Albon completes seat fit at Williams

By Balazs Szabo on 31 Jan 2025, 15:00

Forward of his fourth season with Williams, the Thai-British driver Alexander Albon has now accomplished the seat match for the Grove-based outfit’s 2025 F1 automobile.

Alexander Albon was born in Westminster and raised in Suffolk. He’s the son of English racing driver Nigel Albon and his Thai spouse, in addition to the nephew of Mark Albon.

After a profitable karting profession which noticed Albon take victories on the junior direct-drive Karting World Cup and Karting European Championship in 2010, he graduated to junior formulae.

Following three seasons within the Formulation Renault Eurocup from 2012 to 2014, Albon progressed to the FIA Formulation 3 European Championship in 2015. He moved to the GP3 Sequence for 2016, ending runner-up to Charles Leclerc in his rookie season with ART. The following season noticed Albon graduate to FIA Formulation 2 the place he completed third within the championship the next season with DAMS.

Albon turned a member of the Pink Bull Junior Staff in 2012, and made his Formulation One debut with Toro Rosso on the Australian Grand Prix.

After 12 races with the Faenza-based outfit, Albon was promoted to mum or dad staff Pink Bull, changing Pierre Gasly to associate Max Verstappen. In 2020, he took his maiden podium on the Tuscan Grand Prix, turning into the primary Thai driver to attain a podium end in Formulation One.

Nonetheless, he was changed by Sergio Pérez in 2021, however he continued as a reserve driver for Pink Bull and the re-branded AlphaTauri. Albon signed for Williams in 2022 to exchange George Russell, ending his affiliation with Pink Bull on the conclusion of his first season with the staff. He remained at Williams by the 2024 season.

In 2025, Albon will compete for Williams with Carlos Sainz, who will be a part of the Grove-based squad following his exit from Ferrrai. The London-born driver has now accomplished his seat match with Williams.