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24 Oct 2025
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26 Oct 2025
JAMES and ALEX
JAMES: Alex, an apology from our side. I know we have a lot to do in terms of communication and work with you trying to get it right on strategy today, but let's sit back with you, pull together as a team and come back in Brazil.
ALEX: Sounds good. And a good pit stop, guys. That was the best thing of the race, so well done.
26 Oct 2025
Mexico City GP ✅
26 Oct 2025
CHEQUERED FLAG 🏁
That's the end of the race and P12.
26 Oct 2025
VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR 🟡
A VSC comes out for SAI, who pulls over to retire.
We're on the final lap...
26 Oct 2025
LAP 69/71
Three laps remain.
Alex is 4.8s away from TSU now, and is 2.4s in front of HAD.
P12 should be his.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 65/71
Alex is back to overtaking action.
A pass on HAD completed into Turn 4 after lining it up into Turn 1 advances Albono to P12.
It's now a 4s gap to TSU...
26 Oct 2025
10 Laps to go
26 Oct 2025
LAP 58/71
That's P13 now for Alex as SAI has to take a drive-through penalty for repeatedly speeding in the pit lane.
26 Oct 2025
ALEX to PIT
Where is my time lost? Whereabouts?
How are the brake slips?
How are throttle slips?
How is the balance?
How is the brake bias?
26 Oct 2025
LAP 53/71
The radio replay explains that the Sainz move was co-ordinated by the team.
Alex shares that "This might be the worst strategy I've ever done" in reply...
26 Oct 2025
LAP 52/71
A DRS pass into Turn 1 has SAI overtaking Alex for P13.
Albono doesn't fight his teammate too hard.
26 Oct 2025
PIT to ALEX
You're free to race.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 50/71
SAI in P14 is behind and has set the Fastest Lap with fresher tyres...
26 Oct 2025
LAP 47/71
That's Alex with the Fastest Lap - a second one in three laps.
These Softs are working well, but others are stopping also as SAI and STR switch to a two-stopper.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 45/71
STR takes a second stop there and returns to the circuit ahead of Alex.
The Aston Martin can't stop at Turn 1, though, and Alex eases by for P14.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 43/71
Alex returned to the track in P16, but immediately passes COL for P15 at the exit of Turn 17 with the superior grip.
26 Oct 2025
Box, box 🅿️
That'll be a relief for Alex.
He's off the Hard tyres and has switched to the Softs on Lap 43.
26 Oct 2025
PIT to ALEX
I know it's painful at the minute, but I'm going to try and make a delta at the end.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 39/71
The fallback continues as STR gets past.
BOR and TSU have pitted now, so Alex is in P12.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 35/71
The OCO battle kept going for five corners then.
Alex fought to keep the Haas driver at bay, but with 35-lap-old tyres, there was nothing that could be done. It's P13 now.
ALO had retired to make it three cars with mechanical failures in their pit boxes.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 33/71
A brief quiet few laps for Alex now on his Hard-tyre strategy.
Most remaining drivers have pitted, while Albono continues to go long in P13.
OCO is closing in behind, with fresh Mediums, though.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 29/71
SAI passes Alex, who doesn't fight his teammate.
The other Williams is running a different strategy.
That's P13 now.
26 Oct 2025
Alex at the busy Turn 1
26 Oct 2025
LAP 27/71
That's HAM past, too, and Alex is now P13 as STR pits.
Elsewhere, HUL joins LAW as a retirement.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 26/71
PIA uses DRS to get by down the pit straight and HAM will do the same soon, too...
26 Oct 2025
LAP 25/71
Pit stops are shuffling the order up a bunch as HAM and PIA pit to drop back and promote Alex to P12.
The Soft runners are switching to Mediums as Alex remains on the Hards.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 21/71
ALO pits too, so it's P14 for Alex.
STR is the car ahead again, and is 3.7s up the road. HUL is 4.8s behind.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 20/71
SAI has pitted and Alex is up to P15.
Ahead, STR has passed ALO to make the two-time champion the next car to catch – he's 2.4s in front.
26 Oct 2025
PIT and ALEX
PIT: I actually need some feedback on the tyres, please.
ALEX: Terrible, absolutely terrible. Not finding grip in any axle.
ALEX: I feel like I'm in the overheating stage and I feel like we've way overmanaged this tyre and wasted the whole stint of the tyre.
PIT: Understood.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 15/71
Alex is now 2.5s away from STR and 2.5s ahead of HUL, who both have Softs.
Radio messages back and forth about the lift and coast (LiCo) and how it's affecting his race, though.
