Albon sidelined from FP2 in Melbourne after heavy crash

Alex Albon’s heavy crash in Friday’s opening practice in Melbourne left the Williams with a heavy workload on its hands that has ruled out the Anglo-Thai racer for FP2. Albon triggered a red flag in the first session when he heavily clouted the wall at Albert Park’s Turn 7. A replay of the incident showed that the Williams driver had hit the kerb at Turn 6 which upset his car's balance and sent it into a sudden oversteer. Thankfully, Albon emerged from the incident unharmed. However, the damage to his car was significant enough for Williams to sideline him for the entirety of FP2. Australian Grand Prix Free Practice 1 - Results The team will be diligently "assessing the damage" to undertake the necessary repairs for Saturday’s running. “Further to Alex’s accident in FP1, we can confirm that he will not participate in FP2 while we continue to assess the damage,” Williams communicated on social media. “Alex was uninjured in the incident.” Despite his mishap and missing the final 10 minutes of FP1, Albon was credited with the twelfth fastest lap overall in the session. Keep up to date with all the F1 news via Facebook and Twitter The post Albon sidelined from FP2 in Melbourne after heavy crash appeared first on F1i.com.