Williams has been fined\u00a0\u20ac5,000 for an unsafe release with Alex Albon\u2019s car in FP3 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the FIA has announced.<\/p>\n
Albon was released into the path of Esteban Ocon\u2019s Haas during the final hour of practice at Yas Marina on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Williams fined by FIA over unsafe release in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP3<\/p>\n
It came after an identical incident between the pair in qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix last weekend.<\/p>\n
As reported at the time by PlanetF1.com<\/a>, Williams and Albon avoided a penalty on that occasion with the stewards deciding against any further action in Qatar.<\/p>\n However, the team was not so fortunate in Abu Dhabi with Williams hit with a fine of\u00a0\u20ac5,000 for an unsafe release.<\/p>\n Alex Albon vs Carlos Sainz: Williams head-to-head scores for F1 2025<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0F1 2025: Head-to-head qualifying statistics between team-mates<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0F1 2025: Head-to-head race statistics between team-mates<\/a><\/p>\n It came after it emerged that Ocon was forced to \u201cbrake almost to a stop\u201d to avoid contact with Albon\u2019s car.<\/p>\n The stewards\u2019 verdict read: \u201cThe Stewards heard from the driver of Car 23 (Alexander Albon), the driver of Car 31 (Esteban Ocon), team representatives and reviewed video, team radio and in-car video evidence.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was a clear case of a release which caused another car to brake almost to a stop to avoid a collision and hence was determined to be unsafe.\u201d<\/p>\n Albon went on to qualify 17th for the final race of the season with Ocon set to start eighth, outqualifying rookie teammate Oliver Bearman for a second time in three races.<\/p>\n More on Alex Albon and Williams from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Alex Albon news<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Williams news<\/a><\/p>\n The stewards have had a busy day on Saturday in Abu Dhabi with various drivers and teams penalised ahead of qualifying.<\/p>\n As reported by PlanetF1.com<\/a>, the Aston Martin team was handed separate fines of\u00a0\u20ac25,000 \u2013\u00a0\u20ac15,000 of each has been suspended \u2013\u00a0after drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll failed to appear at a fan event on Friday.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Red Bull was handed a\u00a0\u20ac10,000 fine<\/a>, with Yuki Tsunoda given a formal warning, after an impeding incident with McLaren driver Lando Norris in FP3.<\/p>\n Tsunoda later collided with Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the Mercedes driver, in the pit lane in the closing minutes of the final practice session of F1 2025.<\/p>\n