Albon says Red Bull cars ‘built around’ Verstappen will cause him to….
Alex Albon believes that Red Bull designs its cars to suit the requirements of its star driver, Max Verstappen, but the two-time F1 world champion strongly disagrees with that assertion.
Save for Daniel Ricciardo during Verstappen’s first seasons at Red Bull, the Dutchman has made minced meat of every teammate who has attempted to challenge his hegemony.
Albon says Red Bull cars ‘built around’ Verstappen will cause him to….
In the wake of Ricciardo’s departure from Red Bull at the end of 2018, the team promoted Pierre Gasly to the senior bull outfit, but the Frenchman was no match for the young man sitting on the other side of the garage.
Gasly was replaced mid-season by Albon, but while Verstappen and his new teammate were more closely matched in 2020, the Anglo-Thai charger was ultimately sent to the sidelines when Red Bull ushered in Sergio Perez for 2021.
But overall, Verstappen remains the unquestionable leader of Red Bull, and rightly so believes Albon given that Red Bull’s contenders are purposefully designed to suit the two-time world champion’s driving style, at least according to the Williams charger.
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“This isn’t to throw shade at anyone at Red Bull Racing or Max or anything, honestly,” Albon told The Players’ Tribune.
“But the car is set up in a unique way that is built around the lead driver, and that’s Max. And, look, I totally get why.
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“I mean, when all is said and done, he might be the greatest driver of all time. But he has a very distinct style of driving, and he likes the car set up a certain way that’s hard for a lot of drivers to sync up with.
Albon says Red Bull cars ‘built around’ Verstappen will cause him to….
Alex Albon believes that Red Bull designs its cars to suit the requirements of its star driver, Max Verstappen, but the two-time F1 world champion strongly disagrees with that assertion.
Save for Daniel Ricciardo during Verstappen’s first seasons at Red Bull, the Dutchman has made minced meat of every teammate who has attempted to challenge his hegemony.
Albon says Red Bull cars ‘built around’ Verstappen will cause him to….
In the wake of Ricciardo’s departure from Red Bull at the end of 2018, the team promoted Pierre Gasly to the senior bull outfit, but the Frenchman was no match for the young man sitting on the other side of the garage.
Gasly was replaced mid-season by Albon, but while Verstappen and his new teammate were more closely matched in 2020, the Anglo-Thai charger was ultimately sent to the sidelines when Red Bull ushered in Sergio Perez for 2021.
But overall, Verstappen remains the unquestionable leader of Red Bull, and rightly so believes Albon given that Red Bull’s contenders are purposefully designed to suit the two-time world champion’s driving style, at least according to the Williams charger.
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“This isn’t to throw shade at anyone at Red Bull Racing or Max or anything, honestly,” Albon told The Players’ Tribune.
“But the car is set up in a unique way that is built around the lead driver, and that’s Max. And, look, I totally get why.
Read also: Confident Verstappen ‘full throttle from first corner’ with RB19
“I mean, when all is said and done, he might be the greatest driver of all time. But he has a very distinct style of driving, and he likes the car set up a certain way that’s hard for a lot of drivers to sync up with.
