Mercedes and Red Bull are likely to still be the two front-runners next season – and the Silver Arrows are wary that their rival’s stronger driver line-up could make them a more formidable opponent. Speaking this week, Mercedes technology director Mike Elliott said he believes Sergio Perez will serve as a strong second driver to
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McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris has said he feels “sorry” for Alex Albon, who lost his seat at Red Bull to Sergio Perez in December. Speaking at a press conference attended by Formula1News.co.uk on Monday afternoon, ahead of McLaren’s 2021 car launch, Norris described F1 as a “very unfair world” but tipped Albon to fight
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Alex Albon took part in the 2021 Austrian Virtual GP on Sunday, alongside the likes of fellow racing drivers George Russell and Stoffel Vandoorne, and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. F1 began streaming so-called virtual grand prix last year following the COVID-19 pandemic derailing the start of the 2020 season, and it quickly attracted a
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2020 was arguably Sergio Perez’s strongest season in Formula One, with him taking his maiden victory in the Sakhir Grand Prix and finishing fourth in the Drivers’ Championship. READ: Saudi Arabian GP Won’t Be A Street Race After 2023 However, it was not without its challenges for the Mexican, with him testing positive for COVID-19
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Dr Helmut Marko, a senior Red Bull advisor, recently suggested that Sebastian Vettel made a mistake by joining the Aston Martin F1 Team and said he believes he should have taken a year out to wait for a potential vacancy at Red Bull or Mercedes in 2022. Join F1 TV To Watch Live Grand Prix
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Last month, Red Bull announced that Sergio Perez will be replacing Alex Albon as Max Verstappen’s team-mate in 2021, with the Thai driver being demoted to the team’s reserve and test driver. READ: ‘I Want To Be Quick Anyway’: Carlos Sainz Looking To Be Immediately Fast At Ferrari Verstappen has since said he hopes that
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Alex Albon will compete in some rounds of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) Championship which don’t clash with his reserve and test driver duties at Red Bull. Alex Albon lost his seat at Red Bull Racing to Sergio Perez following the end of the 2020 F1 season, and the team previously said they were open
MoreAston Martin Racing team principal Otmar Szafnauer has said it is a shame that they couldn’t run Sergio Perez as one of their drivers in 2021. Perez, who recently signed a deal with Red Bull Racing for 2021, was under contract with Racing Point for next season but the team opted to axe him to
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Helmut Marko, head of Red Bull’s driver development programme and a senior team advisor, has said that he believes Daniel Ricciardo was increasingly struggling to keep up Max Verstappen and suggested that’s why he decided to leave the team two years ago. He made the remarks when speaking about Red Bull’s decision to drop Alex
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The last three second drivers at Red Bull – namely Daniil Kvyat, Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon – failed to match Max Verstappen in equal machinery, but, given how Sergio Perez performed last season, it is expected that the Mexican should be at least able to serve as a reliable rear-gunner for the Dutch ace.
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