Marko Hanželic
If things had matched him at least a little over the past two weeks, he would Alexander albon could lead at the moment in the points total of Formula 1. Unfortunately, he did not succeed, and thus increases pressure to a young Briton of Thai roots, as it is regardless of his solid performances the gap between it and Max Verstappn still huge.
The numbers speak for themselves - in eleven trainings and qualifications so far Red Bull Ringu the 24-year-old was on average two years younger than the Dutch 0,644 seconds. He was faster only in Q2 for the Austrian GP, and only because Verstappen is already progressed in Q3, but he himself had to go into another quick lap to confirm his promotion.
Lack of speed at the beginning of the season Albon he wasn’t so very noticeable because he is Verstappen resigned early and would with a little luck with the safety car Albon most likely even won if Lewis Hamilton hadn’t eliminated him from the race. Second race on Red Bull Ringu however, it revealed anything but an equal speed ratio between the two drivers Red Bull.
While it is Verstappen for most of the race managed to stay in five seconds to Hamilton’s eventual winner, Albon had a lot of work to do in the final phase of the race Sergio Perez, who started as the seventeenth. That’s too little for someone who is supposed to Red Bullu helped challenge Mercedes in the design championship.
Albon was basically too slow, is the hard verdict of the expert of the German pay TV station Sky and the former Formula 1 racer, Ralph Schumacher: "We're always talking about half a second, which can stretch to half a minute or more in a race."
The question he has to ask himself Red Bull, is: “If you get to the point that you want to win a constructors’ title, what would you do at Red Bullu of course like to achieve, don't you need another driver like Mercedes has? Because it doesn't work any other way. ” Whatever Albon's contribution As far as reading points for the constructor's title is concerned, the former Swiss racer has a similar opinion Marc surer.
On page Red Bull Racing Albon (for now) still has support. Also because of his solid first races and the closing stages on Sunday, when it was initially thought he would Perez overtook, but Tajec fought well with the Mexican, who later had to give up as his tires no longer allowed him to drive faster.
