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Albon visited the Wat Sakaeo orphanage near Bangkok earlier this year, which is supported by the Iceman Charity, which is run by Volker Capito, the brother of Williams team principal Jost. Albon dyed his hair red after visiting the orphanage in March and later pushed the F1 paddock to do the same as part of a fundraising campaign, which was boosted by the decision to auction off his Singapore helmet design, which was created by the youngsters he met. The helmet was finally auctioned off for £84,075, bringing the year’s total fundraising for the orphanage via the Iceman Charity close to £100,000. Following the conclusion of the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi last weekend, Albon returned to Thailand to see the impact of the fundraising, which allowed for the construction of a new sports hall named after him.
“I was determined to help in any way I could when I visited the orphanage in Thailand earlier this year,” Albon said. “Because 2022 would be my first year racing in Formula One again, I decided to use my position to do good and give back to the Thai community.” I was astounded by the children’s quality and creativity as they began designing my Singapore helmet, and the results were outstanding. “I wasn’t going to allow my health crisis in Monza prevent me from racing that helmet in Singapore, and I’m completely overwhelmed by how much money we’ve gathered to help enhance the orphanage’s facilities.”
In a May interview with Albon stated that working with the orphanage provided him with “an opportunity to do the right thing.” “”I’m fairly bashful, and doing things in public isn’t my favourite thing to do,” Albon explained. “However, I believe there is an element of responsibility in being able to do good.” I feel extremely Thai, and I want to undertake more and more projects that will provide possibilities to people, children, and others in Thailand. “Obviously, I believe I am in a unique position to assist. It’s a chance for me to do the right thing. We’ve been able to donate quite a bit of money, and we’re not going to stop; we want to keep going. “I want to say a huge thank you to my fans that have donated and especially the very generous bidder that won my helmet.”
