General · 22 May 2026

Alex Albon crashes after hitting groundhog in Canada

Yu Chu Chin via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Williams lost valuable track time before sprint qualifying after Alex Albon crashed during the only practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Thai-British driver hit the wall near Turn 7 after trying to avoid a groundhog on the circuit during Friday's FP1 session. Albon walked away unharmed, while his damaged FW48 brought out a red flag with about 35 minutes remaining.

By BriefTea Editorial · 22 May 2026 at 18:44

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