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Williams’ Alex Albon is out of F1 Canadian Grand Prix sprint qualifying after hitting an animal on track in practice
Alex Albon has been ruled out of Friday’s sprint qualifying session at the Canadian Grand Prix after hitting a marmot and the outside wall on Turns 6 and 7, causing extensive damage to the car.
Williams confirmed that the damage was too severe to repair in time, leading to Albon missing the session.
Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls also missed sprint qualifying due to a hydraulic leak issue that couldn’t be fixed in time.
Racing Bulls were fined €30,000 for the incident involving Lawson’s car, with €20,000 of the fine suspended for 12 months.
Both teams are focusing on repairing the cars to be ready for the upcoming sessions.
