Report: Points Scored in Saudi
Albono takes P9 and his best Saudi Arabian GP result after 50 laps in Jeddah
Published
20 APR 2025
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It was a return to the points for Alex in the 2025 Saudi Arabian GP, finishing two places higher than he started in P9 after a hard-fought race.
Saudi's 100% Safety Car record remained in place from the opening lap when Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda collided ahead of Alex to trigger a slowdown.
Alex had gone wheel-to-wheel with Lando Norris during the opening turns, but Bernd Mayländer's arrival to control the pace put any further attacking moves on the McLaren on hold.
The P11 start had turned into a P9 placement with the omission of Gasly and Tsunoda, and Alex made sure to stay in the point-scoring positions when green flag racing resumed.
Isack Hadjar was the car behind, with the Racing Bulls driver running a strategy contrary to the front runners' by starting the race on Hard tyres.
Alex kept the French driver at arm's length before pitting on Lap 23 to rid himself of Pirelli's yellow-ringed Medium rubber, returning to the track in P15 and ready to fight.
A flurry of overtakes came with the fresh grip, and Gabriel Bortoleto, Jack Doohan, Nico Hülkenberg, and Lance Stroll all fell to Alex's superior speed.
It was P10 running as Hadjar extended his first stint, but the quicker Medium tyres Hadjar had once he stopped on Lap 36 made for 15 tricky tours for Albono.
Teamwork proved the key to P9, though, as Carlos Sainz used his Singapore 2023 trick to distribute DRS to his teammate, and Alex managed to fend off any probes from Hadjar despite the tyre performance delta.
The two Atlassian Williams cars crossed the line to both score points, with Alex's P9 his fourth top-10 finish in five rounds.
He now sits P8 in the championship with 20 points after his personal best result in Jeddah.
"We played a great team game today and maximised the result to bring home some good points," Alex shared after the race.
"We were quite comfortable managing Hadjar behind, holding a DRS train to the end of the race so he couldn’t gain the advantage. It was a scenario we had prepared for ahead of the race, and we worked well together to make it happen.
"We came back really strong today, and I’m proud of the progress we’ve made as a team."
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