Albon will return to Formula 1 with Williams in 2022 after being deposed by Red Bull late last year after completing just a full season with the team.
He was demoted to a reserve driver role after struggling to reach teammate Max Verstappen’s form since joining Pierre Gasly in 2019.
Gasly himself has only completed 12 races at Red Bull, while the way the team treats its young drivers has been criticized in the past for not giving them enough time to develop or to deal with their cars.
However, Albon felt there was a “misunderstanding” about the way Red Bull works and stated that his pursuit of results and his desire to fight at the top of the grid were part of the team culture.
“I think there is of course this villain role, I think in the media, about all of that,” Albon said on the latest episode of the F1 Nation podcast.
“But basically, it’s definitely not nearly like that.”
Albon said he thinks Red Bull’s advisor and junior driver boss Helmut Marko “gets the worst role” in his portrayal, but that the bad guy tag has been applied too much to Red Bull “in general”.
“You have to recognize that they are a winning team,” said Albon.
“You expect good results. It’s the team culture, if we don’t win, we’re not happy, and that’s how it should be.
“Particularly [in] the top three teams are generally Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes, that’s what they expect.
Alexander Albon, Red Bull Racing RB15
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“Of course it’s tough, especially if you don’t have a lot of experience, to be in a top-top team. That’s it. The main thing is to become more self-confident with the car. “
Albon was replaced at Red Bull this year by Sergio Perez, who fought for form in recent races after winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in June.
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But Albon said there is no environment at Red Bull where more pressure is put on drivers when they are in trouble.
“It’s not like there’s this thing where you have to do that, and if you don’t, ‘that’s it, pack your things,'” said Albon.
“Of course they want both cars to do well, that’s the whole intention. You’re not going to put pressure on someone if they’re not performing because, first of all, the media are doing enough of it.
“It’s when I talk about myself that I put myself under the most pressure. It is nobody else, there is no external benefit.
“It’s difficult. I think it’s not as easy for Checo and me to have the car go or be fast as it is for Max.”
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