apr 2025
P12 for Alex in Bahrain
13 Apr 2025
Chequered Flag! 🏁
Alex comes home in P12. He was in the mix throughout that final stint, but just couldn't get the job done. Some very good overtakes, and promising signs for the next one!
13 Apr 2025
Three To Go!
Alex is pushing hard. There are points on the table here...
Lap 55/57.
13 Apr 2025
Getting Tight!
Just 2 seconds separate Alex from P8, but there are several cars in the hunt. Can he make some passes?!
Lap 53/57.
13 Apr 2025
Time for a Charge!
Alex has got three Soft runners ahead of him and he is half-a-second a lap quicker than Ocon in P8, as James Urwin tells him. Points are on the cards here!
Lap 49/57.
13 Apr 2025
Here He Goes! 💨
Alex gets past Doohan. P12 with 10 to go!
Lap 48/57.
13 Apr 2025
Eyes Ahead 👀
Alex is hunting down three runners on soft tyres. Their times will surely start to plummet as the race heads towards its conclusion. He is P13...
Lap 44/57.
13 Apr 2025
Plenty of Squabbling! 👀
Tsunoda in P10 is backing the pack up, and there is some action in the pack, back to Alex in P13. Antonelli and Bearman in the mix.
Lap 40/57.
13 Apr 2025
Action-Packed Restart!
Plenty of squabbling down the main straight. Carlos runs wide at Turn 10, Alex gets past him. P12 as it stands.
Lap 37/57.
13 Apr 2025
PIT to Alex
"Safety Car is in this lap"
Lap 35/57.
13 Apr 2025
Clean Up In Sector 1
A smattering of debris between Turns 1 and 2 is the reason for this Safety Car. It should only be a short one...
Lap 34/57.
13 Apr 2025
Back On To The Mediums! 🛞
Alex boxes behind Carlos and gets a new set of Mediums.
Lap 33/57.
13 Apr 2025
Safety Car!!
Safety Car deployed!
Lap 33/57
13 Apr 2025
Watching In Wait 👀
Alex is watching the squabble between Carlos and Tsunoda for P6. Can he take advantage?
Lap 31/57
13 Apr 2025
Got Him! 💪
And it's yet another big send at Turn 1. Bearman is Albono's latest victim...
Lap 29/57.
13 Apr 2025
Alex to PIT
"You can tell Carlos (who is P11) Bearman (P12) is overdriving a lot, so don't worry about him."
Alex is P13. Lap 28/57.
13 Apr 2025
Slowly Reeling Him In 🎣
Alex is slowly gaining on Bearman in P13. Almost within DRS range.
Lap 26/57.
13 Apr 2025
PIT to Alex
"Pace is good Alex, pace is good."
Lap 25/57
13 Apr 2025
And Another! 🆙
Alex gets past Hadjar in the same spot! Turn 1 has been a fruitful spot for Albono today, he is up into P14...
Lap 23/57.
13 Apr 2025
One Up!
Alex gets Hulkenberg into Turn 1. Up to P15.
Lap 20/57
13 Apr 2025
Alex Boxes!
Alex is going to switch on to the Hard tyre. He exits in P16. It's an offset strategy.
Lap 17/57.
13 Apr 2025
PIT to Alex
"Push hard now Alex, push hard."
Lap 16/57.
13 Apr 2025
Some Stint! 🛞
Alex has gone longer on the Softs than any of the other starters tonight. Will there be a pay-off later in this race?
Lap 15/57
13 Apr 2025
PIT to Alex
"Keep pushing Alex, keep pushing"
Lap 15/57
13 Apr 2025
Timing The Swap 🔄
A lot of the Soft-runners are starting to pit. Alex could gain an advantage if he can make these softs last longer than the rest. He is P8 currently.
Lap 11/57
13 Apr 2025
Up to P12
Ocon pits and Alex is up to P12 for the moment. Can he make the over-cut work?
Lap 9/57
13 Apr 2025
PIT to Alex
"Just out of the DRS range with Alonso."
"What about forwards?" Alex responds. Love that mentality!
13 Apr 2025
PIT to Alex
"Suggest fourth gear for turn 4 to help the exit."
"Yeah, don't worry," Alex responds.
13 Apr 2025
Up a Place!
Boom! Alex gets past Alonso into Turn 1. Great start from Alex! Two positions gained, up to P13.
Lap 3/57.
13 Apr 2025
Action-Packed Start!
