Alex Albon hails F2 as the perfect preparation for Formula 1

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16:22, 15 Apr 2019

byMatt

Alex Albon, driver of the day from the Chinese Grand Prix, praises the Formula 2 series as being the best preparation for Formula 1. Albon has picked up two more points than his teammate Daniil Kvyat so far this season.

"To be honest, Formula 2 itself is a really good stepping stone for Formula 1. Even tyre management and all those things, they're directly related to Formula 2," he said.

"Learning the tricks, from there it carries directly over to Formula 1."

The rookie picked up a hard-fought point at the weekend having had a bad crash on Saturday. In a conversation with Sky Sports, he spoke about the crash.

"I'd always been pushing that side of the track because it's quicker, you gain entry speed and you don't normally get punished on exit. Normally it spits you once, you get the one slap and then you're away.

"This time it went once, it went twice - I thought 'that's a new snap' - it went a third time and then it was split - the car could either go right or go left. It went right, into the wall."

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

Alex Albon hails F2 as the perfect preparation for Formula 1

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