Albon talks to teams at Indycar event: 'Need a plan B and C'

Following his tumultuous season with Red Bull Racing in motorsport's premier class, the young but talented Alexander Albon was passed in favour of the more experienced Sergio Perez. In the midst of his season in DTM, the driver took time out to visit the Indycar/NASCAR double header weekend in Indianapolis to see what other possible adventures lay ahead for him. Still, the driver admits, a return to Formula 1 remains the ultimate goal.

"I want to see what’s out there", Albon begins, talking to the official website of Indycar. "My main goal is to be in F1, but there’s never a 100 percent certainty on that, so you got to have plan B and C to see what else is out there. I’ve always had that interest within INDYCAR."

Albon would follow in the footsteps of former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean with a move to Indycar. He asked the Frenchman for his advice: "I just wanted to see what he thinks about it. Is he happy? Of course, he’s happy. He’s always got a smile on his face. How was that transition for him, and how did he feel in INDYCAR straight away? He looks very comfortable here."

Still a lot of uncertainty

"Honestly, it’s more just hard to say if it’s something I would want to be doing. I’m seeing a few teams out there right now. I want to chat with them and see what’s out there so I can decide what I am going to do", said the driver, who currently competes for Red Bull Racing in DTM.

"Let’s just say, obviously, if the right opportunity is there, or let’s say the lack of opportunity is there in F1, and there’s an opportunity here that’s a good opportunity with a good team, and if in these next few days I think it’s something I would enjoy, obviously then the odds (of racing INDYCAR in 2022) go up", Albon concluded.