Thai-British pilot admits he will not take part in Sao Paulo Grand Prix after costly crash for Williams Racing and Alex Albon During the 3rd quarter qualifiers. The crash left Albon’s car too damaged to compete; This is a development they won’t want to be reminded of after Albon’s rise to 7th place.

The unfortunate news was confirmed in a communication to Sky Sports F1, where Albon detailed his condition, saying: “I am fine but the car is not. I will not race today due to the damage my Williams car sustained in the third quarter.” accident.”

The hopes for the Grove team now lie with Franco Colapinto, who started from 18th place after a difficult qualifying session in which he also crashed.

The qualifying sessions leading up to the Sao Paulo Grand Prix were fraught with difficulties, primarily caused by severe weather conditions. Qualifying was postponed yesterday due to extreme weather conditions and it was still raining today.

Numerous accidents occurred as drivers struggled to maintain control of their 1,000-horsepower cars. It resulted in five red flags. Colapinto was the first to see the red flag fall, but he was quickly followed by Carlos Sainz, Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso and of course Alex Albon.

With final qualifying so close to the race, teams will now be working tirelessly to repair their machines before the checkered flag drops.

Update: Williams confirmed they were still evaluating the car and said there was a possibility it could race later today.

1. Lando Norris
2.George Russell
3. Yuki Tsunoda
4.Esteban Ocon
5.Liam Lawson
6.Charles Leclerc
7. Alex Albon – TBC
8. Oscar Piastri
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Lance Cruise
11. Valtteri Bottas
12. Max Verstappen (5-place grid penalty not included in the race)
13.Sergio Perez
14. Carlos Sainz
15.Pierre Gasly
16.Lewis Hamilton
17.Oliver Bearman
18. Franco Colapinto
19. Nico Hulkenberg
20. Zhou Guanyu