Alex Albon is not going to begin the Brazilian Grand Prix after a heavy crash throughout an accident-filled qualifying session.
With heavy rain resulting in Saturday’s qualifying being rescheduled for 7:30am native time on Sunday morning, the circumstances had solely barely improved by the point automobiles took to the observe.
Albon’s Williams team-mate Franco Colapinto was the first to bring out one of four red flags throughout qualifying as difficult circumstances led to automobiles being strewn throughout the Interlagos observe.
Mexico Grand Prix winner Carlos Sainz then introduced out one other crimson flag in Q2, earlier than Lance Stroll’s crash introduced a untimely finish to the session, which resulted within the championship chief Max Verstappen being eliminated.
The second Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso then shunted earlier than Albon had the largest crash of all, spinning off at Flip 1 at a time when he was sitting a provisional second on the grid.
“I believe we had a difficulty; I do know we had a difficulty, we simply have to undergo it,” Albon mentioned of the incident that noticed him hit the wall.
“Instantly after I hit the brake pedal there was a beep in my ear which usually means there’s a failure, rear locking and a giant crash. In order that’s us out for the race sadly… so yeah.”
Requested to substantiate if he meant his automobile wouldn’t be rebuilt in time for the grand prix, which was introduced ahead to begin at 3:30pm native time, he replied: “No, it gained’t be fastened.”
Alex Albon, Williams FW46, will get out of the automobile after crashing out of Qualifying
Picture by: Andrew Ferraro / Motorsport Photographs
After the Q3 session resumed following Albon’s crash, occasions improved and left the Williams man in seventh place.
Nonetheless, his withdrawal from the race will probably be a blow to Williams in its constructors’ battle for eighth place with Alpine, which is only a level behind in ninth.
With Albon out and Colapinto’s personal automobile being assessed by Williams having needed to wait to be introduced again to the pits, Esteban Ocon put his Alpine on the second row, the place he’ll begin fourth.