The day before the start of the first free practice v They connect, a lot has happened. Bottas has extended his contract with Mercedes, Or with moves to Renault, Kimi Raikkonen however, he admitted injury to his left leg. And with all that knowledge, it was almost forgotten that it was Red Bull during the summer break he made a change of racers. gasly is from Red Bull Racing moved to Toro Rosso, and in the opposite direction Albon. And what's right about that Daniel Ricciardo, a longtime racer Red Bull Racing, who is now racing for Renault?
Australian said: “That move Red Bullbut I would not label it as unfair. They had to take action. I have nothing against Pierre and understandably it is not nice to move someone like that. However, the reality is this: Red Bull he gave him half a year to at least get close to the speed of Max Verstappn, and they obviously saw too little development in this direction or progress. Because Max is constantly showing what can be achieved with this car. He wins, constantly ranking in the top five in the race. I know very well what it is like to be in a system Red Bulla. A lot is expected of you there. And if success is lacking, then another solution is found."
Ricciardo continues: “To some extent this was not surprising and I am quite sure that Pierre also suspected this and was aware that there would be a change. Now Albon will get the same opportunity as Gasly. We'll see what Alex makes of this opportunity. " And what was missing from Gasly that he couldn’t keep up with Max? “Maybe there was a lack of confidence in the car. He had some accidents on winter testing. Perhaps his self-esteem suffered as a result, but I think he acted much more relaxed at Toro Rosso."
In the end Australian draws a comparison with Quiet"We saw in Daniil Kvyat how strong he came back. He got a new opportunity and also took advantage of it. Pierre can do the same. It is not often easy for young racers in this Formula 1 steam pot. Max has coped well with this pressure, but not everyone can do it."
