Albon says bad luck struck again in Canada
26th May 2026Alex Albon was left frustrated after contact with Oscar Piastri ended his chances of scoring points at the Canadian Grand Prix.
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Albon started from P18 in the main race and made strong progress in the opening stages, and had worked his way into the fight for points just outside the top ten.
Before he got the chance to fight his way into the top ten, Piastri ended the Thai driver’s afternoon early.
Despite the retirement, Albon held no blame towards Piastri and instead pointed to the pace Williams had shown early on. He said:
“It just hasn’t been my weekend overall. Bad luck again – no hard feelings toward Oscar as I think he just misjudged the overtake. Sometimes these things happen and that’s just racing.”
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He believes points had been possible given the pace shown before the contact.
He continued: “We had good pace at the start of the race, the car felt more comfortable, and I think we would have been in the fight with the Alpines and on for decent points.”
Albon also admitted a lack of running across the season had made it difficult to build rhythm. Albon added: “Ultimately, we’re just down on track time this season, and I need to get into a rhythm and have a smooth weekend. It will come.”
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