Alex Albon Exclusive: "The game has changed"
4/27/202628 min
Today we're at Silverstone speaking to Williams driver Alex Albon.
Is he ready to bounce back in Miami? What's his relationship like with team mate Carlos Sainz? Can he be friends and rivals with the drivers he grew up with, like Lando Norris and George Russell? What does he make of the new rules and having to relearn everything?
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:01
[upbeat music] This is a Global Player original podcast.
Alex Albon· Guest0:05
[gentle music] The game's changed.
Will Buxton· Host0:09
And you have to relearn everything you've ever learned.
Alex Albon· Guest0:16
As drivers, we are very united because we're all purists at heart.
Will Buxton· Host0:22
Can you be friends off track who've known each other for so long and then be rivals on track?
Alex Albon· Guest0:30
We just wanna race. Hi, this is Alex Albon, and welcome to Up to Speed.
Will Buxton· Host0:40
[upbeat music] Up to Speed. Well, hello, folks, and welcome to, um, a very sunny but a really cold Silverstone. Um, it's a beautiful day. Uh, Formula 1 cars, believe it or not, on track, and we haven't been able to say that for a few weeks [car roaring] because we had this month-long break in the middle of the season. Uh, but they've been on track yesterday, been on track today, uh, testing out here. We've seen the Williams, seen the Haas, uh, seen the Red Bull flying past us. Uh, and a little bit earlier today, on these very seats, um, had the pleasure of sitting down with Alex Albon. Um, obviously, had a mega season in 2025, and, uh, Williams and the whole team hoping to start 2026 in a similar vein. It hasn't