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24 May 2026
No words 🙁
24 May 2026
A tough weekend 😫
When your luck is out, it’s out. PIA attempts a late lunge on Alex at the hairpin and ploughs into his side pod. Devastating for Alex after such a positive start.
24 May 2026
ALEX to PIT
Ahhh I got hit.
24 May 2026
LAP 12/68
Alex is hit and is out of the race.
24 May 2026
PIT to ALEX
This is good pace, Alex.
24 May 2026
LAP 8/68
You can’t take your eyes off this – Alex passes ALO to immediately return to P12.
24 May 2026
LAP 8/68
NOR makes his way through on Alex, back to P13 for now but gaining on the group ahead.
24 May 2026
LAP 7/68
Alex overtaking OCO down the long straight in Canada? We’ve seen this before… a pass on the Frenchman is made and Alex is up to P12. We’re 4.9s outside of the top 10.
Alex - P12
24 May 2026
LAP 5/68
Alex now has NOR behind him, with OCO 1.3s ahead…
P13
24 May 2026
LAP 3/68
BIG snap for Alex at the final chicane but he holds it well – up to P13 as the intermediate runners pull in to the pits…
24 May 2026
LAP 2/68
Despite the mixed tyre sets across the field, it’s a clean opening tour. Alex is P18.
24 May 2026
ALEX to PIT
I’ve got no power down these straights.
24 May 2026
Maybe this time? 👀
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THIRD TIME LUCKY – we are finally racing in Montreal…
24 May 2026
Let's do this again 🔁
LIN’s car is not fully cleared in time, we’re getting an extra formation lap. This Grand Prix will be 68 laps…
24 May 2026
Lights out ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️
We are GO in Montreal! SIKE. Aborted start! LIN has stopped on the grid just as we hit five red lights, we’re going around again.
24 May 2026
Formation lap 🔁
One tour to explore the conditions and get these soft tyres fired up…
24 May 2026
Tyre check 🛞
What a mix out there – Alex is on softs. Seven cars are on intermediates, the rest of the field are on softs of mediums.
24 May 2026
Race Control 🚨
Risk of rain for the race is 50%
24 May 2026
Drizzle 🌧️
Light rain here in the pit lane… don’t take your eyes off this one!
24 May 2026
O Canada 🇨🇦
The crowd rise as the national anthem plays out around Circuit Gilles Villeneuve – with that complete, it’s now full focus on the 70 laps ahead…
24 May 2026
Parked up 🅿️
Alex’s laps to the grid are done, he’s out of the car and having one final chat to the engineers…
24 May 2026
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24 May 2026
Pit lane open 🟢
Alex is getting some exploratory laps under his belt before making his way to the grid…
24 May 2026
Race day in Montreal 📸
24 May 2026
23 May 2026
Qualifying - full focus on tomorrow's potentially wet Grand Prix ✅
23 May 2026
P18 🔒
Alex drops out of Qualifying in Q1 – his 1:14.851 is just 0.076s away from a Q2 spot.
23 May 2026
No improvement ❌
No time found on his final lap as the tyres come to the end of their best working window – we wait to see if it’s enough…
23 May 2026
One final push ⏳
This will be Alex’s final Q1 push lap – he’s P15 currently…
23 May 2026
More time found ⏱️
Four minutes left to go and Alex sets a 1:14.851 to go P13 for now…
23 May 2026
PIT to ALEX
Gap is good… go push.
23 May 2026
Box Box 🅿
Alex is in for a fresh set of soft tyres and heads straight back out on track, eight minutes left in Q1 with the circuit improving with every lap…
23 May 2026
Finding time 📈
Alex improves to a 1:15.761 – P13 as things stand…
23 May 2026
On the board ⏱️
It’s a 1:17.204 on his first lap in Q1…
23 May 2026
PIT to ALEX
Go push.
23 May 2026
Green Light 🟢
Q1 is go – Alex is on track…
23 May 2026
No messing around 🚦
Alex is already at the end of the pit lane, front of the queue for the start of Q1.
23 May 2026
Let's do this 📸
23 May 2026
Seated and ready 💪
Alex is inside his FW48 and all set for the start of Qualifying here in Montreal…
23 May 2026
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23 May 2026
23 May 2026
Sprint ✅
23 May 2026
Chequered Flag 🏁
Sprint complete. A de facto test session for Albono, but some crucial running after an early end to his Friday action.
P19
23 May 2026
FINAL LAP
One more tour for Alex in this Canadian Sprint.
P19
23 May 2026
LAP 20/23
Up to P19 with GAS in the pit lane with a very long stop.
23 May 2026
LAP 16/23 - Box Box 🅿️
Alex is in to run a different set up and gather data ahead of the race weekend. He’s back in P20.
