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Join us all weekend for updates on Alex's progress at round 8 of the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Yesterday

The 2026 Austria Albono is ready to collect!

About 3 hours ago

Saturday complete✅

That’s Saturday complete for Alex in Spielberg. With valuable data gathered, all attention turns to preparing for lights out on the 71 lap race.

Tomorrow is your last chance to collect your Austrian Albono if you haven’t already!

About 3 hours ago

Now we look ahead to Sunday 👀

About 3 hours ago

No improvement 🥲

Unfortunately both Alex and his team mate couldn’t make it into Q2. They will start on the 9th row of the grid for tomorrow’s Grand Prix.

About 3 hours ago

2 minutes remaining ⚠️

Alex is preparing for one final push lap. He is currently P16.

About 3 hours ago

PIT to ALEX

How was the tyre readiness for you, Alex?

ALEX to PIT:

That was good, that was perfect.

About 4 hours ago

Even quicker❗️

Its a 1:08.509 for Albono, his quickest time of the weekend so far!

About 4 hours ago

Tyre change 🛞

Fresh softs for Alex as he goes out for a second push lap.

About 4 hours ago

1:09.155 ⏱️

A great first banker lap for Alex!

About 4 hours ago

ALEX to PIT

There’s a lot of vibration.

About 4 hours ago

And we're off! 🏎️

Albono is out on track ready for his first laps.

About 4 hours ago

Waiting for the lights 🚥

Alex is in the car ready for an intense 18 minutes of Q1.

About 4 hours ago

Moments away 🫣

It's been a competitive weekend so far with most of the teams bringing upgrades. Alex will be looking to push the maximum out of his car in this session.

About 4 hours ago

15 minutes🚨

Get comfortable, Q1 is just around the corner!

About 4 hours ago

Locked in for Qualifying 🙌

About 6 hours ago

Qualifying up next! ➡️

We will be back shortly to bring you all the action from the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix Qualifying session.

Time is running out to collect your Austrian Albono from above!

About 6 hours ago

Practice complete ✅

About 6 hours ago

Chequered flag 🏁

Alex finishes the session in P18 with a lap time of 1:08.992!

About 6 hours ago

ALEX to PIT

I feel like we can’t get any clean air on track.

About 6 hours ago

Improvement 👍

Another brilliant time for Albono, 1:08.992!

About 6 hours ago

10 minutes remaining 🚨

Alex has swapped onto fresh softs after 16 laps on the previous pair.

About 6 hours ago

PIT to ALEX

Box this lap.

About 7 hours ago

Back out on the softs🛞

About 7 hours ago

Into the garage 🔙

It’s back to the pits for Alex for now.

About 7 hours ago

PIT to ALEX

Conditions at turn 4 seem to be changing lap by lap.

About 7 hours ago

1:09.254 ⏱️

First timed lap of the day is in…

About 7 hours ago

Heading out 👉

Alex is out of the garage, ready to start his soft tyre running before qualifying later!

About 7 hours ago

Keeping cool🧊

No immediate rush for Alex to get out of the garage, after 5 minutes we only have one car on track.

About 7 hours ago

Green light 🚥

The last hour of practice has started.

About 7 hours ago

5 minute warning ‼️

Not long to go until our first on-track action this Saturday!

About 8 hours ago

Checking in for Quali day👋

About 8 hours ago

Welcome to Saturday in Austria 🇦🇹

Another hot day here in the Styrian mountains as Alex prepares for one final practice session ahead of qualifying later today.

Yesterday

Friday complete✅

That wraps up our Friday running here in Spielberg!

Don’t forget to claim your Austrian Albono above before the weekend is over.

Yesterday

FP2🏁

Yesterday

Chequered flag 🏁

Albono finishes with some practice starts.

Yesterday

ALEX to PIT

Rear locking turn 1, turn 3, turn 4 and turn 6.

Yesterday

Taking in the scenery ⛰️

Yesterday

10 minutes remaining 🚨

With 10 minutes left of Friday’s sessions, Alex is now on used mediums to gather data of the longer runs for Sunday.

Yesterday

Back into the pits for Albono.

Yesterday

Over halfway⏱️

With just 25 minutes to go, Alex’s best time is a 1:08.838, his quickest lap of the day so far!

Yesterday

PIT to ALEX

Looks quite gusty at turns 3 and 4.

Gusty through turn 9 as well.

Yesterday

Moving onto softs🔴

Alex pits for a set of fresh soft tyres.

Yesterday

ALEX to PIT

Just check the floor, for some reason I’m touching the floor a lot.

Yesterday

Green green green🟢

The Cadillac is now safely off the track as Alex heads back out on the same used mediums.

Yesterday

To the garage again👈

Albono is back in the garage waiting for the VSC to end.

Yesterday

Virtual Safety Car🟡

PER has stopped on track just before turn 6.

Yesterday

Back on track🔥

Alex is back on track again after momentarily heading into the garage.

Yesterday

ALEX to PIT

I’ve got no power.

Yesterday

Heading out✌️

Alex exits the garage on medium tyres.

Yesterday

Green flag🟢

After completing 31 laps in FP1, let's see what FP2 brings.

Yesterday

Back in the car ahead of the second practice session🏎️

Yesterday

That's the first hour complete!👍

With one session done, Alex wraps up P16 with a 1:09.644.

We’ll be back for FP2 shortly! Don’t forget to collect Austria Albono above.

Yesterday

FP1🏁

Yesterday

Red flag!🚩

PER has stopped on the inside of turn 3 with 1 minute left of the session.

Yesterday

Dancing into the remaining few minutes of FP1🕺

Yesterday

Back in action👌

Out of the pits to finish off the session. No tyre change, he remains on used softs.

Yesterday

15 minutes remaining⏱️

Albono is currently sat in P13, taking his soft tyres to a lap time of 1:09.644.

Yesterday

PIT to ALEX

Box this lap.

Yesterday

Getting the laps in📸

Yesterday

Back on track🛞

Alex heads out on soft tyres.

Yesterday

Halfway there! ⏰

With 30 minutes of the session remaining, Alex put 16 laps on his hard tyres, with a best lap time of 1:10.607.

Yesterday

Back to the pits 🔙

Alex heads back to the garage for now.

Yesterday

ALEX to PIT

Balance feels strange into turn 4.

Yesterday

Warming up🔥

Alex improves to a 1:10.699!

Yesterday

First lap set 🏎️

That’s a 1:11.285 for Albono, currently P6

Yesterday

Green light at the end of the pit lane ✅

Alex heads out the garage within the first moments of the session.

Yesterday

It’s nearly time ⏳

This is your 5 minute warning, FP1 begins shortly!

Yesterday

Welcome to Spielberg🇦🇹

The Red Bull Ring awaits as Alex takes on one of the shortest but most exciting circuits on the calendar.

This weekend marks the 40th Formula 1 Grand Prix to be held in Spielberg.

Yesterday

Arriving in the Styrian mountains ⛰️