He is believed to have to Daniil Kvyat empty the team seat Alpha Tauri, which he was supposed to occupy Yuki Tsunoda, a young Japanese man under his wing Honda, who will become the new teammate Pierre Gaslya. Max Verstappen has a valid contract, so it remains unclear even recently much criticized Alex Albon.
"The fourth seat will be decided in Istanbul at the latest,”Is for colleagues from Sport1 said Marko, who referred to the race for GP of Turkey, which airs on November 15th. With a seat Albon the two have also been linked recently Nico Hulkenberg in Sergio Perez, but at Red Bullu they prefer to take the racer from their own offspring. Popular Hulk he himself has already stated that his chances are very small. Despite widespread criticism at the expense of the young Thai, but Marko says he is happy with Albon.
"His lag behind Max at the Nürburgring was acceptable,”He says Austrian. "If he continues like this, his seat is safe for the 2021 season.“However, it is Marko said it is imperative that Max's teammate fast enough. “You can’t fight for a title with just one racer, that much is clear. Internal competitiveness is important.“Capacity is for Verstappen also important because of rumors that it may be due to exit clausesrelated to the engine, operations from Red Bull Racing. "We want and need a competitive engine. That's what Max wants. However, there is no specific clause in his contract if we don’t have a Honda engine."
"Max is in the shape of his life,”He continues Marko. "He is the only one who can put pressure on Mercedes. I think Max would lead the championship in the same race car. His father plays a big part in why Max is so remarkable,He added Austrian. "People always say I’m solid, but what Max had to go through wasn’t easy. But the success proves it was right."