Albon receives extra penalty points after Brazilian GP incident

Alex Albon has received two penalty points on his Super Licence from the FIA stewards, in addition to the five-second time penalty he was given during the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Williams driver was judged to have rejoined the Interlagos circuit unsafely, forcing Alpine's Pierre Gasly to brake sharply at Turn 3. The stewards said cars on track should not be forced to slow down to accommodate a car rejoining, and the penalty points take Albon to three in the 12-month period.

Gasly said Albon had lost control, left the track and then closed the door as he rejoined, leaving him to brake hard through a high-speed corner in tricky conditions. Albon said he had little choice, as the only dry line made it difficult to rejoin the wet part of the track, and that drivers were racing for points.

Mercedes clinched the 2026 Constructors' Championship at Sao Paulo, while Williams sits ninth in the standings, five points ahead of Aston Martin.