On Saturday, the news came out that Alexander Albon will not be able to finish the F1 weekend in Italy. The Thai driver has suffered appendicitis and will have to be treated in hospital.
No Albon on the grid in Italy
Albon has appendicitis and let it be known via Twitter that he needs surgery. "Appendicitis, surgery and no racing isn’t what I was expecting this weekend!" Of course, Albon remains in for a laugh, despite the annoying situation. "Negative: Missing out on what looked to be a strong weekend for us and pain. Positive: weight reduction for Singapore and cool scars."
Albon will be replaced in Italy by Williams reserve driver Nyck de Vries. The Dutchman was in action in the first free practice session for Aston Martin on Friday. De Vries is one of the candidates to take over Nicholas Latifi 's seat in 2023.
ADVERTISEMENT
Read more about:
latest news
Japanese Grand Prix
Overview
Friday 27.03.26
Practice 1
02:30 AM
Practice 2
06:00 AM
Saturday 28.03.26
Practice 3
02:30 AM
Qualification
06:00 AM
Sunday 29.03.26
Race
05:00 AM
Friday 27.03.26
Practice 1
Fri 02:30 AM
Practice 2
Fri 06:00 AM
Saturday 28.03.26
Practice 3
Sat 02:30 AM
Qualification
Sat 06:00 AM
Sunday 29.03.26
Race
Sun 05:00 AM
Times are in your local timezone
Rumors
Popular on GPBlog
1
'Adrian Newey steps down as Aston Martin team principal with Audi's Wheatley set to replace'
2312 times read
2
Two big barriers to a Verstappen-Russell swap at Mercedes singled out
955 times read
3
'If Verstappen were driving the Mercedes, he wouldn't be saying anything at all'
785 times read
4
Red Bull deliver stark verdict on 'substantial' gap to Ferrari and Mercedes
557 times read
F1-stand 2026
Season
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | MercedesMER | 51 | |
2 | MercedesMER | 47 | |
3 | FerrariFER | 34 | |
4 | FerrariFER | 33 | |
5 | HaasHAA | 17 | |
6 | McLarenMCL | 15 | |
7 | AlpineALP | 9 | |
8 | Red Bull RacingRBR | 8 | |
9 | Racing BullsRCB | 8 | |
10 | Racing BullsRCB | 4 |
Loading
