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VIDEO: Williams F1 Driver Alex Albon Gets Surprised by Girlfriend in Thailand

Published 04/05/2022, 3:30 AM EDT

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Whoever follows F1 and Alex Albon will surely know that his relationship with Muni He is an adorable one. The Williams driver has been happily dating Muni since 2019. Now, Albon’s girlfriend decided to give him a surprise.

Lily Muni, is a Chinese international and a pro golfer by profession. Muni is 23-years-old and takes part in the LPGA tour. Born in Chengdu, China, Lily is pretty famous on Instagram too. Moreover, the young lady is also an ambassador of Nike and WeChat.

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In the video shared by Lily, she flew to Thailand to give her boyfriend a pleasant surprise. The video was shared on Lily’s official TikTok account.

Lily decided to give Albon a surprise for 48 hours before she flies back for her duty and Albon gets ready for the Australian Grand Prix starting on April 8.

What’s up with Alex Albon in 2022?

Alex Albon returned to F1 this year with Williams. The Thai-British driver debuted with Toro Rosso in 2019. With his performances, he managed to replace Pierre Gasly at Red Bull midway through the 2019 season. Albon continued to partner with Max Verstappen for the rest of the season and the whole 2020 season.

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As Red Bull signed Sergio Perez in 2021, Alexander was out of an F1 seat at the end of the year. However, with his return this year, the 26-year-old driver can finally prove his worth. Albon joined the Grove-based team to replace outgoing George Russell. The former Red Bull star partners Nicholas Latifi as his teammate.

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The start of the 2022 season hasn’t been great for the former Toro Rosso man. Albon qualified in P14 in Bahrain and finished in P13 on race day. His performance didn’t improve much during his outing in Saudi Arabia. Alex started from P16 in the grid in Jeddah, only to retire after 47 laps.

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As of now, the Williams driver is yet to pick up a point. It is believed that the season might be a tough one for Williams as they use Mercedes power units. As F1 moves to Australia this month, it’ll be interesting to see how Alex Albon performs well despite all the complications.

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Sabyasachi Biswas

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Sabyasachi Biswas is an F1 writer at EssentiallySports. He has completed his Master's in Mass Communication and Journalism from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Sabyasachi is an ardent Red Bull and Max Verstappen fan and has been following the sport for over a decade now.
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Arunaditya Aima