In hindsight, Alexander Albon may owe his entry into Formula 1 next year with Toro Rosso to a charitable gesture from F2 outfit DAMS. Albon's racing prospects looked bleak one year ago, but in a last ditch effort to secure a spot on the F2 grid the under-funded British-Thai driver resorted to begging DAMS managing director François Sicard to let him start the season with the French squad. DAMS concluded a race-by-race deal with Albon before permanently confirming the 22-year-old after the FIA F2 series' third round. Albon: I've been waiting for this since I was six years old! Albon went on to finish third in the championship, behind F1-bound chargers George Russell and Lando Norris, a...
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