It is said that before moving to Mercedes, George Russell tried to convince Williams head Jost Capito to invite Alex Albon as his replacement. He still believes the team made the right choice as Albon regularly outperforms Nicholas Latifi, his partner, in qualifying and races, earning her first points.
“I think Alex is fine. It’s of course no secret that it wasn’t easy for him at Red Bull, but I think we all knew he was a very talented driver, even Max Verstappen knew this, Russell knows it sure. – We’ve been riding together since 2011 and Alex was a few years older than us, so in the KF1 class (the highest category of karting), as far as I remember he was riding with Nick de Vries.
And Alex always fought for wins, was one of the best. That is why I am happy that he has returned to Formula 1, this does not surprise me and his position has become even stronger.
For Latifi, the start of the season is not going well, while his best result remains 14th in the Miami Grand Prix. The Canadian was already a partner of Albon in Formula 2 in 2018 and also speaks commendably about him.
When Nicholas was asked to compare Alex and George Russell, he replied: “Of course they are both very fast riders, and when it was announced that Alex would be my partner I had no illusions, I had no doubt that he would immediately let seeing excellent speed, although he missed years.
Of course I competed with him in 2018 when we were partners, and I know how fast he is. Of course there are minor differences in steering styles, but I won’t share this information as they may not want to reveal these secrets. But it is great to work with such partners.”
Source: F1 News
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