Albon repeated to himself “don’t spin this morning”

“At first, I said to myself: Don't spin this morning, and that's exactly what I did ! ». Alexander albon returned with a certain humor to his mishap that occurred this morning on his exit lap at the Barcelona tests.

The pilot Toro Rosso lost control of his STR14 – Honda after turn 4, ending up in the gravel trap and causing a red flag.

Alexander Albon: “I was thinking: don’t spin it!” And that's exactly what I did »#F1Testing #F1 pic.twitter.com/CAeL5xwgf2

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Franz Tost, Team Principal of the Faenza team, indicated a little later that a management problem had affected the car Italian, but Albon admits that the cold tires also played a role in his loss of control.

“It was difficult on the circuit because the track was so cold you couldn't drive slowly, comments Albon. As soon as you drive too slowly, your tires get cold, it becomes unpredictable and it's like driving on ice. »

Author of more than 130 laps with an STR14 displaying, like its Honda engine, reliability to be highlighted, the Thai remains delighted with his first real session as a starter.

“Today was one of the best experiences of my life, continues Albon. Once I got into the rhythm there were no problems, apart from a few gaps, but I was exploring the limits to see what the car was capable of.

I did a few laps on Wednesday for our filming, so today wasn't a completely new experience driving an F1 car. Plus, I was in the simulator a lot, so I had a general idea of ​​what the car could do.

However, the high speed of the car was a definitely new setting for me and it came as a bit of a shock. I'm still smiling since I got out of the car and I will continue to smile throughout the evening and into tomorrow. »