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Albon recalls 'terrible' day he lost his Red Bull seat

Williams driver Alex Albon has been talking about the experience of losing his dream job in Formula 1 at the end of the 2020 season when he was told that he was being dropped by Red Bull. The 26-year-old London-born Thai driver had made his F1 debut with Toro Rosso in the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, and was subsequently promoted to the sister squad alongside Max Verstappen over the summer break in a direct swap with Pierre Gasly. However at the end of 2020, team managers Christian Horner and Helmut Marko decided to drop the inconsistent Albon in favour of the more experienced Sergio Perez, whose partnership with Verstappen has indeed proved more successful. Read also: Albon 'almost made it...
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