Tags: Alexander Albon
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‘No competitive justification to hold onto Albon’
There is “no justification” for keeping Alex Albon in the Red Bull next season when the team could put Sergio Perez in the car.
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‘Albon needs to build on his inherited podium’
Lucking into a podium at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Ross Brawn says Alex Albon needs to use it as a confidence booster if he wants to hold onto his Red Bull seat.
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Albon concedes ‘luck involved’ in Bahrain podium
On the podium for only the second time in his F1 career, Alex Albon acknowledges he was lucky with Sergio Perez’s late-race engine failure.
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Marko laughs at Hulk’s ‘I’ve signed’ joke
Helmut Marko had a chuckle at Nico Hulkenberg’s recent “I’ve signed” joke, saying that is “typical German humour”.
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‘Surely Perez is firmly on Red Bull’s radar’
Sergio Perez has to be on “Red Bull’s radar” after finishing on the podium at the Turkish GP while Alexander Albon was once again in a spin, says Martin Brundle.
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Red Bull has time to decide Albon’s future
Christian Horner says Red Bull can take as long as they like to decide Alex Albon’s future as a “full” grid for 2021 is buying them a bit of time.
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Would Albon accept AT demotion? ‘No, not at all’
Alexander Albon has made it clear that he wouldn’t be happy returning to AlphaTauri should he lose his Red Bull race seat.
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‘Albon is the worst second driver ever at Red Bull’
Alexander Albon is the “worst second driver” that has ever raced for Red Bull, that’s according to Jacques Villeneuve.
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Red Bull will work with Albon to ‘build him up’
Point-less in the last three grands prix, Christian Horner says Red Bull will “work with” Alex Albon to rebuild his confidence.
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Red Bull extend Albon deadline to Abu Dhabi
Red Bull will give Alex Albon until the final lap of the season to “prove his worth” before deciding its 2021 line up.
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Albon: Don’t police limits, add gravel
Instead of policing track limits, Alex Albon says Formula 1 should “just put gravel” down, problem solved.
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‘All Albon did at Imola was justify his exit’
Lapped by Max Verstappen in Portugal and spinning at Imola, Alex Albon has all but “justified” his Red Bull exit according to F1 pundits.
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Di Resta: ‘It’s all a bit too late for Alex Albon’
Paul di Resta reckons the writing is on the wall for Alex Albon, saying even if he delivers at Imola, it is “a bit too late” to save his race seat.
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Horner: Red Bull has to look at the driver market
Christian Horner has all but warned Alex Albon that there are rival drivers with “significant experience and ability” looking for race seats for next season.
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Albon not considering ‘external’ options
Alex Albon is determined to hold onto his Red Bull seat, revealing he’s not even considering “external” options. The Thai-British racer’s Formula 1 seat is under threat, at least according to the pundits. Stepping up to Red Bull midway through last season, Albon has yet to take the fight to his team-mate Max Verstappen leaving […]
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Hulkenberg almost drove for Red Bull in Eifel GP
Nico Hulkenberg almost made his Red Bull debut at the Eifel GP with Helmut Marko revealing he called the driver after Alex Albon recorded an inconclusive test.
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‘Unprofessional Albon showed poor judgement’
Daniil Kvyat has slammed Alex Albon, saying he “wouldn’t expect that from a driver of his level” after the Red Bull driver took off his front wing at the Eifel GP.
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Albon: Verstappen doesn’t play political games
Alexander Albon had only praise for his team-mate Max Verstappen when asked about the Dutchman’s comments that he will beat anyone he teams up.
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Red Bull ‘aware of options but Albon first choice’
Although Christian Horner says Red Bull is keeping an eye on the 2021 driver market, Alex Albon is the “preferred choice” to partner Max Verstappen.
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Grid penalties for Albon and Latifi at Sochi
Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi have both hit with five-place grid penalties for the Russian Grand Prix after new gearboxes were fitted to their cars.
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Horner: What’s EJ drinking after Hamilton comments
Christian Horner wonders if Eddie Jordan was hitting the bottle when he suggested Lewis Hamilton join Max Verstappen at Red Bull.
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Hamilton tells Albon: Sorry about that
Finally on the F1 podium after his first two attempts were wrecked by Lewis Hamilton, Alexander Albon received an apology from the Mercedes driver.
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‘Doesn’t matter who’s next to me, I’ll beat them’
Max Verstappen doesn’t care who Red Bull puts in the other car, he’s convinced he will “beat them” whoever teams up with him.
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‘Albon is good enough to hold onto Red Bull seat’
Alexander Albon proved at the Tuscan GP that he is “good enough” to race for Red Bull, that’s according to Ross Brawn.
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‘Horner spoke with Perez amidst concerns over Albon’
Although Red Bull have denied speaking to Sergio Perez’s management about the driver, rumours of the team’s interest continue.
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‘Albon is priority but Hulk is strong driver’
Alexander Albon is Red Bull’s “priority” but that doesn’t mean Christian Horner doesn’t have his eye on other drivers, notably Nico Hulkenberg.
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Albon denies added pressure after Gasly’s win
Yet to step onto the podium while his rival for his Red Bull seat, Pierre Gasly, won at Monza, Alex Albon has denied he’s under added pressure.
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Marko confused: Hamilton told us to put Albon in the car
Helmut Marko says he is confused by Lewis Hamilton’s criticism of Alex Albon as he “called us several times last year” to say the Thai driver should be promoted.
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Albon ignoring ‘95%’ of outside criticism
Yet again failing to join Max Verstappen in the battle for the podium at Spa, Alex Albon says he’s able to ignore “95 percent” of the criticism aimed at him.
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Horner on Albon rumours: Opinions without facts
Christian Horner says everyone has an opinion about Alexander Albon and Red Bull but they “don’t have really the facts”.