The Thai, one of the most prominent pilots of Formula 1, and a complicated life story that did not prevent him from fulfilling his dream.
All in Argentina have managed more and more with Formula 1 since the arrival of Franco Colapinto. And one of the names that did not go unnoticed for fans is that of Alex Albonwho was the companion of the native of Pilar when his debut in Williams occurred.
Born on March 23, 1996 in London, the pilot who presents himself as Thai by his mother, has a fairly complicated story that he could have truncated his career in motoring and in which his mother is the main protagonist.
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His mother’s conviction that marked Alex Albon’s life
Alex Albon at age eight showed his passion for motor sports and driving in Kartings, an activity that all Formula 1 pilots made as little ones. He also absorbed this by his father, former corridor Nigel Albon. In 2012, the great leap of his career arrived since he participated in the Eurocup and the Renault Formula Alps, with the Epic team. At that time, It already belonged to the Red Bull Racing Juniors program.
But all that joy was tarnished by an episode that would change his life forever. Kankamol Ansusinhahis mother, She was sentenced to six years in prison in England, accused of cheating her clientsthat bought cars in sums of 7.5 million pounds sterling.
The situation seemed that he was going to truncar the dream of reaching Formula 1, since Alex Albon himself was at home when the police arrested his parent. The Thai pilot revealed in the series “Drive To Survive” of Netflix that “It was the worst year of my life. She paid for her crime, but left me alone.”
Because of the situation, from which his father decided to move away and distance himself from the family because of the scandal he meant, he found him alone with his brothers. He even lost his place in Red Bull Junior Team, but among so much misfortune, he was lucky to stay linked to the Renault formula.
Alex Albon’s trajectory in Formula 1
He entered Formula 3 in 2015 with Team signature and then transformed into a F2 pilot. With his first season at Art Grand Prix, He managed that in 2019 Red Bull Go look again. He debuted as a partner of nothing more or nothing less than Max Verstappen.
He was replaced in 2020 by Sergio Pérez and recovered his place in Formula 1 only in 2022, by Williams, which made him Franco Colapinto’s first companion in his adventure for the great circus.
Source: Ambito
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