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Alexander Albon blames inexperience and tyres for FP1 crash

Alexander Albon has blamed his Australian Grand Prix opening practice crash on 'inexperience' and 'hot tyres'. The Toro Rosso driver span at Turn 2, brushed the barrier with the rear of the car and then made contact with the front-wing, knocking it off, before coming to a rest in the middle of the track. That forced a red flag, although he was able to get going again and returned to the pits. Despite the error, Albon remained positive about his first official Formula 1 practice outing. 'The day started off OK, getting up to speed with the car and the circuit. The circuit is really cool, bumpy – that was a surprise – but I enjoyed it. I was growing with confidence, getting...
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