Albon lost his Red Bull seat to Perez for 2021 “The DTM, with a high-class field and GT3 sports cars, is an interesting platform and a real challenge, both for successful race drivers like Alex Albon as for our Red Bull junior driver Liam Lawson,” Red Bull’s motorsports adviser Dr Helmut Marko told the DTM’s official website. But yes, there’s not so much requirement here. While initially only confirmed for the opening round, he was later confirmed as full time driver for the team the following month. Pole given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race. His father, Nigel Albon is a former British racing driver who participated in the British Touring Car Championship and Porsche Carrera Cup. In the sprint race, he finished seventh, one place ahead of Latifi. To begin with, a lot of it was just overdriving because you kind of have this muscle memory of how to do some corners and how to drive, and it’s almost like restarting that process. Albon finished the race in 14th, ending a nine point-scoring streak. Despite this, he did not pull off the track to retire – instead remaining on the track and gesturing to the marshals asking for a push-start. Albon was dropped by the senior Red Bull outfit over the winter for failing to consistently match team-mate Max Verstappen in 2020, with ex-Racing Point driver Sergio Perez hired as his replacement. In December 2015, Albon partook in post season testing with ART Grand Prix. He is also the current reserve and development driver for Red Bull Racing in Formula One having raced for the team from the middle of the 2019 season to the end of the 2020 season. Albon continued racing for Red Bull alongside Verstappen during the 2020 season. [25] Another points finish came with an 8th-place finish in Monaco. If Red Bull fails to make the change, it will be seen as an admission that other factors behind-the-scenes – the Thai part of the two-pronged Red Bull ownership – … He finished the 2013 season with 22 points. But that's exactly what it did, On the 20th anniversary of the resumption of hostilities in the DTM, Autosport revisits a classic season that brought a staple of German motorsport back to life with a bang and set in motion the careers of some notable names. Sergio Canamasas ground to a halt on lap 10 owing to problems with the car. [41], Albon is due to participate in some rounds of the 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, alternating with Formula E driver Nick Cassidy. I mean it’s good for now. Hamilton later received a penalty for causing the collision. [36] He ended the race in 15th position. [31] Red Bull said they are unsure why Albon lacked pace in the race. “Eau Rogue is definitely not as flat as I thought it would be. [11] Albon is known to practice Buddhism[12] and currently resides in both Monaco and Milton Keynes in close proximity to Red Bull Racing's headquarters. [20] Albon finished the practice session in 8th, which showed that despite the injury, the chance for his first podium in Formula 2 was a possibility. Leclerc pitted on lap seven, along with Matsushita, leaving Albon with the lead of the race. How realistic is an Albon return with Red Bull or AlphaTauri? He wa… Alex Albon isn't viewing his involvement in DTM as a way to ensure a quick return to Formula 1, that is according to the man himself. A year later, ART signed Albon to race alongside Charles Leclerc in the GP3 Series,[2] finishing second in the drivers championship only to his teammate. In Monaco, however, it was a weekend to forget for the Thai driver, as in the feature race, he collided with Nyck de Vries as he was entering the pitlane, spinning him around in the pitlane entrance, while in the sprint race he collided with Campos' Roy Nissany approaching the Nouvelle Chicane. Later in the race however Albon dropped back, finishing the race in 8th position. In 2015, Albon switched to European Formula 3, racing at Signature with teammate Dorian Boccolacci. Alexander Albon is the “worst second driver” that has ever raced for Red Bull, according to Jacques Villeneuve. In the sprint race, Albon started 4th on the grid and enjoyed a well fought battle with Leclerc for the majority of the race and after battling for a number of laps, Leclerc finally passed Albon for fifth place. It remains a possibility, otherwise Red Bull would not have kept the Thai driver on in a reserve capacity. Does 2000 hold the answers to DTM's current crisis? Albon and Verstappen set identical lap times in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, and Albon finished a career-best 4th in the race. But no, I’m enjoying it.”, Auer, Mercedes fastest at Hockenheim as DTM test ends, Paffett didn't have DTM return ambitions until 'short notice' deal, It's taken him a while to emerge as a consistent title challenger, but in the final year of DTM's Class One rule set, Nico Muller has smoothed the rough edges and has double champion stablemate Rene Rast working harder than ever to keep up in the title race, Opel's fortunes in the DTM had taken