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I don’t think an Albon move to Williams would be on if he was still anywhere near a contract with the Red Bull academy. Similarly, Bottas to Alfa has probably been done under his own steam as Toto would have little to say about him going into a Ferrari engined car. The chances of Alfa using a Merc PU are slim to non-existent in my view.
My understanding is that unless Albon's Red Bull backing prevents him getting a drive he will remain a Red Bull contracted driver and Red Bull will be assisting (ie paying) for him to drive as they rate him highly enough to want to bring him back in the future.
IMHO Alfa are of course not going to use a Mercedes PU, but that will not stop Toto helping to pace Bottas in the best possible car for next year if
he isn't in the Mercedes, don't forget Toto is part of his management team and has been since the Wiliams days.