Williams mechanic narrowly avoids being hit by Alex Albon's FW46 during a pit lane mishap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Team radio footage from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has revealed how Williams got Alex Albon to deal with the team leaving his airbox attached.

Williams have been slapped with a €5,000 fine following an unusual and costly error during qualifying for the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. A cooling fan was left attached to Alex Albon's car as he headed out for his final flying lap. The incident, which left the British-Thai driver stranded at the pit exit, triggered an investigation by FIA stewards.

Williams mistakenly left an airbox fan on Alex Albon's F1 car during qualifying, Lewis Larkam writes from Baku.

Alex Albon explained a rush at the end of qualifying for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix led to the airbox cooling fan on his Williams staying on the car down pit-lane. Williams enjoyed a great result in Saturday’s qualifying session at Baku as both Albon and team-mate Franco Colapinto got into the Q3 top-10 shootout.

Williams squandered Alex Albon's chances of qualifying better than 10th when it left an airbox in his car. The driver explains what happened.

Williams driver Alex Albon’s hopes of a strong qualifying result at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix took an unexpected turn when a rare incident caught the attention of stewards. F1 HEADLINES: FIA announce penalty verdict as McLaren team orders disregarded F1 RESULTS: Verstappen struggles as DOUBLE red flags fly During the final moments of Q3,