26 Oct 2025
PIT to ALEX
If we can maintain this LiCo going, we may be able to creep the tyres forwards.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 8/71
STR has recovered from his spin and has used his Soft tyres to get back past Alex, who slips to P16.
A DRS pass at Turn 1 had the Aston Martin getting by, but Alex is sticking within that one-second window so far.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 5/71
The passing continues! GAS has gone, with Alex using DRS into Turn 1 to get by into Turn 15.
ALO is next up, but 5 seconds ahead.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 3/71
And that's P16 for Alex now!
A DRS-assisted pass on HUL into Turn 4 has Albono now chasing down GAS.
26 Oct 2025
LAP 2/71
LAW pits for a new nose - that's P17 for Alex...
26 Oct 2025
LAP 1/71
It's a clean opening lap among plenty of chaos in the opening metres for Alex.
He's P18 after STR spins out at Turn 6.
26 Oct 2025
PIT to ALEX
Bortoleto P16, Gasly P18, the cars either side of you on the medium.
The next three ahead of them are on the soft.
Behind you, Stroll, soft, Franco, hard.
So yourself and Franco on the hard.
One car either side of you on the medium, and then soft.
The top ten is a mix of soft and medium. Mostly soft.
26 Oct 2025
Formation Lap 🟢
The first lap of the day begins.
26 Oct 2025
Tyre Talk 🛞
Alex is starting on Hards. He's planning a long stint today.
Only COL shares the white-walled Pirellis on the grid, with most runners going for Softs.
26 Oct 2025
Alex prepares with James Urwin and Patrick Harding on the grid
26 Oct 2025
National Anthem 🎶
Alex stands at the front of the grid for the national anthem and a flyby above the circuit.
26 Oct 2025
Alex's Boss Speaks 🗣️
"Alex was on a knife edge with the tyres."
James Vowles shares intel about Alex's Qualifying struggles, but reminds the F1 broadcast that the team generally have a better race car in 2025.
High hopes at high altitude...
26 Oct 2025
En route to the grid 👋
Alex has rolled out of the garage and is making his way around to his P17 spot for the race start, after a few installation laps of course...
26 Oct 2025
26 Oct 2025
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25 Oct 2025
That's Qualifying complete for the Mexico City GP
25 Oct 2025
ALEX to PIT
The brakes aren't working at all. I am smashing the brake as hard as I can.
25 Oct 2025
No improvement 😖
Alex is out of Qualifying in P17 after setting a time 0.064s slower than his earlier effort.
25 Oct 2025
New tyres 🛞
Another quick trip to the garage and Albono is back to the tarmac with another set of fresh softs.
25 Oct 2025
PIT and ALEX
PIT: Push on the in lap, push on the in lap.
ALEX: No grip.
25 Oct 2025
Up the order 📈
That's P13 after a 1:17.490.
25 Oct 2025
PIT to ALEX
Okay. Go push.
25 Oct 2025
Back to track 👊
Alex is out for a second run as the timer ticks over the seven-minute marker.
He's going to be starting his fast lap as many others sit in the pits.
25 Oct 2025
Box, box 🅿️
Alex stops at the weigh bridge as he returns to the pit lane.
It's P11 for Albono at the moment.
25 Oct 2025
Time on the board 📊
A decent effort there for Alex, who avoids any lock up problems that he had in FP3.
He's P6 with a 1:17.835.
25 Oct 2025
Quali Queue 🚦
Alex is out on track after lining up behind cars in the pit lane as the drivers all head out around the same time.
Soft tyres for all.
25 Oct 2025
Q1 is go 🟢
The clock is counting down as the first part of Qualifying begins.
25 Oct 2025
TEN MINUTE WARNING 🚨
We're almost set to start Qualifying! Q1 begins in just under 10 minutes.
Are you ready for the weekend's first competitive session?
25 Oct 2025
That's all of Free Practice complete
25 Oct 2025
CHEQUERED FLAG 🏁
The FP3 session over.
25 Oct 2025
Improvement 👏
They're used tyres, but a clean sector 3 aids Alex to get a PB final sector and a 1:17.994 to sit P16 with one minute remaining.
25 Oct 2025
Final moments 🕰️
Alex is going back out with the same set of rubber as the session winds down.
25 Oct 2025
Abandoned lap 🛑
This set of Pirellis look too tough to tame after another lockup on a second push lap.
Alex goes back to the pits.
25 Oct 2025
Purple... Purple... Lock up 😖
Alex was setting fast times before another lockup at Turn 13.
He heads back into the pit lane ready to stop and swap tyres, but continues on through to try and live with the flat spot.
