Albon does not follow speculation about his future: "I don't look at the media"

Alexander Albon's position at Red Bull has been under discussion for a while because apart from his podium in Mugello he hardly seems to narrow the gap to Verstappen. He also regularly doesn't know how to fight his way to the front during races, where Verstappen - if he doesn't drop out - usually participates in the lead. What the future looks like for the driver is still uncertain, but he won't be distracted by it.

It is always talked about

He is under some pressure and therefore the third prize in Italy was in a way a kind of liberation for the driver, which could be heard on his on-board radio afterwards. Nevertheless, there is a lot of speculation about his future, partly because Pierre Gasly took victory at Monza a week earlier.

"I don't look at the media," says Albon at Autosport.com. "I know there's always going to be talk about it. It's a hot topic for you guys. You kind of just move on from it. My trust and my confidence comes from speaking to Christian or whoever, or Dr Marko personally. And I feel a lot of support from both of them, from this whole team as well."

The media creates the noise

"Certainly, I'm relaxed. I know I need to improve, I want to improve and I'm keen and I'm motivated to do that. So with all the support from the guys around me, I'm happy with where I am in the team, and it's more you could say the media that creates the noise." Albon wants to avoid that, because it is generally negative.

"It's just one of those things. It's like, what's the point of looking at your phone if it's negative, you know? There's not really any point. I'd rather use that time to have dinner, go on Netflix, or whatever. It's obviously nice to have good comments, but at the same time you just have to realise it's the name of the game. And there's always going to be talk, there's always going to be comments."

"And you could definitely say this year there's more of that kind of thing going on. At the end of the day, I know what matters is my performance. That's what I'm focused on. I'm not focused on the other stuff," said Albon, who doesn't care much about what's written and called about him.