Alexander Albon feels he's taking "baby steps" in first Red Bull chance

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17:25, 30 Aug 2019

byTom Mason

New Red Bull driver Alexander Albon feels that his first outing with his new team in Spa was all about getting used to his new team and taking things slowly. This weekend is the 23-year old's first chance to race for his new team after he swapped cars with Pierre Gasly, who's moved to Toro Rosso.

Albon finished 4th in the first practice session before ending up 10th in the second practice session.

“It was a pretty smooth day,” Albon said after practice.

“I feel quite at home with the guys, they’ve been very nice to me and it is very different [to the Toro Rosso].

“I could tell that already on Wednesday in the sim and you could tell it’s going to take some time to get used to.

“But once you are on the track and have the helmet on you can feel the G-Forces and you can feel the car a bit better, but it’s just baby steps."

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

Alexander Albon feels he's taking "baby steps" in first Red Bull chance

byTom Mason

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