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Albon free to secure Toro Rosso deal

A major hurdle between Toro Rosso signing Alexander Albon to partner Daniil Kvyat in 209 has been cleared after the Thai-British driver was released from his contract to drive for Nissan in Formula E. Former Red Bull junior Albon is clear to return to the fold, having secured a top-three finish in Formula 2 this year. Albon is set to replace Brendon Hartley after the Kiwi failed to impress in his first full F1 season. Nissan confirmed Albon as a driver for their FE team back in September, when the likes of Pascal Wehrlein and Mick Schumacher were also being linked to the Red Bull junior squad. It was reported that Red Bull may have had to pay compensation to Nissan in order to secure...
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