Albon F1 Australian GP crash triggered by tyre temperature spike

The Williams driver was running in an impressive sixth place in Melbourne in the early stages, and looked comfortably on course for a top ten finish.

However, on lap seven, he slid wide running through Turn 6 and then crashed into the barriers at Turn 7, before spinning back on to the track.

As well as putting himself out of the grand prix, Albon’s incident brought out the first of the day’s red flags.

Reflecting on what happened, with Williams having been very…