Ahead of second practice for the🦩 Dutch Grand Prix, Horner revealed that both Williams and Alfa Romeo have﷽ shown interest in signing Albon for the 2022 season.

Horner said that a full-time return to the grid could be 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:resolved 𝓀within t🙈he next week for Albon, who has acted 🦹as Red Bull’s reserve and test driver this season after losing his seat to Sergio Perez at the end of last year.

Spe🐻aking to Skyཧ Sports after FP2, Horner suggested that Mercedes could try and block Albon going to Williams due to his links to Red Bull.

“We’re working hard to get him a seat,” Horner said. “I really hope 💜that Mercedes don’t block his opportunity at Williams, that would be a great, great shame.”

Asked why Mercedes would prevent Albon moving to Williams, Horner replied: “Well because of his linkage to Red Bull. So it would be a great shame if a driver were to pay the penalty fꦬor that.

“Hopefully that won’t come to pla🗹y but there are opportunities at a couple of teams and our priority is to see him racing next year.

“If he can’t do that, we’ll keep him in a test and reserve role because we ratꦚe him extremely🙈 highly.”

Newly-crowned Formula E champion and Mercedes reserve Nyck de Vries is also vying for an F1 seat an😼d has been linked to Williams and Alfa Romeo. Toto Wolff said he was keen to ensure de Vries remained a part of the Mercedes family if he d🌼id secure a drive for 2022.

Horner also revealed that Albon🥃’s preferred destination would be Williams but claimed Mercedes has been trying to persuade the Anglo-Thai rac꧅er otherwise.

“Alfa and Williams are the two showing a lot of interest,” Horn🗹er said. “I think his preference would be Williams but he’s had about four phone calls telling him not 🀅to go there from the team next door.”

Horner adde𒐪d he had told Albon “to ignore” any interfering from Mercede▨s.