Alex Albon ‘plays under own rules’ as overtaking crunch talks planned

With the overtaking rulebook once more under the spotlight ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, Alex Albon says he plays “under my own rules” .

That is due to difficulties understanding exactly what the racing guidelines dictate, though Albon expects a long drivers’ briefing is on the cards at Monza. That is due to the fallout from Carlos Sainz’s controversial Dutch GP penalty, one which left him enraged.

Alex Albon follows his own F1 rule book

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

Albon’s Williams team-mate Sainz was hit with a controversial 10-second penalty at Zandvoort. The associated incident occurred down at Turn 1 following a Safety Car restart, and saw Sainz look to go around the outside of Liam Lawson’s Racing Bulls car. The end result was contact, as Albon swept past the pair en