a turn for the worst by 2003 - hardly the pedigree that suggested it could take on the toughest 24-hour race of them all. Perez is already there. Alex started racing at … Albon struggled to get close to teammate Max Verstappen during the condensed season, picking up just two podiums from the 17 races and scoring fewer than half the points Verstappen did. Albon was brought back into the Red Bull fold at the end of 2018 after Daniel Ricciardo left Red Bull for Renault and Gasly was promoted to the senior team to take the Australian's place. [35], At the Italian GP, Albon qualified ninth, four places behind teammate Max Verstappen in P5. "Should Red Bull Racing definitively choose to replace Alexander Albon after this season, Nico Hülkenberg and Sergio Pérez will be the only candidates to succeed him. The top team is in talks with both drivers," reports the newspaper from multiple sources. Afterwards he said he did not think the ban on qualifying engine modes hurt Red Bull despite the poor showing. During this time Albon won the Kartmasters British Grand Prix, Formula Kart Stars Championship, KF Winter Series, Super 1 National KF3 Championship, CIK-FIA World Cup and CIK-FIA European Championship. [1] He stayed in Formula Renault 2.0 for two more seasons having secured a seat with KTR, finishing 16th in the 2013 championship and 3rd in 2014 championship. Asked if he saw sportscar racing as a viable long-term option, Albon said: “Seriously [speaking], not really. He finished 5th at both the Mexican and United States rounds and looked set for a 2nd-place finish in Brazil before a botched overtaking move by Lewis Hamilton scuttled his chances. Albon qualified in 4th for the Feature Race, however was later promoted to third on the provisional starting grid after Sérgio Sette Câmara was disqualified after the qualifying session after failing to provide the required 1 litre fuel sample. [16] His teammate for the season would be Nobuharu Matsushita, who at the time was also signed as a development driver for McLaren. Red Bull Distribution Company ("RBDC") was established in 2009 to exclusively distribute Red Bull products and provide world class market execution in the US. At the Monaco round, Albon qualified second on the grid with a time of 1:19.321 seconds. Albon started competitively racing karts in 2005 at the age of 8, competing locally and winning his local Hoddesdon Championship. In 2016, Albon raced for ART in the GP3. Red Bull has announced that AF Corse will run two Ferrari 488 GT3 Evos for Alex Albon, Liam Lawson and Nick Cassidy in the 2021 DTM season. Leclerc began to pull away from Ghiotto, who began to fall into the clutches of Albon, who subsequently made a move into turn one and took second place from “Of course there’s still time on the table on how to drive it. His fifth place finish came under threat as Red Bull were summoned to the stewards for artificially drying Albon's grid slot,[33] but he wasn't penalised. [6] His mother Kankamol, is from Thailand and is also a convicted criminal[7]. Albon had previously raced in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rosso throughout the first half of 2019, before being promoted to Red Bull. He finished seventh overall, with two pole positions (scored at the Norisring), 5 podiums (including four rookie wins) and 187 points overall. In 2014 Albon raced alongside Gregor Ramsay, Jules Gounon and Callan O'Keefe and enjoyed a much more successful year. At the Bahrain Grand Prix, the second race of Albon's Formula One career, he finished 9th to score his first points. Alex Albon says he is determined to rebound from being released by Red Bull and is channeling all of his energy towards reclaiming his place on the Formula 1 grid. At the next two rounds in Barcelona and Monaco, Albon took two more pole positions but finished fifth in the feature race in Spain after getting away slowly while in the sprint he finished second behind Jack Aitken. We desperately need him realising more of the potential of the car."[27]. At the final race in Abu Dhabi, Albon was a contender to finish 6th in the standings, but by finishing 6th in the race, he was unable to outscore Carlos Sainz Jr. and Pierre Gasly and finished his debut season in Formula One 8th in the standings with 92 points. The last-chance saloon of Germany's forgotten tin-top champions, The FE cynic who had to accept change in his series, F1 2021 season guide: drivers, teams, calendar and rules explained, Schumacher: No reason Haas can’t fight for Q2 this year, Ricciardo: "Idiots" behind F1 using crashes for social media strategy. It keeps me sharp, it keeps me racing fit, if you can call it. Alex Albon bears no grudges towards Red Bull for dragging out the decision to drop him for this season, leaving him without a Formula 1 race seat. [34] Albon finished the Belgian Grand Prix in sixth position after being passed by Renault driver Esteban Ocon on the last lap. Alexander Albon Ansusinha (Thai: อเล็กซานเดอร์ อัลบอน อังศุสิงห์, born 23 March 1996) is a British-Thai racing driver set to race in the 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters alongside Liam Lawson. Alexander Albon Ansusinha (Thai: อเล็กซานเดอร์ อัลบอน อังศุสิงห์, born 23 March 1996) is a British-Thai racing driver set to race in the 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters alongside Liam Lawson. Winning the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Constructors' and Drivers' Championships, and our goal is to continue to do things differently. Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results, Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results, Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results, Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results. Now it's on its knees again, so is it time to recall the lessons learned in 2000? After an aborted start due to Antonio Fuoco and Sean Gelael's engines stalling on the grid, Leclerc led into the first corner, followed by Albon. On 26 November 2018, it was confirmed that Albon had been released from his Nissan e.dams Formula E contract after rumours he was to sign for Toro Rosso. On the same day, Toro Rosso announced Albon would join the team for 2019 alongside Daniil Kvyat and thus Albon's relationship with the Red Bull Junior Team was restored. In 2006 Albon started racing in the cadet class, finishing 1st at the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and participating in the Super 1 National Honda Cadet Championship finishing 1st in 2006 and 2nd in 2007. Albon will compete in the German touring car series for the 2021 season alongside his regular reserve duties for the Red Bull F1 team - who unceremoniously demoted the British-Thai driver at the end of last season. Albon will be one of the three former grand prix drivers on the 2021 DTM grid alongside Timo Glock (Rowe Racing BMW) and ex-Red Bull driver Christian Klien, the latter in a part-season campaign in a McLaren with JP Motorsport. † Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance. At the following race in China, Albon started from the pit lane after a heavy crash in Free Practice 3 and being unable to compete in qualifying. He is the second Thai driver to compete in Formula One,[24] the first since Prince Bira competed in the 1954 season.[23]. In qualifying, the grid was separated into two Groups due to safety concerns over the short and tight nature of the circuit. Albon was part of the 'Group B' qualifying and managed to gain the fastest time in that group, only qualifying 12 hundredths of a second behind Leclerc who qualified in Group A. At the end of the season, Albon received the Rookie of the Year award at the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony. Albon and Lawson are the first two drivers to be confirmed for the 2021 DTM season. He was once again unable to find a win at any of the 14 races but managed to get one pole position at the Nürburgring and finished 3rd in the drivers championship with 117 points. Sergio Perez took his place. Albon finished on the podium twice in … The team recently admitted that the difficult handling was one reason Albon struggled to keep up with Max Verstappen last year – ultimately … [21] Albon finished the Feature Race in 5th position, after losing places to Oliver Rowland and Nicholas Latifi (both racing for DAMS) whose car proved to have a lot of pace. At the Spanish round Albon placed 3rd on the provisional starting grid for the feature race. He finished 10th in the drivers' championship in his first F2 season, scoring 86 points. It has a steering wheel, it has pedals and you can adapt to it pretty quickly. [5] He took his first podium, and the first podium for a Thai driver, at the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix..mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}. The Thai driver could only muster half as many points as his teammate in 2020. Alexander Albon is a Thai-British racing driver and the Reserve Driver for Red Bull Racing in the 2021 Formula One World Championship. As the race resumed, Leclerc and Ghiotto began to scythe through the pack. However, mechanical problems forced Matsushita to start from the pitlane promoting Albon to second. [37] Albon took his maiden Formula One podium at the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix, by overtaking Daniel Ricciardo on lap 51 after the second race restart. In 2013 Albon joined KTR to race in the 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season alongside Yu Kanamaru and Ignazio D'Agosto finishing 16th out of 36 in the championship. In 2017, Albon graduated to the FIA Formula 2 Championship, with ART. On 12 August 2019, Red Bull announced that Albon would be replacing Pierre Gasly at the team from the Belgian Grand Prix onwards,[5] with Gasly returning to Toro Rosso. A concertina effect occurred at the Grand Hotel Hairpin as Canamasas was spun, causing Gelael to lose his front wing and bringing out a local yellow. He will drive for the Italian outfit AF Corse with backing from Red Bull. Albon had previously raced in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rossothroughout the first half of 2019, before being promoted to Red Bull. However, he produced a fine drive and after passing Sergio Pérez on the final lap Albon crossed the line in 5th place. Upon the shock mid-season announcement, the team at Red Bull said in a press release, ”The team will use the next nine races to evaluate Alex’s performance in order to make an informed decision as to who will drive alongside Max in 2020.”