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Alexander Albon hopes F1 follows MotoGP to Thailand

Toro Rosso's Alexander Albon says it would be “amazing” if Formula 1 was to ever hold a Grand Prix in his native Thailand. Formula 1 has never had a Thai Grand Prix but last year the country joined the MotoGP calendar at the new-build Chang International Circuit in Buriram. Britain-born Albon, meanwhile, will race under a Thai flag as he steps up to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso, becoming only its second representative after Prince Bira, who entered 19 Grands Prix in the 1950s. “It’s a big deal for me to be a Thai driver,” he said. “It’s been a long time since there’s been a Thai in Formula 1 and I’m just hoping to do everyone...
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