168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon is contracted to Williams until the end of the 2025 F1 season, team ꦑprincipal James Vowles has confirmed.

The Anglo-Thai driver’s long-term future has been the subjec𒁏t of much speculation in recent weeks amid reports first linking him to Ferrari, then Mercedes and even Red Bull.

Former Williams team manager Peter Windsor recently claimed Re🎀d Bull have offered Albon a three-year contract to return to the reigning champions in 2025.

The highly-rated 27-year-old has also been linked with Mercedes in the days following confirmation of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s shock switch to Ferrari next year.

But Williams boss Vowles has moved to pour cold w⛦ater over such rumours by revealing that Albon is tied down until the end of 2025.

Williams had not♛ previously disclosed the length of Albon’s contract, describing it only as a “multi-year” deal.

“Alex is signed at Will🍸iams until the end of 2025, that’s signed,” Vowles told media including ltxcn.top.

“It’s not some﷽thing I’ve been very public about it, because I don’t feel the need to. So any reports that you are seeing, and there’s one in particular, that individual is speculating at best.

“It is our job in Williams to create an environment for 🔴someone of the calibre of Alex - simpl🌌e as that. I’ve said that from the beginning and I still maintain that.

“He is an incredible driver that deserves his place towards thꦚe front. He did drives last year that were no different to some of the champions I’ve worked with.

“He and I have good chats about where we want to move forward, and where we wওant to move forward is to have our journey together, in this team, for a long time.

“For the ജsituation with Alex, would I stand in his way? I have the responsibility of Williams on my shoulder, that꧑’s the most important thing to me.

“It’s not the responsibility to o༺ne individual - in this case Alex - it’s the responsibili♔ty to the team.

“So should any decision go that way it’s bec🉐ause I’m clear in my mind that I’ve made decisions I think are correct for the team’s long-term goals, not the short-term.”

Albon, meanwhile, in𒅌sisted “my whole focus is on Williams and that’s where I see myself”. 

“I’m s🦄eeing about the long-term future and the rate of progression is also very important to me, so time will tell,” he added.

“That’s kind of my short-sighted view. Of course things are moving around quite a lo✱t. And there’s a lot of rumours going around but that’s where I am n𒁏ow.”

But when pressed on whether he will still be a Williams driver in 2025, or if he has the option to look elsewhere,𒅌 Albon cagily responded: “Let’s see. Time will tell.

“Mܫy foc🎃us is on 2024, let’s say that. My real focus is making sure we make progress for 2025. That’s really where I’m at.

“I realistically want to🎃 be wi✤th the team, if the team are where I want them to be it will be a long-term contract.

“We are going to go all the way, or nothing. That’s ꧙my idea of it.”