Alex Albon feels he is down on track time in F1 2026 after another incident in Canadian GP, as he brushes off the hit from Oscar Piastri.
There was opportunity for the likes of Williams in 2026 F1 Canadian GP due to weather conditions and strategic blunders. The Grove-based team too made a mistake after opting for intermediate tyre for Carlos Sainz, but they got it right with Albon on the slick compound.
Piastri smashes into Albon in F1 Canadian GP
However, luck eluded Albon. While fighting for points, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took the Thai F1 racer out at the approach of the hairpin. The Australian was overtaking Haas’ Oliver Bearman, when he lost control and smashed into the side of the Williams to break the radiator.
Albon retired immediately, but didn’t blame Piastri. He assessed it to be a racing incident, but rued his luck and chance of points, especially when things finally got good for him on Sunday. “Yeah, not ideal,” he said to F1 TV. “I think that was the first time in the weekend that things just started to feel more comfortable, so we need to understand why.”
Albon felt points was possible in F1 Canadian GP
“Because I think what we did wasn’t extreme and it worked out quite well, so some learnings there. Obviously with Oscar, just unfortunate. I don’t think he planned to do the overtake, just got caught out with the track conditions and it happens.
“I think points were definitely possible today, but oh well,” summed up Albon, who feels he is hugely down on mileage in 2026 so far. Out of the five races, he has had a DNS in China and DNF in Canada. He has lost track time in other incidents too at race weekends.
Lack of mileage in F1 2026 for Albon
He wants a clean rhythm to get things going his way, especially seeing how teammate Carlos Sainz has managed to eke out three points finishes. “Yeah. Honestly, I feel like we’re down on track time,” said Albon. “I really haven’t done many laps this year so far – either we’re doing pit stops or we’re having DNFs or whatever.
“We just need to get some rhythm – get some rhythm into a weekend, get some good laps under my belt, understand the car better, and then just build from there really. It feels like we haven’t really just had a smooth weekend for now. It will come, and just unfortunate but, yeah, let’s hope that’s Monaco.”
