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Button sees shades of his former rookie self in Albon

Jenson Button says Alex Albon's current predicament with Red Bull Racing reminds him of his early days in F1 and the struggles he himself endured in his second season in the sport. After last year's summer break, Albon was given Pierre Gasly's plum seat at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen. The 24-year-old acquitted himself well in the latter part of the 2019 season, missing out on a podium finish in Brazil after he was inadvertently punted out of the race by Lewis Hamilton. But this year, Albon has significantly underperformed his Dutch teammate and generally failed to live up to the expectations placed upon him, a shortfall that has called into question his future with Red Bull. In an...
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