Rookie Alex Albon received a lucky break in the closing stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Toro Rosso driver scoring his first F1 points thanks to Renault's double DNF on Sunday. Albon, who holds British and Thai passports, also became the first driver from Thailand to score championship points since Prince Bira of Siam in 1954. The 23-year-old launched his race from 12th and raced just outside the top-ten for most of the evening before the simultaneous demises of Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo promoted him to 9th. Red Bull acquires Rich Energy - multiplies F1 presence! "My start was very bad, I was a little bit safe into turns one and two,” he said. "Obviously we were...
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