Red Bull har udset en afløser for Max Verstappen

red bull har udset en afløser for max verstappen

Red Bull har udset en afløser for Max Verstappen

Mercedes ønsker at hente Max Verstappen som afløser for Lewis Hamilton, der næste år skifter til Ferrari. Teamchef Toto Wolff er villig til at gøre, hvad der kræves for at få den hollandske stjerne med om bord.

Og ifølge journalisten Joe Saward har Red Bull allerede udpeget manden, der kan blive deres førstekører, hvis Verstappen forlader holdet. Williams-køreren Alex Albon, der kørte for teamet i 2019 og 2020, er udset til denne rolle. Det skriver F1 Oversteer.

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Saward har tidligere afsløret, at Albon har et tilbud på bordet om at vende tilbage til det Milton Keynes-baserede hold i 2026. Men han kan potentielt undgå det ‘umulige’ sammenstød med Verstappen.

Han siger, at Red Bull ‘er ret opsatte’ på at bringe Albon tilbage om et par år. Williams vil gerne beholde ham, og deres bedste chance for at gøre det er at bygge en mere konkurrencedygtig bil til ham.

Den thailandske kører ved, at ‘han kan blive teamleder’ under Christian Horner, hvis Verstappen beslutter sig for at forlade holdet. Og det kan vise sig at være et meget svært tilbud at afslå for en hvilken som helst kører.

Midtvejs i 2019-sæsonen blev Pierre Gasly fyret af Red Bull. Holdet forfremmede Albon fra juniorholdet Toro Rosso. Han fik en god start og placerede sig i top-6 i otte af de sidste ni løb.

Men i 2020 levede han ikke op til teamets forventninger. Han sluttede uden for pointene i fem ud af 17 løb og opnåede kun to podieplaceringer mod Verstappens 11.

Red Bull besluttede i sidste ende at erstatte Albon med Sergio Perez. Men man kan argumentere for, at mexicaneren ikke har været en markant forbedring.

Umiddelbart efter at have forladt Red Bull, tilbragte Albon et år på sidelinjen. Men siden han vendte tilbage til Williams i 2022, har han genopbygget sit ry. Og det har fået flere hold til at kigge i hans retning.

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