23 years old Alexander albon, A Briton of Thai roots, will be in the race for this weekend GP of Belgium v Spa-Francorchamps debuted for the first team Red Bull Racing. Albon recently described his progress in the following words: “It’s a leap into the depths, but I have a swimsuit on.“Yesterday was v Milton Keynes performed a calibration of the seat of his new work tool.
Christian horner, team boss Red Bull, and the sporting boss of the Red Bulls Helmut Marko they waited and watched long enough. After bad performances again Pierre Gaslya on the race v Germany and on Hungary they decided that young people should French empty the seat of the first team car and hand it over by the end of the season Alex Albon, who will therefore be the new teammate from the race in Belgium onwards Max Verstappen. Gasly, however, moved back to Toro Rosso. The Frenchman has already competed for the second team of the bull stable.
Staff changes during the season at Red Bullu they are nothing new. Before the race for GP of Spain leta 2016, are from another team Toro Rosso v Red Bull brought a young man Max Verstappen in Dutchman I thanked her in the most beautiful way for their trust - s a sensational victory on the race. Rus Daniil Kvyat however, he had to move to Toro Rosso and he no longer recovered from that blow. More, Red Bull he excluded him from his program. For 2019 season but they called him back, and before that the Russian was a reserve racer Ferrari.
Many wonder why instead Gaslya Red Bull did not take They are crying, located in the championship before Albon and is in Hockenheim achieved an excellent third place? The answer is as follows: Kvyat has already raced for Red Bull and is therefore known to the team. Albon however, he has not yet been active on the top team. That's why he wants to Red Bull find out what it can do with a competing race car.
