Nissan parts ways with Albon ahead of 2018/19 Formula E season
Nissan has parted ways with Alexander Albon ahead of the 2018/19 For๊mula E season, pav🌼ing the way for his anticipated switch to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso.
Albon, who finished third in this year's Formula 2 Championship, had sꦰigned a deal🧸 to race for the Nissan e.dams Formula E squad during season five but the British-Thai driver failed to make an appearance for the team at Valencia pre-season testing, fuelling speculation of a switch to F1.
Nissan has parted ways with Alexander Albon ahead of the 2018/19 Formula E season, paving the way for his anticipated 𝐆switch to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso.
Albon, who finished third in this year's Formulဣa 2 Championship, had signed a deal to race for the Nissan e.dams Formula E squad during season five but the British-Thai driver failed to make an appearance for the team at Valencia pre-season t♉esting, fuelling speculation of a switch to F1.
He is now expected to be confirmed as a Toro Rosso F1 driver for 2019 in the coming days, following an approach 💖from the Faenza-based outfit after Albon emerged as a leading candidate to partner 𝔍the returning Daniil Kvyat.
Nissan said it had "agreed to part ways with Albon" so that he could "take up a different op🅷portunity in m🐬otorsport".
It added confirmation of who will drive alongside Sebastien Buemi in 2018/19 would follow at the team's official🔯 launch event in Tokyo later this week.
Williams F1 young driver Oliꦅver Rowland ♕is understood to be among the candidates, after the Briton replaced Albon at Nissan on the final day of pre-season testing.
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