Tags: Alexander Albon
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Albon explains why he didn’t take Spec 3 engine
As the only Honda-powered driver not to take the Spec 3 engine, Alexander Albon says the call was made to avoid both cars starting from the back of the French GP grid.
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Albon adapting to ‘F1 circus’
It took a little while, but Toro Rosso driver Alex Albon says he is adapting nicely to the “F1 circus”.
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Albon: Finally the result Toro Rosso deserved
Bagging their first double points-haul of this season, Alexander Albon feels Toro Rosso finally achieved the points they “deserved” in Monaco.
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From ‘sitting duck’ to P7 for Kvyat
Daniil Kvyat led a double-points finish for Toro Rosso with P7 in the Monaco GP, despite describing himself as a “sitting duck” at the start.
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‘STR reassuring me and giving me confidence’
His first official outing in a F1 car began with a spin, however, since then Alexander Albon has been one of the revelations of this season – and he thanks Toro Rosso for that.
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Albon gives Ghiotto hope on Formula 1 dreams
Formula 2 World Championship leader, Luca Ghiotto, is drawing inspiration from Alexander Albon’s tricky path to Formula 1.
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Russell praises Albon’s performances under Red Bull
Williams’ George Russell has praised former F2 rival Alex Albon for his performances under the Red Bull programme in 2019.
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Tost happy with ‘very aggressive’ Albon
Franz Tost adviced Alexander Albon to be “very aggressive” in the Chinese Grand Prix, after all he was starting it from the pit lane.
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Alex ‘Driver of the Day’ Albon linked to Gasly seat
Such is the “history” of Red Bull changing drivers mid-season that Alexander Albon is being linked to Pierre Gasly’s race seat after his great drive in China.
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Albon: From ‘worst driver’ to driver of the day
Alexander Albon marked a fantastic turnaround by clinching a point at the Chinese Grand Prix after starting from P20.
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Albon’s ‘silly’ crash due to being ‘too greedy’
Alexander Albon was beating himself up over his costly crash in FP3, which ruled him out of qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.
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FP3: Bottas quickest as Albon brings out the reds
Valtteri Bottas put in a late run to beat Sebastian Vettel to P1 in final practice for the Chinese GP, a session in which Alex Albon brought out the reds as he crashed heavily.
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Albon embraces Tost’s ‘don’t care’ motto
Alexander Albon is trying to keep the pressure at bay by taking a “don’t care” attitude to Formula 1.
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Albon ‘surprising’ Toro Rosso
Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost says that rookie Alexander Albon has surprised the team with his strong technical feedback.
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Albon: It was like a fireball coming into my face
Alexander Albon says he had a drive through a “fireball” as the sparks flew off Lance Stroll’s damaged Racing Point at the start of Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Albon impressed with F1’s ’95 per cent’ racing
Adapting to life in Formula 1, Alexander Albon says what he learnt from Australia is that he can push harder in an F1 car than he could in Formula 2.
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FP1: Hamilton holds off Vettel to claim first P1
All the talk in the build up to Melbourne was of Ferrari being the team to beat, however, in Friday’s first practice that proved to be Mercedes.
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Albon: No nasty surprises with the STR14
Toro Rosso head into the 2019 F1 season with a car that just needs some fine tune with Alexander Albon revealing there are “no nasty surprises” hidden in his STR14.
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Albon is ‘exceeding’ Toro Rosso’s expectations
Alexander Albon may have spun on his very first run in the STR14 but since then he has “ticked all the boxes” for Toro Rosso.
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Hulkenberg quickest…and then breaks down
Nico Hulkenberg set the pace on Thursday, the final day of the opening pre-season test, only to break down on his very next ran.
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Albon quickest, Mercedes begin to wake up
Alexander Albon was on top after the final morning session of the first pre-season test, while Mercedes started to up their own pace.
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Gasly shunts into barrier, Ricciardo rear wing fails
Daniel Ricciardo did well to keep his RS19 out of the barriers when his rear wing failed on Tuesday morning while Alexander Albon brought out the red flags, beaching his STR14 in the Turn 4 gravel.
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Raikkonen spin ‘reassured’ rookie Albon
Alexander Albon was comforted by the fact that Kimi Raikkonen suffered a similar spin to him at testing in Barcelona.
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Leclerc and Ferrari stay out on top at Barcelona
Charles Leclerc’s first morning in the SF90 went exactly to plan as the Monaco driver not only topped the timesheet but was one of the busiest drivers on Tuesday.
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Albon not to blame for first-lap spin in Spain
Alexander Albon has been absolved of all blame after he spun out on the very first lap of his Formula 1 career.
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Albon makes his F1 debut with first STR14 run
Alexander Albon put in his first laps in a Formula 1 car on Wednesday when he put Toro Rosso’s new STR14 through its paces at the Misano circuit.
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While all that was going on…
While Mercedes launched their 2019 car and fans waited for Red Bull to do the same, Toro Rosso put in their first laps in the STR14 on Wednesday morning.
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Q&A with Alex Albon ahead of debut campaign
Toro Rosso rookie Alexander Albon admits he is facing a “steep learning curve” as he steps up into Formula 1.
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Toro Rosso officially unveil the STR14
Red Bull junior team Toro Rosso have become the second outfit to kick-off their 2019 campaign, launching their new model – the STR14.
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Kvyat’s promotion to Red Bull came ‘too early’
Handed a second chance in Formula 1 by Toro Rosso, Franz Tost concedes that in hindsight Daniil Kvyat’s Red Bull promotion came “just too early.”