Albon recovering from respiratory failure after appendicitis surgery

Albon fell ill on Saturday morning and had to sit out the rest of the Italian Grand Prix weekend, with his Williams seat being taken up by reserve driver Nyck de Vries.

On Monday Williams announced that Albon suffered “complications which led to respiratory failure” after the procedure, which meant Albon had to be re-intubated and moved to the San Gerardo hospital’s intensive care unit.

With his condition improving overnight, Albon was moved back to a general care…