Williams F1 Driver Albon to Remain at Williams for 2027 After One-Year Contract Extension

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Williams F1 Driver Albon to Remain at Williams for 2027 After One-Year Contract Extension
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  1. Published Alex Albon will stay at Williams for the 2027 season after signing a one-year contract extension.

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    Tuesday 18 August 2026 14:19, UK Alex Albon has signed a one-year contract extension with Williams to continue driving for the team until the end of the 2027 Formula 1 season.

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    F1's Alex Albon Re-Signs With Williams For 2027 File photo of Alex Albon

    SB Nation

    Ahead of this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, Williams announced that Alex Albon would be back for another season with the team, taking a potential big free agent off the list of available drivers for next season.

  2. “Since joining Atlassian Williams F1 Team in 2022, the transformation this team has made is difficult to put into words,” added Albon. “One tough year doesn’t tell the full picture, and it only gives me more motivation to keep building and pushing together with the factory and our fans to achieve great things. Our story is not over yet, so my full focus now is on doing whatever it takes to get us back up the grid.”

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    Albon said: "Since joining Atlassian Williams F1 Team in 2022, the transformation this team has made is difficult to put into words.

  3. The 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs continue on Thursday with the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo. Scottie Scheffler didn't win any majors in 2026, but he was dominant in the opening event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship by eight strokes. He remains atop the points standings with plenty of room to spare, and is one of 50 golfers who advanced to the BMW Championship 2026. Visit our  review and get $150 in bonus bets instantly when you bet $5:

  4. 2026 BMW Championship field, odds Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook Scottie Scheffler (3-1) Rory McIlroy (13-1): Rory's return was one he wishes to forget. Carding a few double bogeys throughout the week in Memphis and playing the par-4 18th in poor fashion, the world No. 2 now turns his attention to event No. 2 of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. McIlroy is treating this run as a 12-round tournament, so it may be as simple as using this week as a tune-up and workshop of sorts ahead of next week at East Lake, where he has found his fair share of success. Xander Schauffele (17-1) Ludvig Åberg (18-1): He seems to be finding it after a little lull this summer. Åberg finished top 10 at the St.

  5. Although Kim has not won this year, he has been one of the tour's most consistent players. He leads all players with 60 under-par rounds and 49 sub-70 rounds. He has the second-most top-10 finishes with 11, just one back of the leader, Scheffler. Kim also moved up to his career-best 13th in the latest world rankings.

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    The case could be made for Burns and Åberg, but Kim now has five podium finishes and is the only other player not named Scheffler to have double-digit top-10 finishes. The latest came in the form of a runner-up result in Memphis where he went around a difficult TPC Southwind Sunday in bogey-free fashion. It's been the best year of his career by far, he just needs some hardware to show for it. Hideki Matsuyama (27-1)

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    The British-born Thai driver's current deal had been set to expire at the end of 2026, but has now secured his future ahead of the sport resuming after its summer break with the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend.

  2. 02 ESPN

    Bold predictions for the rest of 2026 as F1 returns from summer break F1 returns from its summer break on Sunday, and with the sport preparing for the home stretch, ESPN makes bold predictions for the rest of 2026.

  3. 03 CBS Sports

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  4. 04 BBC Sport

    Albon had been considering his future after a slump in Williams' fortunes this season, which followed a surprise fifth-place finish in the championship in 2025.

  5. 05 AP Sports

    PGA Tour BMW CHAMPIONSHIP Site: St. Louis. Course: Bellerive CC. Yardage: 7,448. Par: 72.

  6. 06 SB Nation

    The end of the Formula 1 summer break means drivers returning to the track for the first time in weeks.

  7. 07 Yonhap Sports

    By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball league announced Tuesday starting times for its games will move back to the previous slots with severe heat showing signs of abating nationwide.

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