Alex: The circuit looks amazing!

Alex Albon faced the press at the Lusail International Circuit this week ahead of the second ever Qatar Grand Prix.

The 27 year-old is looking forward to his first race around this track – read on to see what he had to say.

It looks amazing. I drove it on the simulator and it was a lot of fun. The kerbs and everything will be interesting, because track limits might be a thing around here.

As a track, it actually does suit our car. What is interesting is the wind. It's a very strong tailwind through most of the corners, and that is not that fun.

I reckon my first lap will be okay, but not great. And then, second set I'll be OK.

I know Logan pretty well. I can see his performance. I think he doesn't get the credit that he deserves.

There is a lot of speed and talent there. I get on very well with him and I think he just needs a bit more time and confidence, and he'll get up there.

It's not so much about teaching drivers, it’s more the fact that the car that's quicker tends to be able to get away with these incidents, quite often, position-free.

What I mean by that is, for example, if I take Monza, I was holding off Lando the whole race, but if he had just cut the chicane for one of those laps and overtaken me and then pulled away, he would have got a five-second penalty, but he would have pulled away and had nothing done to him.

Likewise, for example, with Checo in Singapore, he can take that risk because there's a very good chance he can pull that five seconds away from me, so it definitely puts drivers in a position where the car behind can be a bit more aggressive than the car in front.

There is a genuine feeling that it is very hard to be consistent in these positions. And I understand, and I do sympathise with the FIA, that it's not that easy to do.