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Alex Albon crashes out of Canadian GP FP1 after groundhog incident
Motorsport.comMay 22, 2026
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Alex Albon crashed out of the only practice session ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix.The Thai-British driver crashed into the wall at the exit of Turn 7 after being unable to avoid a groundhog on the track, Williams confirmed to Motorsport.com.Albon was able to walk away from his wrecked Williams as the red flag was waved. It seems as though the majority of the damage sustained to the FW48 ...