The Anglo-Thai dr🅘iver is returning to the F1 grid next year with Williams after spending this ✅year on the sidelines as Red Bull’s reserve and test driver. 

Albon was dropped by Red Bull at the end of his fi🔯rst full season with the team, having prev✨iously replaced the struggling Pierre Gasly to become Max Verstappen’s teammate in a direct seat swap just 12 races into his rookie season in 2019. 

Speaking as a guest on the latest episode of the F1 Natiꦺon podcast, Albon rejected suggestions about the way Red Bull operates as a team.

“I think there is a misconception about it, truthfully speaking,” Albon said.&๊nbsp;

“I think there is of course that villain role played, I think within the media about it all.  But it’s d🍸efinitely nowhere near like that, basically.”

Albon🎃 stressed the “misconce๊ption” is simply a result of Red Bull’s winning culture and desire to succeed. 

The 25-year-old also believes the way Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko is p✱ortraಞyed is unfair. 

“You guys [the media] kno🎃w more than I do, I think Helmut probably gets the worst role on the gloꦓbal side of it, but I think it’s just Red Bull in general,” Albon added.

“You have to realise they’re a winning team. They expect good results. It’s ꦑthe culture within the team, if we’re🌳 not winning, we’re not happy, and that’s kind of how it should be really.

“Especially, the top three teams - generally being Red Bull,🔥 Ferrari and Mercedes, that’s kind of what they expect.

“Of course it is tough, especially when you don’t ha🌞ve much experience to be in a top, top team. But that is what it is. More than anything, it’s just trying to get confident with the car.