US EditionAlbon Buys Russell Dinner After Blocking Tactic
- At the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, Williams drivers Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz finished ninth and tenth using team tactics, while George Russell finished 11th for Mercedes.
- The race featured a mandatory two-stop rule and a tight track that made overtaking very difficult, leading Williams to slow down and swap positions to build pit stop gaps.
- Russell acted as a roadblock in front of Albon for several laps, became frustrated, cut a chicane illegally to pass, and earned a drive-through penalty.
- Albon posted a photo on Instagram holding the dinner bill with Russell, captioned "You're welcome" after agreeing to pay following their tactical clash on track.
- Williams secured three points from ninth and tenth places, but the incident highlighted overtaking troubles at Monaco and raised considerations for future rule changes.
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Alex Albon shows true colours with act towards George Russell after angry Monaco GP clash - The Mirror
George Russell was infuriated by Alex Albon during the Monaco Grand Prix with Williams employing a strategy which prevented Mercedes from rising into the points positions
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Following their confrontation on the track during the Monaco Grand Prix, Alex Albon offered George Russell a dinner, as a sign of "dissemination." The Williams driver thus insisted on defusing the tensions caused by a strategic confrontation on one of the narrowest circuits of the calendar. This season, Formula 1 introduced a rule imposing two stops at the stands during the Monegasque race, in the hope of energizing a race often frozen by the im…
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