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Alexander Albon should deserve to be a Red Bull driver, but Christian Horner pointed out that he didn’t come very close to that at the Portuguese Grand Prix. The team boss, on the other hand, believes that Pierre Gasly, who drove last year, would not be better off with the team’s leading car either.
Like Sebastian Vettel’s Calvary and Valtteri Bottas’ increasingly ugly defeats, Alexander Albon’s performance leaves much to be desired. While Max Verstappen finished third in the Portuguese Grand Prix despite a starting accident, Albon was just 11 at the end of the first lap, he was able to finish the race with just two wheel changes, and then his teammate left him. without a period.
Even more embarrassing for Albon is that Pierre Gasly finished fifth again in his Alpha Tauri car, so he can already claim 63 points, while Albon racked up 64 at the wheel of the much more competitive Red Bull on paper. In comparison, Max Verstappen is at 162 points. Team boss Christian Horner said the Thai driver had a “difficult day” at Portimao.
Both Red Bulls started on soft tires, but Verstappen and Albon also had trouble warming up the tires. The Dutch driver also had to resist the attack from Kimi Räikkönen, who started well from 16th place, but kept a long way behind the leader and Albon got stuck, so they started getting shot and had to change the tires early.
“He was already fine with the medium compound tires, he caught up with the others, but again his tires were so worn that we had to call him again. He wouldn’t have gotten along, we put a new soft game on him, but he was already too far behind. It’s a tough afternoon, “Horner summed up. Sky sports in your program.
Wouldn’t Gasly be a solution?
Gasly was Verstappen’s teammate last year, but was demoted in favor of Albon before the Belgian Grand Prix, but has since achieved increasingly spectacular results. The highlight was this year’s lucky Italian Grand Prix, but he raced bravely and successfully several times, beating his teammate Danyiil Kvjat, who is expected to go off without a hitch. Still, it doesn’t even happen that the pilots are replaced.
“Pierre does a great job, he raced very well again, he had excellent maneuvers. You can see he’s confident, it’s easier to drive an Alpha Tauri car, Alex also had one of his first comments last year. [Toro Rossót] it was easier to drive. I have no reason to think that if we exchanged them, it wouldn’t be the same. Alex would be in the same car as Pierre. “
“We have a lot of information about the drivers, our car is very different. [mint az Alpha Tauri], then Alex fights him under certain circumstances, as Pierre did 12 months ago. We have to work on this. We can see that in difficult conditions, the pilots are very far apart, either at the moment [Charles] Leclerc is Seb [Vettel]and even Lewis [Hamilton] it’s Valtteri [Bottas] in the race “.
Horner said they will decide Albon’s fate in the coming weeks, but even in the face of a weak Portuguese performance, he said they are putting pressure on the Thai driver and wanting to help him earn his place at Red Bull.
“With fast cars, it can be difficult to drive to the limit. Max shows the potential the car has and obviously we want both drivers to achieve it. Alex and I have to get there in a few tenths, just like Valtteri compared to Lewis, because it gives us strategic opportunities in the race. Everyone gives everything to help Alex find an environment and balance that he can trust because we still believe in him. “
