More pressure as Verstappen's teammate? 'All those stories are a myth'

Alexander Albon will return to Formula 1 next year. The former teammate of Max Verstappen will drive for the Williams team together with Nicholas Latifi.

It is often said that Verstappen's teammates are under a lot of pressure and therefore not performing enough. Albon disagrees: "Honestly, all the stories about pressure are a bit of a myth. It comes down to the driver putting pressure on themselves, it comes down to yourself," he told Motorsport-Total.com.

But according to the current DTM driver, Formula 1 is a special place. "The media are much more aggressive there," says Albon, but he doesn't go into detail. Practically, nothing changes for a driver anyway: "You're still there to perform and do your job well. So when I drive in the DTM, I put pressure on myself to do well." Helmut Marko is keeping a close eye on Albon's season in the DTM. "Helmut enjoys the DTM, he loves the racing there. I was even surprised at how much he likes DTM."

A return to Formula One was always Albon's plan. "That was always Plan A. The more I talked to the people at Williams, the more interesting it became." Team boss Jost Capito was particularly convincing. "He seems like a great guy and he's really motivated," he says.