Alex Albon says that making the “number one” start in the Formula 1 field triggered his crash with Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen at the start of the Brazilian GP.
Albon was determined to quickly get past the Haas drivers, who were immediately ahead of him on the grid, because he expected them to be slow in the race. After his good start Albon was trying to pass Hulkenberg on the right when the German found himself squeezed by Magnussen on his left, and contact was made. Albon and Magnussen were eliminated on the spot, but Hulkenberg was able to continue, and his car underwent repairs under the red flag that soon followed.
“It was only 100 metres, but in 100 metres it was looking like it was going the right way.' Asked if he could have made the top 10, Albon said: 'You never know. But what's more important than scoring points, is making sure the others aren't scoring points. So if I wasn't going to score points, I was going to hold up the right people.' Hulkenberg compared the incident to one in Qatar last month which saw him tangle with Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez.
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