13 Apr 2019

Alexander Albon survives stunning crash in final Chinese practice

Alexander Albon of Red Bull Toro Rosso walked away from a stunning crash on Saturday in the final practice ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix.

Albon hit the wall on the final turn as fans sat in silence until with only his still head visible in the cockpit.

He broke the silence after several seconds, making radio contact with the pits and signaling he was in good shape.

The crash came in the final seconds of practice with Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes clocking the fastest time — 1min32.830 seconds. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was 0.392 behind followed by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes.

?? RED FLAG ??

Albon has a huge moment at the final corner and hits the tyre wall ??

?? "******, sorry guys... yeah I'm fine"#ChineseGP ???? #Race1000 pic.twitter.com/qxBDiLbDXA
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 13, 2019

?? TOP TEN (END OF FP3) ??

Albon's smash ends the session slightly early, but he makes the top 10

BOT
VET
LEC
HAM
HUL
RAI
VER
SAI
ALB ??
KVY#ChineseGP ???? #Race1000 pic.twitter.com/oGAZYC1qI5
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 13, 2019

Hamilton and Bottas have won the first two races this season and with Vettel and Leclerc will be the favourites Sunday.

FULL CLASSIFICATION (END OF FP3)

Bottas heads the Ferrari duo, with Hulkenberg popping up into the top five ??#ChineseGP ???? #Race1000 pic.twitter.com/5wX1KJ36gw
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 13, 2019

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