Alex Albon

Alex Albon remains with Williams for a fifth consecutive F1 campaign in 2026.

Alex Albon's tough F1 teammates

The 2024 mid-season arrival of Franco Colapinto put the spotlight on Albon, ahead of his toughest task since racing alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull.

After finishing third in Formula 2 in 2018, behind George Russell and Lando Norris, Albon was handed a Toro Rosso drive for 2019.

After just 12 races with the Italian outfit, Albon was drafted into Red Bull in place of Pierre Gasly, whose form was poor alongside Verstappen. Albon did enough to keep the Red Bull drive for 2020, however, he was whitewashed by the Dutchman in qualifying during the COVID-hit season.

Like Gasly, Albon considerably struggled with the peaky nature of the Red Bull car and was dropped for 2021 as they favoured an experienced option in the form of Sergio Perez. A year on the sidelines allowed Albon to regroup before returning to F1 in 2022 in place of Russell at Williams.

Albon has steadily rebuilt his career at Williams, becoming the team’s clear leader. He helped guide the team to seventh in the 2023 F1 Constructors’ Championship - their highest finish since 2017.

Albon faced a stern test alongside new teammate Carlos Sainz in 2025 as the pair helped Williams clinch fifth place in the constructors' championship.

Sainz may have grabbed the headlines results with two brilliant podiums in Baku and Qatar, but Albon just about came out on top over the season as the pair finished eighth and ninth in the championship.