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Albon impressed with F1's '95 per cent' racing

Adapting to life in Formula 1, Alexander Albon says what he learnt from Australia is that he can push harder in an F1 car than he could in Formula 2. Albon is one of three drivers stepping up from Formula 2 this season and, like Lando Norris and George Russell, is having to adjust to driving a very different machine. One aspect that the Toro Rosso rookie noted in Australia was that in his STR14 he can drive at '95 per cent' and push harder. 'What impressed me most was the driving,' Albon said. 'In Formula 2 you’re driving at 90 per cent most of the time, to save the tyres. 'In Formula 1 it’s more like 95 per cent, so generally you can push a bit more. 'The thing is when...
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