"[Gasly's win] doesn't make a difference," said Albon. 2020 Season. Former Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos thinks Albon still has a chance of keeping the seat for 2021, insisting: "He could just about save it with podiums". With questions rising about his seat next season, he had to buckle up. hide. Alex Shows Strongly in Soaking Istanbul. Formula 1. Alex Albon became the first driver from Thailand to finish on an F1 podium. Alex Albon and Liam Lawson are set to race Ferrari 488 GT3s in the DTM as part of Red Bull’s return to the category, Motorsport.com has learned. Alex Albon was denied a shot at his maiden podium and potential race victory at the Austrian Grand Prix, after late-race contact with defending champions Lewis Hamilton, span Alex out of P2 in the opening round of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship. "It's a shame for Checo, because he had a very strong race but of course it's nice for Alex to be on the podium." Alex Albon scored his first podium finish in Formula 1 at the Tuscan Grand Prix, but it’s safe to say his celebrations were rather low key. Alex has had a good day and there’s still two further races to go.” Albon himself talked up the progress he has made and deserves credit for being in the position to benefit from problems for Bottas and Perez. Back to all videos. Red Bull's Alex Albon loses control at Turn 4 and drops down the order in the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix. Alex Albon thanked his Red Bull team for their confidence in him, after he scored his maiden Formula One podium at the Tuscan Grand Prix. "Helmut Marko has already said that Albon has to earn it. Red Bull will be grateful for the good PR today as British-born, Thai Formula One racer, Alex Albon, thanked the energy drink sponsors for their “faith” after he came third in last night’s incident-prone Tuscan Grand Prix, his first Formula One GP podium finish. The weekend at the Mugello circuit, Tuscan Grand Prix […] The Anglo-Thai driver had the misfortune of being knocked out of a certain podium spot in Brazil 2019 as well as in Austria 2020. share. Alex Albon has revealed to suffering flashbacks of his two collisions with Lewis Hamilton as he made the defining move that secured him the first podium of his Formula 1 career.. Alexander Albon was cruelly denied his maiden podium finish, in his Rookie season of Formula One - after being spun out of 2nd position in the Brazilian Grand Prix on the penultimate lap of the race. He is considered to be a great racer among the present contestants in the Formula One crew. Alex Albon had a bumpy road to Formula 1 so it should probably be no surprise that scoring his first podium was a trial by fire. 15 Nov 2020 2020 Turkish Grand Prix: Alex Albon spins out of podium position. 1.1k. Alex Albon has produced several brilliant recovery drives this season for Red Bull but boss Christian Horner has called on him to step up on Saturdays to find “consistency and confidence” in qualifying and provide the platform for him to finally score his first F1 podium. Albon dropped into 7th place at one stage in last night’s race, battling his way back to a podium finish. Alex Albon since his podium in Mugello scored only one point. Report. He also has a Facebook handle with around 95,000 likes on it. It was quite tragic,” declared the young Anglo-Thai driver . The Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, hosted the Brazilian Grand Prix for Round 20 of the 2019 Formula One World Championship, being the final circuit on the calendar that Alex has never previously visited. After securing his maiden F1 podium at Mugello, he tried to improve. Alex Albon since his podium in Mugello scored only one point. Alex Albon had a crash during his Free Practice 2 session. “I had a candlelit dinner for one; I literally I treated myself to a T-bone steak and a tiramisu, and then I went to bed. [21] Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images. Albon had come under increasing pressure as he struggled to match team-mate Max Verstappen in the first part of the 2020 season, having initially largely impressed since being brought into the team in place of Pierre Gasly last summer.