It’s not the first time Albon has been “punished” by Red Bull, so he will use his previous experience to apply what he has learned.
Alexander Albon is determined to return to Formula 1 in 2022 after what Sergio Pérez will replace him at Red Bull after the 2021 season.
Albon competed in F1 for two years, finishing halfway through the season with Red Bull junior team Toro Rosso before being promoted to the senior team in mid-2019.
However, his first full season with Red Bull in 2020 did not go as planned and got less than half of his partner’s points Max Verstappen.
After the last race of the season, Red Bull announced that Albon would become the organization’s reserve driver and would be replaced by the Mexican pilot, Checo Pérez.
“Of course, it was disappointing, it will always be disappointing; this is our dream “, he agreed with the press in an online press conference. “It simply came to our notice then. It was one of those things where you don’t have to feel sorry for yourself, you have to do it again and do everything you can to get back. “
“My goal, of course, is to return to a place next year and be prepared for it. You never know what will happen to the physical condition (of another pilot) with COVID. So this winter, he was kind to me and I prepared to be prepared as much as possible, in the best possible way, to do all the simulator stuff and even hopefully get a few days where I can drive. , to do some tests on things like that. “
Albon’s history with Red Bull dates back to his karting days when he received the company’s approval before he was removed from the program of young pilots due to poor results in 2012.
He said he learned lessons from his past experience with the brand and would apply them to his current situation.
“Like you said, they left me before, it wasn’t the first time, but what I learned was, at the end of the day, how much do you want?”
“I want him, I would say more than anyone on the grid and with that comes a lot of determination and I will not stop at any moment, so for me it’s just about concentration.”
“I’ve been through this before, I’ve been able to get where I am because of the hard work I’ve done and, as I said, I want that back.”
In addition to his role as Red Bull’s backup driver, Albon will compete on selected wheels in the DTM series this year in a Ferrari GT3 supported by Red Bull.