25 Oct 2025
Alex is bringing a lot of speed
25 Oct 2025
Back to business 👨💼
A new set of Softs equipped for Alex, who heads out with the track looking quiet.
25 Oct 2025
Push-Cool-Push-Cool-Push 🫸
A lock up for Alex at T13 ends his opening Friday run with a lockup.
It was two green sectors beforehand, so there is pace in the car...
He'll head in and assess the data.
25 Oct 2025
Up the order 📈
That's better after a clean lap.
A 1:18.197 locked in and Alex sits P5 as the second-fastest Soft tyre runner.
25 Oct 2025
Push Lap #2️⃣
A double cool there for Alex, but he's going for a second push now and hoping to avoid any traffic this time.
25 Oct 2025
PIT to ALEX
Okay, currently a loss in sector 1, a good sector 2, and obviously those three cars between 12 and 13 are not helping.
25 Oct 2025
Lap 1 ✅
A three-car traffic jam in Fora Sol awaited Alex, and he puts in a 1:18.732 to sit P11.
25 Oct 2025
Alex's Out Lap 👉
As if to answer our updates here, Albono is on the circuit!
Soft tyres for Alex under the sunny Mexico City skies.
25 Oct 2025
Still here! 🤫
We're still here, but Alex hasn't headed to the track yet!
When he ventures out of the garage, we'll let you know.
25 Oct 2025
Gone Green 🟢
We are underway for 60 minutes of Free Practice!
25 Oct 2025
Alex and Lily looked relaxed on arrival ahead of today's busy schedule
25 Oct 2025
QUALI DAY 🇲🇽
Welcome to Saturday in CDMX!
Alex has one final hour to get his car setup honed before we head to Q1 later this afternoon.
We'll bring you everything you need to know from Car #23 right here.
24 Oct 2025
No clean laps on the softs, but plenty of running in race trim – on to the weekend...
24 Oct 2025
🛞➡️🛞
Alex stops to run the soft tyre in the final laps of this race simulation...
24 Oct 2025
Time for a race run 🏃
20 minutes left in FP2 and Alex starts his high-fuel simulation to gather data for Sunday...
24 Oct 2025
Into the second half ⏳
Alex pulls back into the pits after seven laps on softs – he sits P16 currently
24 Oct 2025
PIT to AA23:
Go push.
24 Oct 2025
🟣🟣🟡
Alex is the first on the softs, and as a bit of a kiss with the wall at the final corner so only climbs in P7 with a 1:18.855...
24 Oct 2025
In the garage 🛑
Alex completes his first run of second practice – he returns to the garage sat in P10...
24 Oct 2025
Finding a rhythm ⏱️
Seven laps complete for Alex – he's P10 so far with a best of 1:19.306...
24 Oct 2025
Heading out 👉
Alex is the final driver to join the session, busy track out there...
24 Oct 2025
Green Light 🟢
FP2 is underway in Mexico City...
24 Oct 2025
Ready for FP2 💪
Another hour on track here in Mexico City is just around the corner...
24 Oct 2025
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24 Oct 2025
A Good Start To The Weekend ✅
A solid first session for Team AA23. It's back to the pits for now, and a couple of hours to take stock ahead of FP2. Join us then!
24 Oct 2025
24 Oct 2025
Big Final Push!
Alex is back out there, with less than seven minutes remaining in the session.
24 Oct 2025
Box, box!
Alex is back into the pits for another quick reset. 15 minutes remain in this session.
24 Oct 2025
Looking Solid 💪
Alex is in P7, one second off top spot - though his time was set on the slower Medium tyres. This has been a good opening session from AA23!
24 Oct 2025
Big Improvement!
Alex shaves off a good chunk of time from his PB, and rises to P2 for the time being, on the Medium tyre.
24 Oct 2025
Heading Back Out 👀
Alex heads out on to track after a brief stint in the box. 32 minutes remain and he is one of just five out there.
24 Oct 2025
Laying Down The Laps
Alex is 0.730 seconds off top spot here, currently sitting P7 - as he dives into the pits. Just over half of this session remaining.
24 Oct 2025
New Partner Today! 🤝
A reminder, Alex is out there alongside Williams Academy driver Luke Browning for this session - rather than Carlos - as the team look to fulfil their Young Driver requirements for the season.
24 Oct 2025
Busy Track! 🚦
All but one car is out on track at the moment. It'll be tricky finding a gap for the time being...
24 Oct 2025
Up to P3 📈
Solid start to the session for Alex, he's 0.066s off the quickest time after a couple of laps...
24 Oct 2025
Green Light 🟢
FP1 is underway here in Mexico City...
24 Oct 2025
HOLA 👋
Alex is all set for FP1 here in Mexico City...
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