Albon in the wall because “surprised by the tailwind”

At Red Bull, it was grimacing after qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. Already penalized five places for changing mechanical parts on the Honda power unit, Alexander albon decided to start from the back of the grid altogether after an accident during Q1.

An early end to qualifying for Alex Albon as he finds the wall in Q1 #RussianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/oevbXdpCEZ

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The Thai gave a laconic explanation in the mixed zone. “Not much happened actually. I was surprised by the tailwind. It was tricky outside. I still thought I would get through it, I could have moved into the escape lane, but I stayed in “turning” mode at all costs. I lost the rear. »

From this follows a “trust problem” for the replacement of Pierre Gasly in Sochi. “I had problems from the first free practice session on Friday, but it was starting to get better and I was getting more and more into the rhythm,” until this release. 

“I think it's the kind of track where if you're not confident in one corner, you're not confident in any of them. That's a bit what I felt in qualifying." he admits.

Here once again Alexandre Albon is forced to move up the entire peloton in the race. But that hardly seems to bother him. “I'm optimistic, the car behaves well during the long runs and you have overtaking opportunities here. We were disappointed since we could progress even from the back of the peloton, so I'm going to give it my all (Sunday)."