Albon has “exceeded expectations” in first weeks

Albon lost his Red Bull drive at the end of the 2020 F1 season and rather than being picked up by sister team AlphaTauri, the Anglo-Thai driver instead spent a year outside the category, racing an AF Corse Ferrari in the DTM.

This year Albon makes his F1 comeback with Williams, which drafted him in to replace the Mercedes-bound George Russell.

During F1’s first of two pre-season tests in Barcelona, Albon appeared to hit the ground running as he got acclimated to…