It’s not the first time Albon has been ‘punished’ by Red Bull, so he will use his previous experience to apply what he’s 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 raced in F1 for two years and completed half a season with Red Bull’s junior team Toro Rosso before being promoted to the senior team in mid-2019.
Nevertheless, his first full season at Red Bull in 2020 did not go as planned and scored 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 reserve driver of the organization 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 media at an online press conference. “Very fast to be honest. 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 is of course to take a seat again for next year and be ready for this too. You never know what will happen to the physical condition (of another pilot) with the COVID. So this winter he has been nice to me and I prepared to be ready as much as possible, in the best possible way, to do all the simulator things and hopefully even get a few days to drive, some test tires and that kind of things “.
Albon’s history with Red Bull goes back to his days in karting when it received company approval before it became Young pilots were removed from the program in 2012 due to poor results.
He said he has learned lessons from his previous experience with the brand and will apply them to his current situation.
“Like you said they left me before, it wasn’t the first time, but what I learned was, how much do you want it at the end of the day?”
“I want to, I would say more than anyone else on the grid and with that comes a lot of determination and I’ll never stop, so for me it’s just about focus.”
“I’ve gotten over it before, I’ve been able to get where I am thanks to all the hard work I’ve done and, like I said, I want that chair back.”
In addition to his role as Red Bull’s reserve driver, Albon will compete this year on select DTM series wheels in a Red Bull-backed Ferrari GT3.