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    FROM ZERO TO HERO

    Dec 19, 2019 5 minutes
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    SCOTT MITCHELL

    Alex Albon likes to live life on the edge. Well, maybe “likes” is a stretch. But he’s got damned used to it. Seven years ago, Red Bull dropped him without a second thought, a decision that left Albon “on the brink of stopping racing all together”. Now the 23-year old has completed his journey from Red Bull protégé to Red Bull reject to Red Bull Formula 1 driver at the perfect time, and the only brink he stands on is one that heralds the chance of a lifetime.

    Red Bull has more momentum in Formula 1 than it has had for the best part of a decade. Max Verstappen will spearhead what could be a title assault in 2020, and Albon has been entrusted as his deputy. It is a colossal turnaround for a driver with no Formula 1 prospects barely 12 months ago, let alone one

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