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Albon considered giving up on racing after Red Bull setback
By his own admittance, Alexander Albon was on the verge of giving up on his racing ambitions after he was dropped from Red Bull's junior programme back in 2012. The British-Thai racer was officially nominated this week as a full-time Toro Rosso driver for 2019, racing alongside F1 returnee Daniil Kvyat in 2019. A top-3 contender in this year's FIA Formula 2 championship, Albon's promotion to the big time is fully warranted, and marks his second entry into the Red Bull family after his recruitment by Helmet Marko in 2012. Russell: 'Norris deal with McLaren helped me with Williams' However, Albon only enjoyed the energy drink company's support for a single year, and he now admits that his...
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