#23 · Williams
Alexander Albon
British-born, races under Thai license. Promoted to Red Bull mid-2019, dropped after 2020, rebuilt his career at Williams from 2022. The team's lead driver in the Vowles rebuild years.
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Race wins
2
Podiums
0
Pole positions
0
Championships
Why he matters
Albon’s career arc is one of the more interesting redemption stories on the grid. He had a tough year and a half at Red Bull, was dropped, sat 2021 out, and rebuilt himself at Williams under James Vowles. He has been the team’s most consistent points-scorer through three rebuild seasons and an essential technical voice for the engineers.
How he drives
Albon’s race-craft is unusually patient — he’s the driver who will sit behind a faster car for ten laps, conserve tyres, and overtake on lap 35 when others have given up. He’s not the quickest qualifier in the field, but his tyre management is among the best.
Watch for
- His Q3 appearances when Williams brings an upgrade — Albon is the team’s reference for what a new package can do.
- His battles with teammate Carlos Sainz, his contemporary at Toro Rosso a decade ago — quiet, professional, equal-fast on most weekends.
- His Thai fan base — Albon races for the Thai flag and is the country’s only ever F1 podium-finisher.