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Marko: Albon is the surprise of the season

Toro Rosso struggled to find a second driver for their team ahead of the 2019 Formula 1 season, but it seems in their rookie Alex Albon they have uncovered a diamond which they are not intent on polishing. After granting their ‘comeback kid' Daniil Kvyat a seat in the team for 2019,  the pipeline of junior Red Bull talent had almost dried up and a teammate for the Russian was urgently sought late last year. When Albon was unexpectedly given the nod, the last seat on the grid for this season going to him, it came as something of a surprise but three races into the season it is proving to be an inspired decision. The Thai 23-year-old opened his F career points account with a solid...
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