"I'm a 10 for excitement, but the number for nerves is high as well"

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15:09, 29 Aug 2019

byMatt

A lot of attention is on Alex Albon this weekend as he makes his debut for Red Bull racing this weekend. The former Toro Rosso driver was given a promotion during the summer break and he admits it came as a "surprise".

"[It was] definitely a surprise, I started the summer break expecting to relax but on the first day I got told the news so I've had a lot of time to think about it," Albon said during the press conference ahead of the Belgium Grand Prix.

"It was my first time speaking to everyone on Monday, so catching up with everyone now and getting know everyone in the team."

Albon will start the Belgium Grand Prix from the back of the grid. The British-Thai driver has featured in just 12 races in Formula 1 and as a result of this, he admits it's all about taking baby steps.

"We're starting at the back anyway so we'll just take it step by step [this weekend]. I'm new to the environment so I need to understand how the team works, how the car works and also talk to Max [Verstappen]. I'm a 10 for excitement, but the number for nerves is also high!"

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

"I'm a 10 for excitement, but the number for nerves is high as well"

byMatt

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