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Albon Opens Up On ‘Torture' Of Not Racing In F1

Alex Albon has said that being on the sidelines of Formula 1 at the start of the 2021 season was “torture”. The Thai driver had raced in F1 in 2019 and 2020, but he found himself out of a seat at the end of last year after Red Bull opted to replace him with Sergio Perez. READ: Daniel Ricciardo: ‘My Job Is To Drive And That’s It’ Albon is racing in DTM this campaign, while also serving as Red Bull’s reserve and test driver. In a recent interview, the 25-year-old said being dropped by Red Bull was “tough” but he has slowly acclimated to not being on the F1 grid this campaign. “It’s been tough. When you’ve been in F1, and you’re at the race tracks watching it, not...
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