Alex Albon feels he is “going in the r꧒ight direction” after securing his best qualifying resꦉult of the 2020 Formula 1 season at the Tuscan Grand Prix.

The Anglo-Thai driver will join his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen on the second🐬 row of the grid for the first time this year after sealing fourth place on the grid for F1’s inaugural grand prix at Mugello.

Albon, who has come under pressure after ♉a difficult start to 2020 amid suggestions Pierre Gasly could return to Red Bull, posted a lap that was half a second slower than Verstappen.

“You always feel like you🌸 can do better from the r🌃un before,” Albon said.

“We didn’t do the Q2 run two lapꦍ so there was a bit of time in the garage. You just kind of wait𓆉.

“I’d 🍌say my Q3 run one lap was OK, there w🐼as a little bit of margin in a few places. I came around and there was a yellow car in the way.

“It is what it is🅰, it’s P4 still. I’m happy with that, it’s going in the right direction.”

Asked about his chances of potentially claiming a first podium on Sunday, Albon replied: “That’d be nice. ꦕWe’ll see, it’s♕ a long run into Turn 1.

“We haven’t been the greatest off the line but we’ll see what we’ve got. It’s going to be hard overtaking here, but degradation is looking pretty good and I thin﷽k the last corner isn’t that bad t✅o follow.

“It’s not like Barcelona where it’s all tಞraffic jam and waiting for someone to leave the chicane. Here, it’s more you can f𒊎ind the line to get some clear air and stay close.

“Hopefully that means we c𓃲an do something with strategy.”