[26] On the dropping of Gasly, Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner said: "Pierre really needs to take some time out during the break, reflect, and take the lessons into the second part of the year. It feels okay. As long as I do my job on my side... Of course, my role also in the reserve driver, simulator duties and testing, that is a much bigger role [in getting back to F1].”, Alex Albon, AF Corse, Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo. Albon was given a seat once again by ART in 2017[3] to race in the FIA Formula 2 Championship where he finished his maiden year in 10th position. He would later score another podium at the sprint race at the season finale in Abu Dhabi, finishing in second after being overtaken by Leclerc on the final lap. His place was taken by former F2 colleague Oliver Rowland, who previously competed in the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix as an injury replacement for Mahindra Racing's Nick Heidfeld. Albon managed to secure one fastest lap and one pole position in the 2013 season, both of them coming at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Albon was back in action for the fifth round of the championship, stating that his initial feeling on returning to action after breaking his collarbone was "a lot better" than he expected. For Albon it also meant the end of Formula 1.. With the fresh rubber, Albon and Rowland were staging a comeback with both drivers challenging for the podium toward the latter stages of the race, Albon later finished the race in 5th position. After finishing fifth in both races at the Red Bull Ring, Albon won the feature race at Silverstone, before collecting two more wins at the sprint race at the Hungaroring, and the feature race at Sochi. In the Sprint Race, Albon started 5th on the grid, and after a very tight race he dropped back to finish in 6th position. Red Bull’s Alexander Albon finished 12th ahead of Racing Point’s last-minute replacement Nico Hulkenberg. If F1 would not work out then some kind of... we’ll see. Red Bull opted to drop the British-Thai driver after the 2020 season, replacing him with Sergio Perez. [40] Following his demotion, Albon said "it hurts" but insisted that he isn't giving up and hopes to soon return to F1 with Red Bull. In 2008 he moved up to the KF3 class where he stayed until 2010. Albon will attend every grand prix with Red Bull and will work in the simulator on development of the 2021 and 2022 cars. 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Albon was demoted to the role of reserve and development driver for 2021, his race seat being taken by Sergio Pérez. Albon's podium was the first podium for a Thai Formula One driver in the World Championship. At his first race with Red Bull at the Belgian Grand Prix, Albon was forced to start from 17th on the grid due to a power unit change. PLUS: How Albon plans to fight his way out of Red Bull limbo. We're passionate about racing, our fans and we love what we do. The previous teammates of Max Verstappen who were put back were Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat.Unlike Albon, they were able to continue racing in Formula 1 because they were moved back to … In the race, Albon lacked pace compared to his teammate, finishing over 10 seconds behind despite making one less stop than the Dutch driver. Alexander Albon left the team because of disappointing results. On my role, it’s more about doing my job the best I can in the championship itself. Red Bull has announced that AF Corse will run two Ferrari 488 GT3 Evos for Alex Albon, Liam Lawson and Nick Cassidy in the 2021 DTM season. Growing up in Bures, Suffolk alongside a younger brother and three sisters,[8] Albon attended Ipswich School before leaving to pursue his professional racing career,[9][10] citing Michael Schumacher and Valentino Rossi as being inspirational figures when he was younger. In an interview, the performance coach of Alex Albon, Patrick Harding, reflected on the young driver’s time with Red Bull.He said, “Of course the Netflix series is going to be dramatised.What you saw on the ground was a young driver on his second season. Red Bull Racing Formula 1 boss Christian Horner says that the team is committed to running Alex Albon for the rest of the 2020 season. He qualified 5th in the wet, three places behind team mate Max Verstappen. “But I still want to [be in F1]. A pair of 6th-place finishes followed in Italy and Singapore.

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