He says the opportunity to take a step back while also assisting Max Verstappen’s successful title campaign has given him a “global view” of what it takes to succeed and puts him in a stronger position as he returns to the grid with Williams.
After being dropped by Red Bull Racing, Albon spent last season racing in the DTM while also working on RBR’s 2021 and 2022 F1 cars in the Milton Keynes simulator.
On Tuesday he had his first taste of the new Williams FW44 in a shakedown run at a wet Silverstone.
“I feel like having that year out, I have had a bit more of a global view of what it takes to be to be a top tier driver, in the sense that I had the full picture of it,” he said.
“Sometimes when you’re in the race weekend, when you’re flat out, kind of in that zone, you only see the racetrack, and that’s kind of your year.
“Last year, it was a very different role for me, it was a lot about developing the car, about seeing how the team operates, in fulfilling my…
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