The British-Thai earned promotion to the Red Bull senior team after just 12 races for sister outfit Toro Rosso, but was replaced 18 months later after struggling to match the performance levels of teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen. 

Having lost his seat to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez, Albon returned to Red Bull in a reserve capacity for the 2021 season𓆏 before securing a full-time drive with Williams the following season. 

Albon’s stock has never been higher after resurrecting his reputation thanks to an impressi🐷ve couple of campaigns with Williams, where he has b🅰een one of F1’s standout performers. 

But he concedes he crumbled under the intense pressure at Red Bull and ultimat🐽ely lacked the selfishness to su🔯cceed. 

"The attention for that seat, which had already been given to many drivers, was huge," Albon ꦺtold the High Performance podcast.

“I struggled with that media attention. I had no manager and, apart from my trainer, I was on my own... I🐈 wa🔯s far too much of a 'yes-man' at Red Bull. 

“I was so eager to impress and please people that I said🐽 yes to everything, whether it was simulator work, PR obligatio🐎ns or whatever.

"I always put the team's interests first, which meant I was already﷽ all up when I got in the car. I'm kind of ruthless now in some ways. I've definitely changed my approach to putting myself first. The reason why I do it is simple - it's because I need to care about myself more than other people.

"It's that selfishness and I realised there's a balance between bei🍰ng there for the team and being someone the team want to work for - because of how good they are - but also just outright.

"I'm the one driving that car, I need to🔥 be in the best position possible. So the way I go about doing it was purely my understanding of knowing what I need to be the best.

"It's honestly just that simple. What does it take and how do I get myself to be t🔯he best driver I can be, that's going to put me in the best position? I do that."