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Alex Albon on dreams of racing for Ferrari
Alex Albon has found out how big a sport Formula 1 is by returning to Thailand. The British-Thai returned to the country and was struck by the level of support that he received. The Toro Rosso driver also revealed his love for Ferrari and although not directly saying it, made it clear that a dream of his would be to race wearing red.
“It’s very cool,” he said to Goodwood. “I was in Thailand recently and it kind of hit me then how there was a public freak out. It was so weird to me, but it meant a lot to see the incredible support that I do have there. It’s nice to represent my home country, I’m really proud.”
Albon remembered back to his youth when he was dreaming of the life that he is now living.
“I’ve wanted to be a Formula 1 driver since when I was 6 years old,” he explained. “One of my first words was ‘Rarri – short for Ferrari – and then I moved on to an obsession with Ferrari.
"Everything had to be red; I had a red bed, red carpet, red walls and had to wear a red T-shirt. And obviously being a fan of Ferrari, I was a fan of Schumacher, because he was my generation’s hero, and if I didn’t eat my vegetables, my mum would say Michael Schumacher eats his vegetables…”
Who knows maybe one day we will see Albon race for Ferrari! He has a long way to go and after an impressive start to the season, he will want to continue to score as many points as possible.