Alexander Albon believes heavy criticism of his performance at Red Bull Racing in the 2020 F1 season has led to him losing his race seat.
Alexander Albon looked like he had a chance to grab victory in the 17-round 2022 F1 Austrian Grand Prix due to the coronavirus pandemic, until the collision that penalized Lewis Hamilton. rice field.
Ultimately, Alexander Albon managed only two third-place podiums at Mugello and Bahrain, not enough to convince Red Bull Racing that he should continue to partner with Max Verstappen. As a result, Red Bull acquired Sergio Perez and Albon was demoted to reserve driver for 2021.
Since then, Alexander Albon has leapfrogged Red Bull to join the Williams F1 team, scoring three points in the first 13 races against the bottom-placed team in the Constructors’ Championship of the 2022 F1 season, and will continue to work for the team next year and beyond. was given a new multi-year contract to remain on.
In a recent interview, Albon was asked if he felt the need to prove his return to the F1 grid after a year out of Formula 1 racing, despite competing in the DTM series in 2021.
“I think so,” Alexander Albon told reporters.
“2020 obviously didn’t feel like a great year, but looking back, I feel like it wasn’t that bad and I feel like I was criticized a lot.”
“Most of the time, when you’re out of the sport, you can’t show people what you feel you can do.”
“When I got the chance to go back to F1, I thought, ‘This is the perfect place. Now is the perfect time to put their comments to bed.'”
“Obviously there was always a lot of motivation and thirst to do it, but it was purely the feeling of being able to go back to Formula 1.”
With a contract signed until at least the end of 2024, it’s clear that the Williams F1 team sees Alexander Albon as a mid-term team leader.
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