Overview

• Flames and thick smoke poured from the rear of Albon’s Williams as he entered the pit lane during FP1 at Marina Bay.
• Mechanics and officials used multiple CO2 extinguishers and brought the fire under control after several minutes.
• Albon climbed out safely and was seen squinting from smoke exposure, with no injuries reported.
• The team kept the car in the open pit box to prevent the garage from filling with smoke, and Albon’s session was effectively over.
• Williams indicated the problem was hardware-related on the rear brakes rather than brake-by-wire, and the team expects to have the car ready for FP2.