Williams Method 1 driver Alex Albon has revealed a shock encounter with Max Verstappen whereas trying to learn to e-foil through the summer season break in Sardinia.
Talking on the squad’s official Workforce Torque podcast alongside team-mate Carlos Sainz and group principal James Vowles, Albon detailed his packed summer season itinerary earlier than recounting the run-in with the four-time champion.
Whereas spending 4 days in a preferred Sardinia hotspot, Albon took up e-foiling – driving an electrically powered surfboard outfitted with a hydrofoil. Whereas struggling to keep up his steadiness on the water, he was handed by somebody going full pace whereas sitting on the sting of the board, who later turned out to be Verstappen.
“I used to be studying e-foil. Have you ever ever tried this e-foiling factor? And I am going round, and I see this man come previous,” Albon defined. “He is sitting on the sting, his legs are nearly off the entrance, and he is going flat out, however I imply actually fast. He appears like a Buddha, similar to full peace going via.
“I used to be like, ‘Who is that this man?’ whereas I am like this [struggling]. It was Max.
Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing
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“I used to be like, there is not any approach. I did not comprehend it was him on the time. I stated to Lily, ‘Look who this man is.’ After which clearly Kelly [Piquet] and Lily had been chatting after which, ‘Oh, we’re subsequent to you.’ So, ultimately, he [said], ‘Oh, yeah. I noticed you. I noticed you falling off in your e-foil!'”
Albon’s break additionally included a quick journey to South Africa, per week within the Dolomites and a ultimate week of coaching in Monaco.
F1 has now returned following the summer season break with a dash race weekend at Zandvoort. Albon completed sixteenth within the dash race and has certified in the identical place for the Dutch Grand Prix.
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