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12 June 2026
05 July 2026
PIT to ALEX
We will retire the car this lap.
14 June 2026
PIT to ALEX:
Thanks for sticking with it, it was a challenge. Hopefully we can dig around find the limitations with it. Thank you for persisting with it.
JAMES VOWLES to ALEX:
Alex, well done for persisting with that. We’re going to make sure we learn from this and that it never happens again. Thank you for fighting out there with a car we know is difficult. I look forward to coming back stronger in a few weeks time.
ALEX to PIT:
Yes, thanks James.
14 June 2026
Barcelona-Catalunya GP 🏁
14 June 2026
Chequered Flag 🏁
Race over – Alex crosses the line in P18 to conclude a tough weekend.
14 June 2026
LAP 65/66 - GREEN FLAG 🟢
Track is clear, back up to racing speed.
Alex - P18
14 June 2026
LAP 63/66 - VSC 🟡
ANT has stopped on track, VSC deployed…
14 June 2026
LAP 61/66 - BOX BOX 🅿️
Another stop – Alex is in for used softs, which allows the battling P2-P4 through down the main straight…
14 June 2026
LAP 59/66
With eight laps left to go, Alex remains P18 and 11 laps down on the leader after that long stoppage in the garage. Time to just bring this one home with plenty of data…
14 June 2026
PIT to ALEX:
Race leader Hamilton is 2.5 back, you’ll see him on the next lap.
14 June 2026
PIT to ALEX:
What’s your feedback?
ALEX to PIT:
Yeah, better. Still rear limited in some of the right-handers, but not terrible.
14 June 2026
LAP 53/66
There’s really not too much to report now as Alex continues what has become a test session in these final laps of the Barcelona-Catalunya GP.
14 June 2026
LAP 49/66
Up to P18 as Alex passes the distance ALO had reached prior to his retirement.
14 June 2026
He's back 👋
Alex returns to the circuit. 10 laps down from the leader, soft tyres fitted and t-cam fixed…
14 June 2026
In the garage ❌
Alex hasn’t to returned to the circuit yet.
14 June 2026
PIT to ALEX:
Critical message, we need to stop this lap to fix the camera. We’re going to stop in box, engine off and push car back in garage. T-cam above your head is loose, we need to resolve that in the garage.
14 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
Yeah, the tyres are gone.
14 June 2026
LAP 33/66
Alex up to P17 as PER stops. He’s told over the radio that the plan is to pit for softs with 15 laps to go…
14 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
At this point let’s just try stuff, because we’re just ‘status 4, status 3’ and then we’re status 2.
14 June 2026
LAP 30/66 - BOX BOX 🅿️
Alex is in for his second stop, switch hards for a fresh set of hards. HUL has stopped in his pit box, so he’s gained a place up to P19.
14 June 2026
LAP 28/66
Big snap for Alex around Turn 3, but he holds it well and carries on…
14 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
Can we box? I’m not learning anything here, just sliding around.
PIT to ALEX:
Negative, 40 to go. I’ll come back to you with a plan.
14 June 2026
LAP 23/66
BEA makes the move stick at Turn 1.
Alex - P18
14 June 2026
PIT to ALEX:
Bearman is two seconds back, he’s got nine-tenths on tyres and pace.
14 June 2026
LAP 19/66
Alex closing in on ALO… and breezes past him at turn 1. That’s P17 as BEA makes a stop as well…
14 June 2026
LAP 18/66
BOR makes the move on Alex into turn 1.
Alex - P19
14 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
Tyres are already gone.
14 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
I need Plan B. I’m already struggling.
14 June 2026
LAP 14/66 - BOX BOX 🅿️
Alex is in, onto the hard tyres and back out in P20 but clear of PER who had stopped a lap earlier…
14 June 2026
LAP 13/66
A few drivers starting to make their opening stops, Alex cycles up to P16 as a result…
14 June 2026
LAP 9/66
Gap ahead is now at 1.6s, with Alex also now pulling away from the Cadillac behind.
Alex - P18
14 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
Give me a wind update please.
14 June 2026
LAP 5/66
Alex is 1.3s back from BOR ahead, and 0.8s clear of PER behind.
Alex - P18
14 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
Turn 1 instability, what’s that?
14 June 2026
PIT to ALEX:
OK, settle in and we’re in status 4.
14 June 2026
LAP 2/66
It’s a clean start, Alex retains P18 but is going wheel-to-wheel with those around…
14 June 2026
LIGHTS OUT
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We’re racing in Barcelona!
14 June 2026
Formation lap 🔂
Alex is prepping his tyres for lights out…
14 June 2026
Tyre check 🛞
It’s new medium tyres for Alex at the start. Six cars are opting for the softs to begin with, including both OCO and SAI immediately ahead…
14 June 2026
Strapped in 💺
Alex is in his FW48, we’re moments away from race start no. 96 for Williams!
14 June 2026
10 minute warning ⚠️
It’s almost go time here in Barcelona!
14 June 2026
Anthem time 🇪🇸
Alex is at the front of the grid for the pre-race ceremonies…
14 June 2026
20 minutes to go ⏳
Lights out is getting closer – have you claimed your Fan Passport stamp yet? Get yours above!
14 June 2026
Heading to the grid 🔁
A few installation laps for Alex before he pulls up on his grid spot…
14 June 2026
Race day in Barcelona 🇪🇸
Round 7 of the 2026 Formula 1 season is here. It’s Grand Prix Sunday at the newly-named Barcelona-Catalunya GP, and Alex is set to make is 96th start for Williams, the most of any driver in the team’s history!
