Alex Albon: “Adversity has given me a strong personality…”

F1 Beyond The Grid

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News, Leisure, Sports News, Sports, Automotive

4.7 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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A year ago, Alex Albon didn’t have an F1 drive, and his prospects of getting one looked slim at best. He had no affiliation with an F1 team and, despite shining in F2, he was having to looking at alternative series in which to earn a living. It was not the first time his career faced a crossroads, but this time, things were turned upside down when he got a call from Red Bull – the same Red Bull that had dropped him years earlier – about driving for Toro Rosso in 2019. On this week’s show, the British-born Thai talks about that rollercoaster journey to the top, as well his sensational blockbuster promotion to Red Bull, his childhood obsession with Michael Schumacher and much more.

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0:00.0	Fever tree Mediterranean tonic water
0:02.9	Pfft!
0:03.9	Made with zesty lemon time from a small family farm in Provoz
0:08.7	and essential oils from herbs that grow in the Mediterranean sunshine.
0:13.5	So, if three quarters of your G&T is a Fever tree tonic,
0:18.8	maybe it's time to call it a T&G.
0:22.4	Fever tree, mix with the best.
0:26.9	Oh, that takes me straight to the med.
0:29.9	Hey everyone, it's Alex here.
0:31.9	You're listening to Beyond the Grid with me.
0:38.9	Hi everyone and welcome to Beyond the Grid,
0:40.9	presented by the new Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700.
0:44.9	My name's Tom Clarkson and joining me this week
0:47.9	is a young driver whose career is on a rocket ship
0:50.9	towards the front of the grid.
0:52.9	As an incredible story, a year ago he didn't even have
0:55.9	a Formula One drive and his prospects of getting one
0:58.9	looks slim at best.
1:00.9	He had no affiliation with an F1 team
1:02.9	and he was having to look at other championships
1:04.9	in which to earn a living.
1:05.9	His world changed however when he got a call
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