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Alex Albon ready to race in Singapore after appendicitis took him out in Italy

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Alex Albon will participate in this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, three weeks after he suffered respiratory failure and was left on a ventilator.The London-born Williams driver endured complications from surgery when he was sidelined from the last round in Italy with appendicitis.But the 26-year-old insists he is ready to return to his Williams cockpit, despite Sunday's race in the humidity of Singapore considered among the hardest challenges of the year."My preparation for Singapore has been a little different than normal, but I'm feeling good, and I've done everything possible to get ready for one of the most physical races on the calendar," said Albon."I am not underestimating how big of a challenge this is going to be, but I am looking forward to hitting the track on Friday and getting back driving.

It's a great street circuit and the closest race to home for me in Thailand, so I'm really excited to be here and to see the fans that have turned out."Albon, who races under the Thai flag because of his mother Kankamol's nationality, fell unwell in Monza and was replaced by the team's reserve driver and Formula E champion Nyck de Vries.The Dutchman, 27, finished an impressive ninth to score points on his F1 debut.De Vries is on standby if Albon cannot race on the sport's first return to Singapore since the pandemic.To get The Undercut delivered to your inbox, you must be logged in to your free News24 profile.Once you're registered, go to 'My Newsletters' under your profile and search for The Undercut under the Sport category.Sign up at no cost and browse through a range of News24 newsletters to choose from.

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Williams driver Alex Albon will race in Singapore this weekend after missing the Italian Grand Prix due to appendicitis. Albon was initially put in intensive care after suffering respiratory complications following appendicitis surgery, his team revealed. Ad He was replaced by Nyck de Vries in Monza who finished ninth on his Formula 1 debut, drawing praise from Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

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