Alex Albon looking forward to Shanghai GP, lauds team for rebuilding cars after back to back crashes

After crashing out Japan GP in the fourth round of the ongoing Formula 1 season Williams’ driver Alex Albon is looking forward to the upcoming Chinese GP. In Shanghai, Formula 1 will make a comeback after five years of COVID-19 hiatus with a sprint and GP weekend.

Speaking about his team’s effort to make sure both cars are ready for the Shanghai GP, Albon praised Williams. He admitted that there has been a lot of effort to ensure the timely completion of work. Speaking with media Albon said, “Accidents happen, I didn’t put too much effort or thought into the crash itself.”

“Moving on into this weekend, obviously the main thing is just the work that’s been done back at the factory to get the cars ready. The team have done a massive job to get all the parts ready for the weekend, and let’s see how this one goes. I think it’s an opportunity weekend, and we’ve brought the parts now ready to go racing.”

“I’m focused on the present. I don’t think it should affect us too much. I feel like we know what we’ve got, we’ve understood our car quite well. It’s still a bit of a learning curve, what we’ve got with the car, but we’re into race five now, we have a good feeling with it”, he further added.

What has happened at Suzuka?

Notably, Alex Albon faced a massive crash as Suzuka in the last round of the Formula 1 championship in 2024. This incident was the team’s third of this season. The team faced trouble two race weekends ago in Australia when Albon crashed during Free Practice 1, wrecking the chassis beyond repair.

Since Williams didn't have a spare, Albon drove teammate Logan Sargeant’s car for the weekend, sidelining Sargeant. In Japan, Sargeant crashed during the first practice, missing the second practice for repairs. Then, during the race, Albon collided with Daniel Ricciardo on the first lap, hitting the barriers. It's been a tough run for the team, facing one setback after another. However, they will expect no more setbacks as Shanghai is expected to be wet due to rain.