After Formula 1 exit: Albon has found a new task

In addition to his work as a substitute driver in the premier class, the 24-year-old will be used in “selected DTM races,” as the racing series announced on Monday. Which driver will share the cockpit with Max Verstappen's former teammate, as well as the team and the sports car brand, will be announced at a later date. “Formula 1 drivers like Alex Albon, DTM stars like three-time champion Rene Rast, professionals from the GT scene and young talents like Liam Lawson – that’s a top-class driver mix that I’m looking for for the DTM season 2021,” said DTM boss Gerhard Berger: “It fits that ex-Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button and his team have already registered for the DTM.” Albon will be replaced at Red Bull in 2021 by the Mexican Sergio Perez . DTM was about to end The DTM was recently on the brink of extinction, but Berger and his team managed to continue in a different guise: instead of manufacturers using prototypes, private teams will be racing with GT2021 cars from 3. The new DTM is scheduled to race in St. Petersburg for the first time from May 28th to 30th, 2021, if the development of the corona pandemic allows it. The new calendar includes four race weekends in Germany, plus Russia, Monza/Italy, Zolder/Belgium, Assen/Netherlands and the Red Bull Ring in Austria.

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After Formula 1 exit: Albon has found a new task

Former Red Bull driver Alexander Albon is starting in the DTM this season after retiring from Formula 1.

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