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Honda has confirmed Toro Rosso's Alexander Albon has taken a second fresh power unit ahead of final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, adding more parts to his season pool.

The FIA has confirmed both Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz will change elements of their power units ahead of this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, with grid drops set to follow.

Carlos Sainz Jr has been slapped with a three-place grid penalty at Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix for impeding Alexander Albon during qualifying.

Alexander Albon says he continues to gain confidence in his rookie Formula 1 season thanks to the support he has received from Toro Rosso. The British-born Thai driver was due to race in Formula E until he secured a last-minute drive to replace Brendon Hartley at Toro Rosso for 2019.

Alexander Albon says it was an “easy decision” to give up his works deal with Nissan in Formula E in order to get an opportunity in Formula 1 with Toro Rosso for 2019.

Alexander Albon believes Toro Rosso should have reached Q3 at all three races of the 2019 season so far, saying the team has not been “as bad as the table suggests” in the early part of the year.

George Russell believes Mercedes is more patient with its Formula 1 junior drivers compared to Red Bull’s “cutthroat” approach.

Alexander Albon was pleased his Chinese Grand Prix recovery drive from the pitlane saw him voted as Formula 1’s ‘driver of the day’ after being the “worst driver” of Saturday.

Alexander Albon has taken a new gearbox and a complete set of fresh power unit components ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix following his FP3 crash on Saturday.

Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Alexander Albon says he got a “bit greedy” in his costly FP3 crash that prevented him from taking part in Chinese Grand Prix qualifying.

Toro Rosso has confirmed Alexander Albon will take no part in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday as a result of car damage.

Valtteri Bottas closed out practice for the Chinese Grand Prix at the head of the timesheets after edging out Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel in FP3 on Saturday morning.

Alexander Albon has “surprised” Toro Rosso with his technical feedback and quick transition into Formula 1 after just two rounds of the 2019 season, according to team principal Franz Tost. 

The Bahrain Grand Prix not only offered a thrilling on-track spectacle, but also marked the coming of age of Formula 1’s latest stars. 

Alexander Albon expects to enjoy a more straightforward race weekend in Bahrain after being surprised by the number of ancillary activities ahead of his Formula 1 debut earlier this month.

Alexander Albon says he was impressed at being able to drive at “95 percent” most of the time during his Formula 1 debut.

Alexander Albon says Toro Rosso’s confidence is high heading into the 2019 season after the team encountered “no nasty surprises” with its latest Formula 1 car during testing. 

Renault closed out the opening Formula 1 pre-season test fastest after Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo both finished inside the top three on Thursday in Barcelona.

Alexander Albon led Toro Rosso to the head of the standings in the final morning session of the first Formula 1 pre-season test, edging clear of Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo.

Alexander Albon feels his experience driving a Formula E car will prove useful when he samples a hybrid power unit for the first time upon his Formula 1 debut for Toro Rosso.

Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost says Daniil Kvyat deserves his latest chance to impress in Formula 1 after living “through a difficult time” having previously been dropped by the team.

Toro Rosso has become the second Formula 1 team to launch its 2019 car ahead of the new season.  The Faenza squad’s latest challenger - the STR14 - features a similar blue and red colour scheme to the last two years. 

Over a decade has passed since the last time the top three finishers in Formula 2, or GP2 (as it was then known), graduated to Formula 1 for the following season. 

Alexander Albon has confirmed he took inspiration from nine-time motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi when it came to choosing his permanent number in Formula 1, but felt he could not "replace" The Doctor by selecting his famous #46.