In the round-up: Alexander Albon believes he would be able to avoid the difficulties he had in his stint at Red Bull with the knowledge he has gained since then.
In brief
Albon believes he could perform better at Red Bull
Albon was promoted to Red Bull in the middle of 2019, becoming Max Verstappen’s team mate after starting just 12 races. But he was dropped at the end of the following season having struggled to perform.
After returning to F1 racing successfully with Williams, Albon believes he now has the experience necessary to make more of a similar opportunity in future.
“Other drivers who went through difficult phases in their careers, like Daniel [Ricciardo] at McLaren, had a hard time feeling comfortable in the car,” he told Motorsport Total. “So we tried to make me feel comfortable in the Red Bull. That somehow never really worked out.
“With the knowledge I have today, I could have done it. But in hindsight it’s easy to say.”
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Cale Yarborough, who started the Indianapolis 500 four times but was better known for his tremendously successful NASCAR career, has died at the age of 84. He won America’s top stock car championship for three years running in the seventies and took four wins in its blue riband event, the Daytona 500.
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