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Albon's confidence 'badly damaged' - Heidfeld

Aug.26 It is "extremely important" that Red Bull continues to support struggling driver Alex Albon. That is the view of Nick Heidfeld, as pressure continues to mount on the British-Thai driver as Albon struggles to match up to Max Verstappen. Notable, however, is that where Red Bull has often been highly critical of its drivers in the past, Dr Helmut Marko and Christian Horner are publicly backing Albon. Former F1 driver Heidfeld acknowledged that Albon "is said to have special support from Red Bull's Thai owner". "His self confidence is badly damaged at the moment," he told Sky Deutschland, "so that mental support is extremely important for him."...
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