Thai-British racing driver Alexander Albon has found out how big a sport Formula 1 is by returning to Thailand. The 23-year old driver returned to the country and was struck by the level of support that he received, while at the same time revealing his love for Scuderia Ferrari and although not directly saying it, made it clear that a dream of his would be to race wearing red and driving for the Maranello team.
“It’s very cool,” he said to Goodwood. “I was in Thailand recently and it kind of hit me then how there was a public freak out. It was so weird to me, but it meant a lot to see the incredible support that I do have there. It’s nice to represent my home country, I’m really proud.”
Alexander Albon remembered back to his youth when he was dreaming of the life that he is now living.: “I’ve wanted to be a Formula 1 driver since when I was 6 years old,” he explained. “One of my first words was ‘Rarri – short for Ferrari – and then I moved on to an obsession with Ferrari. Everything had to be red; I had a red bed, red carpet, red walls and had to wear a red T-shirt. And obviously being a fan of Ferrari, I was a fan of Michael Schumacher, because he was my generation’s hero, and if I didn’t eat my vegetables, my mum would say Michael Schumacher eats his vegetables…” – he said.
Who knows maybe one day we will see Alex Albon actually race for Scuderia Ferrari! He has a long way to go and after an impressive start to the season, he will want to continue to score as many points as possible.
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