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Formula One sensation Alex Albon is revving up for a strong finish at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, hoping to add a podium position to his impressive 2025 start. The ace has already clocked up more points so far than in any season since transferring from Red Bull in 2022.

After back-to-back fifth places in Miami and Imola, is geared up to face the iconic Monaco circuit. The British-Thai racer, 29, expressed mixed feelings regarding his performance in Italy, given his five-year wait without a top-three finish. He engaged in a tough race with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and finished just behind Lewis Hamilton while McLaren's Oscar Piastri took third place. "Back-to-back P5s and [we're] coming away today a bit disappointed, which is a bit strange to say," Albon explained. "I think maybe I could have raced Charles a bit differently, I could have done a bit better there. Obviously, I lost out to Lewis, and maybe I could have been a bit more patient with my overtake of Charles.

"I was kind of licking my lips! I thought I could even get Oscar up in front as well, such was the pace in the new tyres we had on the car." Here's an insight into Albon's life off the track.

Born to British racing driver Nigel Albon, Alex hails from Suffolk where he lived with his younger brother and three sisters. The F1 star's family was rocked when his mother, Kankamol, was sent to prison.

According to , the racing driver's mother was handed a six-year prison sentence for her involvement in a £7.5million car scam. Kankamol Albon had been selling luxury vehicles such as Ferraris, Bentleys, and Rolls-Royces at discounted prices, promising customers they could resell them for a profit. However, most customers never received their cars. She was released from prison in 2015.

Albon's mother was arrested in 2008 and pleaded guilty to false representation and cheating the public revenue. As a result, her £4m country house in Essex was repossessed, and police recovered an additional £60,000 by selling her Mulberry handbags.

During her trial at Ipswich Crown Court in 2012, Judge Rupert Overbury described her crimes as a "massive, greed-driven fraud." He added: "You persistently defrauded investors. The majority never saw a car."

Albon has spoken about the impact his mother's imprisonment had on him as a teenager. In the Netflix documentary series Formula One: Dive to Survive, he recalled it as "by far the hardest year I've had in my life," remembering how he "saw her get locked up and taken away."

Albon is in a relationship with Chinese professional golfer Lily Muni He. The couple have been dating publicly since 2019, having met through social media due to their mutual interest in each other's sports.

The 25-year-old golfer, who has one million followers on Instagram, turned professional in 2017 and achieved her first professional win on the Symetra Tour in July 2018. She joined the LPGA in 2019.

She is frequently seen at Albon's races, and the Williams driver has previously discussed how their shared experiences as athletes foster mutual understanding.

"On top of everything, we understand and we get each other," Albon told . "We started our sports as rookies, and we've gone through tough times together. The highs and lows of being an athlete, I think you can resonate that with any athlete."