The story of Alexander Albon in Formula 1 it is one of those that, in recent years, has developed more rapidly in terms of steps forward towards a top team, only to be abruptly interrupted before a return to the category. The Anglo-Thai, protagonist of the debut in the top flight in 2019 with Toro Rosso, was in fact promoted by Red Bull mid-season as a replacement for Pierre Gasly, finding confirmation as an official guide for the entire 2020 championship. However, also due to the difficulty in finding Max Verstappen as a teammate, Milton Keynes’s team relegated him to the role in 2021 from third guidenot finding other outlets in F1 as an official driver.
After a season on the sidelines, with an annexed participation in DTM, Albon then took advantage of the opportunity of a second chance in the Circus at the wheel of the Williamswhere he has achieved the not simple goal of placing himself twice in points in the first six races of the world championship. These performances served the 26-year-old to redeem himself for a colorless year, as well as demonstrating his skills to the general public: “This year I want to prove that people were wrong about me – said Albon a Reuters – as well as showing them my fortitude and my ransom. I always thought I was able to go fast, and now I feel I have another chance with more experience and a little more knowledge of F1. In 2021 most of my activities took place in the simulator, and I communicated with the engineers to understand in a very simple way what makes the car fast. As a result, I think I arrived prepared this year, in a better position also mentally than in 2020. That season – he added – I got the impression I was criticized more than I deserved. It was a difficult world championship but, with hindsight, I realize that at the time I was very inexperienced ”.
A confidence and confidence in his own means that Albon showed in his first races in Williams, a team still struggling in terms of competitiveness but which, with the developments made in recent GPs, could improve its performance: “We were a bit behind at the start of the season, but we did great things – he has declared – I believe that if we can take that small step forward, we will be able to regularly wrestle with McLaren and AlphaTauri“.
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