Alex battles with Bearman down the main straight and manages to protect his position. Plenty of lock-ups across the grid at the moment – can Alex capitalise?
13 Apr 2025
Green Light 🟢
Alex makes a good getaway and he is up and past Hadjar! P14 as it stands.
13 Apr 2025
PIT to Alex
"OK, Alex, tyre-wise, Alonso, P13, medium. Hamilton, P9, medium. Leclerc, P2, medium. Behind you, Lawson and Bortoleto, 17 and 18, medium as well. Otherwise everybody else on the soft."
13 Apr 2025
10 Minute Warning! ⌚️
Get settled in! It's almost time for the fourth Grand Prix of the 2025 Formula 1 season...
13 Apr 2025
Keeping cool in the Bahrain sun!
13 Apr 2025
It's Go Time! 🟢
It's race day in Bahrain! Alex will start from P15 – what can he do from there?
12 Apr 2025
An improvement 📈
Nico Hülkenberg had his Q1 lap removed. Alex advances to P15.
12 Apr 2025
That's Alex's Saturday complete
12 Apr 2025
A P16 start 🇧🇭
Alex is out in Q1. He qualifies P16 for the 2025 Bahrain GP.
12 Apr 2025
ALEX to PIT
I don't know what went wrong there.
12 Apr 2025
🟢🟡🟢
Alex sets a 1:32.040.
He's P16 and looking like he'll be out unless someone else has a lap deletion.
12 Apr 2025
Elbows out 🫸
Alex is in a rush to get his lap in. He overtakes Ocon and Alonso to ensure he's got time to cross the line.
12 Apr 2025
Form a queue 🚥
Alex is set to head out again, but he's waiting for a gap in the busy pit lane before he does.
12 Apr 2025
It's close 🤏
P4 to P18 are all within a single second.
Alex is now P14 with both Red Bulls not setting a lap yet.
12 Apr 2025
Effort #1 ✅
Alex sets a 1:32.464.
That's good enough for P6 as he crosses the line, but half the field are still to finish their lap.
12 Apr 2025
PIT to ALEX
Carlos is 7 ahead. One or two cars leaving the pitlane now... two Mercs.
Go push.
12 Apr 2025
Q1. Lap 1 👉
Alex exits the pit lane just behind the sister Williams.
12 Apr 2025
Q1 is go 🟢
Let's do this. Qualifying begins.
12 Apr 2025
TEN TO GO 🚨
Q1 is just around the corner. Alex has been supreme in Qualifying throughout 2025.
Stay tuned to see how he does in Bahrain!
12 Apr 2025
Alex found a way to beat the heat after FP3
12 Apr 2025
Alex concludes his Bahrain Free Practice
12 Apr 2025
Another improvement 📊
A slow opening sector and scrubbed set of tyres for Alex, but he still goes a little quicker.
He ends the session with a 1:33.753 in P15.
12 Apr 2025
Trouble at Turn 10 😖
Alex struggles at the Turn 10 hairpin and abandons his lap.
He goes again.
12 Apr 2025
Final moments ⏳
We're nearly finished for FP3. Alex is going to get in another push lap in before the chequered flag.
12 Apr 2025
P4 📈
A purple first sector and a 1:33.854 sees Alex hit P4.
12 Apr 2025
Red Rubber 🛞
That's us into the final 15 minutes just as Albono goes out on Pirelli's softest compound.
12 Apr 2025
Box, box 🅿️
Back to the pit lane for Alex to go through the data.
12 Apr 2025
ALEX to PIT
I don't know how the car can feel so different under braking at Turn 11.
12 Apr 2025
Back to it 🟢
The track returns to green-flag conditions and Alex goes for another lap.
Here's hoping he can get a clean
12 Apr 2025
VSC 🟡
Nico Hülkenberg has stopped at Turn 8.
The track is slowed down to help clear the Sauber.
12 Apr 2025
PIT to ALEX
All the cars behind you now in sync. Okay, go push.
12 Apr 2025
Push lap done ✅
A traffic-interrupted lap from Alex sees him set a 1:35.967. That's good enough for P12.
Radio comms suggest a pit lane trip will help avoid a repeat of running into cars out of sync.
12 Apr 2025
Lap 1 begins 👉
That's Alex making his way around for his first Saturday tour of the track.
He's out on Hard Pirelli tyres.
12 Apr 2025
Alex stays in 🤫
A few cars have made their way to the track, but not Albono.