14 June 2026
Ready to make a little bit of Williams history 📸
14 June 2026
13 June 2026
Qualifying ✅
13 June 2026
Sixth tenths found ⏱️
Good gain from his initial time, it’s a 1:17.424 – but it won’t be enough as he’s knocked down to P18…
13 June 2026
PIT to ALEX
Gap ahead is fine, go push.
13 June 2026
Rolling back out 👉
A third set of new softs are taken, Alex is on track ahead of one last attempt…
13 June 2026
Box Box 🅿️
Alex is back in the garage for a quick debrief prior to his last attempt. He currently sits P20.
13 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
That understeer creeps in at turn 9, I don’t really understand what’s going on.
13 June 2026
Wide moment 🫣
Alex skips across the gravel at turn 9 after a snap, he was up on his time up until that point. He’ll get one final Q1 attempt.
13 June 2026
PIT to ALEX:
Go push, HPP off.
13 June 2026
Tyre switch 🔀
Fresh softs fitted, Alex is once again in the queue at the end of the pit lane…
13 June 2026
1:18.252 ⏱️
First time on the board, P4 after seven timed laps…
13 June 2026
PIT to ALEX:
Go push, clear to open.
13 June 2026
Green Light 🟢
Q1 is underway…
13 June 2026
Waiting for the lights 🚦
Alex is at the end of the pit lane, waiting for the start of Q1…
13 June 2026
In the car ⏳
It’s been a tricky weekend so far, and Alex will need to give everything to get this car through – no time to waste, he’s already strapped in for the start of Q1…
13 June 2026
Quali coming up 🔜
The countdown to Qualifying here at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is on!
13 June 2026
13 June 2026
FP3 🏁
13 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
All those corners that I was struggling with, that’s just weird… mega understeer at the apex. I feel like I’m front-limited on the way into corners, then rear-limited quite aggressively mid-to-exit.
Underlying, I don’t understand what the car is going to do.
13 June 2026
Improvement 📈
1:18.142 for Alex last time around and he climbs up the order to P18…
13 June 2026
Going again 👉
Less than four minutes to go in FP3 and Alex is back on track for anothe soft tyre push attempt…
13 June 2026
Backing off ⏱️
Alex is up on his lap up until turn 9 and he aborts his attempt and boxes…
13 June 2026
PIT to ALEX:
Good to open, go push.
13 June 2026
Fresh set taken 🛞
Alex is back out there with a new set of softs fitted to his FW48…
13 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
What’s the plan?
PIT to ALEX:
We’re going to box this lap, have a chat and then get ready with a new set.
13 June 2026
Another lap recorded 🔁
0.019s off his session best on his latest attempt, he’s pulling into the pits once more.
13 June 2026
Green light 🟢
Alex is on track once again, running the used softs he started his session with…
13 June 2026
Session will resume at 13:09 🚨
Alex is waiting for the green light at the end of the pit lane.
13 June 2026
Red Flag 🚩
BOT is in the gravel at turn 10 following a brake issue, red flag is shown.
13 June 2026
Saturday running 📸
13 June 2026
Alex backs off ⏱️
After some green mini-sectors, Alex’s aborts his most recent attempt and pulls into the pits…
13 June 2026
Flap adjustment 🔧
Alex pulls in for an adjustment to his flap and returns back out there…
13 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
Left handers feel fine, right handers feel quite front limited.
13 June 2026
ALEX to PIT:
Everything is different to yesterday… it feels like it’s three-wheeling in turn 9.
13 June 2026
1:19.147 ⏱️
First timed lap of the day recorded…
13 June 2026
Heading out 👉
Told you! Alex has rolled out of the garage on soft tyres…
13 June 2026
Very quiet out there 😴
Only three cars have been on track so far today, both Cadillacs and the Audi of Hulkenberg. It won’t be much longer until it gets busy out there…
13 June 2026
Getting set 💪
Helmet going on, final preparations before venturing out for FP3…
13 June 2026
Green Light 🟢
FP3 is go, but no immediate rush to get out there and Alex isn’t in the car currently.
13 June 2026
FP3 🔜
The final hour of practice is coming right up. A lot to understand following a tricky Friday, on what is set to be the hottest day of the weekend…
13 June 2026
Spotted at the Fans Forum 📍
13 June 2026
Fun start to Saturday 🤩
13 June 2026
12 June 2026
12 June 2026
PIT to Alex
If we were to pit, it would be two laps on the mediums, so not long.
12 June 2026
Back onto used softs 🔁
12 minutes to go in FP2, Albono back on track on used softs.
12 June 2026
AA23 back in action 🫡
Back on track with just under 20 minutes to go, running medium tyres for this stint.
12 June 2026
Bathed in sun ☀️
12 June 2026
Pit for AA23 📦
In the garage for now.
12 June 2026
Alex to PIT
I haven’t driven a car so disconnected before… We’ll keep going then. Stay out.
12 June 2026
Best lap time ⏱️
Albono records his best lap time of FP2, clocking 1:18:790.
12 June 2026
Back on track 🫡
Track clear and Alex is back it out there for the remaining 35 minutes. He’s moved onto softs.
12 June 2026
Virtual Safety Car 🟡
Liam Lawson came to a stop on track as he was exiting the pit lane. Alex will box.
12 June 2026
FP2 underway on a scorching day in Catalonia
12 June 2026
PIT to Alex
Go push.
12 June 2026
First lap done ✅
1:18:922 for our Thai racer to open up FP2 in Barcelona.
12 June 2026
🚥 We're underway in FP2
Alex rolls out the garage and FP2 is underway in Catalonia.
12 June 2026
Alex's Nigel Mansell tribute lid for the weekend 🤩
12 June 2026
Data dive ahead of FP2 📸
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