Albon learns fate after scary near miss

Alex Albon has discovered his fate following an incident with Luke Browning during first practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. 

The stewards have fined Albon €7,500 for impeding Browning, who was the Williams driver's team-mate for the session having replaced Carlos Sainz. 

Albon suddenly darted to the inside of the penultimate corner as Browning approached at high-speed, almost causing a collision between the duo. 

He was found to be in breach of article 37.5 of the sporting regulations. The stewards' report read: "The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 23 (Alexander Albon) and the team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, telemetry, timing, team radio and in-car video evidence. 

"The driver stated that he had no warning of the approach of Car 46 and that it was impossible to see its approach in his mirrors due to the speed of the approach and the angle of the car, and the presence of a third car (Car 34 Felipe Drugovich). 

"The team representative stated that the engineers responsible for monitoring the situation were “both distracted” and failed to provide the necessary warning. 

"In mitigation of penalty, the Stewards took into account the fact that Car 46 was on an out lap and not a push lap however the situation could have been quite serious in view of the high speed delta. Based on previous cases, the above penalty is imposed on the competitor."