It's hot out there, and not too representative of what we'll see in Qualifying or the race, so it remains quiet so far.
12 Apr 2025
We are go 🟢
That's the green light at the end of the pit lane.
It's a quiet track so far with no cars heading out.
12 Apr 2025
FIVE MINUTE WARNING 🚨
Bahrain's last hour of preparation is about to start. Are you ready?
12 Apr 2025
Alex looked fast on Friday. Will he keep that going today for another Q3?
12 Apr 2025
One last hour 💪
Hello from the Bahrain International Circuit!
It's been a hot Saturday afternoon and Alex is getting set for the last Free Practice session of the weekend before Qualifying under the lights.
Join us here all day for all the latest from Albono. FP3 begins in 30 minutes
11 Apr 2025
Back tomorrow 👋
Join us once more tomorrow as we get our teeth stuck into FP3 and Qualifying after!
11 Apr 2025
Friday's action wrapped up 🏁
FP1 and FP2 are now in the books as Friday's action comes to an end
Albono's fastest lap from the second practice session was 1:31.696 as he finished in P11
11 Apr 2025
Alex finishes in P11 after the second practice session
11 Apr 2025
PIT to Alex:
Likely three, maybe four laps to go
11 Apr 2025
15 minutes remain...
Just a quarter of an hour left on the clock and Alex gets the red tyres back on for some final race simulation
11 Apr 2025
Alex trades the reds back in for the yellows
Albono returns to the track once again sporting the medium tyres
11 Apr 2025
Back in for another pause
Albono heads back into the pit to reset once more!
11 Apr 2025
Alex leads the line 🔥
His first push in the red tyres and Albono sets a track best time of 1:31.696 to soar into P1
11 Apr 2025
Back out in red 🔴
Albono is back on the track and this time repping the red-rimmed soft tyres
11 Apr 2025
Time to reset ⏸️
A chance to pause and analyse as Alex heads into the pit
11 Apr 2025
Into P2 straight away
His first lap back on the yellow medium tyres and Alex sets a P2 worthy time of 1:33.00
11 Apr 2025
And we're back!
FP2 is underway and Alex gets another hour to test the track in Bahrain
11 Apr 2025
15 minutes and counting...
We're now just 15 minutes out from FP2 as Albono looks set to get back on the track...
11 Apr 2025
Represent AA23 💚🤍
11 Apr 2025
Back in 2 hours
We'll be back in just over 2 hours for FP2
See you then...
11 Apr 2025
That's it for FP1 🏁
A good opening round for Albono as he finishes FP1 in P4 with a best time of 1:33.928
11 Apr 2025
Not a bad FP1 outing for Albono
11 Apr 2025
Back on the medium tyres 🟡
Alex is back out for one last run around in FP1 back in the medium tyres
11 Apr 2025
A return to the pits ⏸️
Currently sitting in P3, Albono returns to the pits for another resets as just 10 minutes remains
11 Apr 2025
Back into P1
The soft tyres work just as well as Alex reclaims top spot with his first push lap in the reds with a time of 1:33.928
11 Apr 2025
And we're back
Albono swaps the medium tyres for the red-rimmed softs as he heads back to the track
11 Apr 2025
Back into the pits
Alex goes back for a reset with half an hour on the clock as he sits comfortably in P1 in FP1!
11 Apr 2025
Up into P1 🔥
Setting a track best time of 1:35.180, Alex shoots up into P1!
11 Apr 2025
Nobody able to knock Alex out of P2
Best time down to 1:35.338 as Alex remains in P2
11 Apr 2025
Time for a reset ⏸️
Into the pits for a quick re-adjustment but straight back to the track for Alex
11 Apr 2025
P2 to start off
Alex sets a time of 1:35.844 and sits pretty in P2 🔥
11 Apr 2025
Medium tyres for Alex 🟡
Albono has taken to the track and its the medium tyres that get the nod first
11 Apr 2025
And we're off 🟢
Our first of three hours has begun...
11 Apr 2025
10 minutes out
Tune in in 10 minutes as Alex hits the track in Bahrain for the first time this weekend...
11 Apr 2025
First up: FP1 🔜
The opening hour of practice in Bahrain is fast approaching, stay tuned for full updates on Alex's progress...
11 Apr 2025
Represent AA23 💚🤍
11 Apr 2025
Ready for the weekend 🇧🇭
11 Apr 2025
Live from Bahrain 📍
Stay tuned for live coverage of Alex's weekend in Bahrain...
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