Ramming manoeuvre and a snide remark: Here’s what Alex Albon has to say about Alonso’s accusations

A collision in the first lap of the F1 race in Austin sparked plenty of discussion after the US Grand Prix: Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso and Williams driver Alex Albon collided after the start, with both sustaining damage. It wasn’t a big deal for the Thai-British driver Albon – but it certainly was for Fernando Alonso.

The Spaniard had some harsh words for Albon after the race.Here are a few excerpts (you can find the full statements here): “I was rammed by Alex.”; “We could have scored points today (…). But they made sure we didn’t stand a chance.”; “The standard of the drivers in the bottom third of the grid is very low, as we saw with Alex today.” Ouch!

Albon on Alonso’s accusations

What does Alex Albon have to say about the incident? The two drivers’ press conferences took place more or less simultaneously. Albon was therefore only asked about the manoeuvre itself and not about the comment regarding driving standards. Does he need to apologise for anything? “Not really. That’s racing.”

Albon: “I’ll have to have a look at that again, but I think it was Lap 1. I had the feeling that there was a car on his right-hand side at that point. Maybe I’m wrong; I’ll have to have a look at it again. But I was on the inside for most of the corner, and then the corner eventually narrowed, as is always the case with this corner.”

Albon: “I tried to get out of his way; I was on the inside of the corner. At one point, I realised that either he hadn’t seen me or that he’d been boxed in by the car on his right.”

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It wasn’t all that bad for the Brit: “I’m sure he sustained damage, I sustained damage – so not exactly ideal. We even had a second go at it, a second battle later in the race. I liked that one a bit better. I thought it was quite fun, but perhaps he sees it differently.” Alonso did indeed see things fundamentally differently during his media session, yes.