23 May 2026
LAP 14/23
That’s the pass complete on ALO, comfortably ahead of the final chicane – P18 and BEA 3.0s up the road.
23 May 2026
LAP 12/23
Gap closing at pace – Alex is almost within Overtake Mode range of ALO, the new car ahea…
23 May 2026
LAP 10/23
BEA is the next car up the road for Alex, gap of 4.2s currently.
23 May 2026
LAP 6/23
Issue for HAD drops him back behind Alex, we’re running P19.
23 May 2026
LAP 5/23
This time around he’s through and makes it stick – P20 for Alex and GAS is next up the road.
23 May 2026
LAP 4/23
Albono is battling – he lines up BOT on the approach to the final chicane and makes the pass, but BOT comes back…
23 May 2026
LAP 1/23
Clean start on track – Alex leaves the pit lane in P21…
23 May 2026
LIGHTS OUT
We’re Sprinting in Montreal…
23 May 2026
Formation lap 🟢
Alex rolls out of the garage to prep his tyres ahead of his pit lane start in Canada’s maiden Sprint race… it will be medium tyres at the start.
23 May 2026
23 May 2026
15 minutes to go ⏳
It will be a pit lane start for Albono in the Sprint – a chance to learn before he heads into Qualifying later and tomorrow’s Grand Prix…
23 May 2026
Pre-Sprint catch ups 📸
23 May 2026
22 May 2026
Update from Atlassian Williams F1 Team on Alex's FW48
“Following the incident in FP1 involving wildlife on track, Alex will not run in this afternoon’s Sprint qualifying session.
“Despite the best efforts of the team to repair the car, the damage sustained was far more extensive than originally thought, requiring the gearbox and PU to be replaced. It’s unlucky for Alex, but we’ll look to take all the learnings from Carlos’ side of the garage to be as prepared as possible for tomorrow’s sessions.”
22 May 2026
Sprint Quali 🔜
FP1 is done, and we now have a wait until Sprint Qualifying.
The team will begin a rebuild on the car’s damage to get Alex on track for SQ1.
Join us here in 2 hours and 15 minutes to see where Alex will line up for tomorrow’s Sprint.
22 May 2026
FP1 ✅
22 May 2026
Through the Trees 📸
22 May 2026
Replay Rewind ⏪
Checking the replay and it seems that Alex sadly hit a groundhog to cause the crash.
His radio line about his unluckiness makes a lot of sense. There was not anything Alex could’ve done to avoid contact.
22 May 2026
ALEX to PIT
I am so ****ing unlucky.
22 May 2026
Into the Wall 😫
Alex hits the wall at the exit of Turn 7.
It’s a red flag and a lot of damage to the car.
22 May 2026
PIT to ALEX
Do one more push at the minute on this one
22 May 2026
Improvements 💪
Alex sets a 1:16.642 and is now sitting in P7 as the session passes the 20-minute mark.
22 May 2026
Into the 1:17s 👏
That’s a 1:17.153 for Alex, which is good enough for P4.
22 May 2026
Green Flag 🟢
That’s the Racing Bulls machine recovered and Alex is back out on the same set of Hards.
22 May 2026
Red Flag 🔴
The session stops to allow LAW’s car to be recovered.
22 May 2026
ALEX and PIT
ALEX: When I say I have low confidence, I mean I have zero confidence.
PIT: In the drivability?
ALEX: Yes. When I brake, the brakes aren’t stopping. It’s just there’s no bite.
22 May 2026
Virtual Safety Car 🟡
Alex set a 1:18.014 for P8 as LAW pulls over to the side of the road to trigger a VSC.
With such little practice time available, that’s unideal, but Alex is in comms over the radio to give feedback on the car’s performance.
22 May 2026
Time on the Board ✅
That’s a 1:19.454 for Albono, and good enough for P6 in these early moments.
22 May 2026
Getting Comfortable 😌
Alex isn’t pushing overly hard on his first two laps around the track on his Hard tyres as he gets into the swing of things.
He’s 15s of the pace on his second lap as he warms up for a proper push.
22 May 2026
Green Light 🟢
FP1 begins, and Alex is already out on the track, along with 11 other cars.
22 May 2026
Straight To It 👉
Alex is part of a queue to get out of the pit lane.
22 May 2026
Five Minute Warning 🚨
The first on-track activity is about to begin! Get set for FP1 in five minutes.
22 May 2026
Alex and Lily paddock smiles 📸
22 May 2026
Bonjour de Montréal 🇨🇦
Welcome to the Canadian Grand Prix!
Alex is jumping into the car shortly for the first and only Free Practice session of this weekend.
With Sprint Qualifying coming up in a few hours, there’s only one hour before the drivers have to set hot laps.
We’ll bring you everything Albono right here.
22 May 2026
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