At a time when Alex Albon needs to ram home why he should stay with Red Bull next year, Friday’s crash in Bahrain did the exact opposite. While it wasn’t the most egregious mistake we’ve seen in Formula 1 this year, it was certainly an avoidable one, and does nothing to help Albon’s fragile confidence nor boost support from the team around him, which now has to put extra resources into fixing his car. Really, it reminds me of a boxing match. Albon, the scrappy underdog, has received a big fight he isn’t ready for, and after several knockdowns, we’re all just wondering when his cornermen – Helmut Marko and Christian Horner – are going to throw-in the towel. The thing is, his...
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