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Alex Albon Announces Engagement to Lily Muni He

Published 16 January 2026

Formula 1 driver Alex Albon announced his engagement to professional golfer Lily Muni He on Friday via a post on Instagram, marking a personal milestone for the couple who have been together since 2019.

The Williams racer shared the news with a simple caption: "I guess we're stuck with each other now." The post included a photo of the pair, with He displaying her engagement ring. Albon, 29, and He, 26, met through social media amid their shared interests in high-level sports. Their relationship has endured despite demanding global travel schedules, with He often appearing in the F1 paddock to support Albon.

Albon, born in London and racing under the Thai flag, joined Formula 1 in 2019 and has competed for Red Bull and Williams, accumulating 313 career points and two podium finishes. In the 2025 season, his seventh full year in the series, Albon achieved 11 points-scoring results, including fourth-place finishes in Australia, Miami, Imola, and Zandvoort. These performances helped him secure eighth in the drivers' standings. Under team principal James Vowles, who took over in 2023, Williams finished fifth in the constructors' championship, their best result since 2017. The team...

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