Christian Horner says that appointing a new driver is no guarantee for success. According to the Red Bull Racing-team boss, the car is fast, but sometimes very difficult to drive.
Alexander Albon has a tough season. The Thai Briton regularly runs outside the points and has only been on the podium once in the past thirteen races of this season. This in contrast to the nine podium places of teammate Max Verstappen. The Red Bull Racing driver seems particularly struggling with the RB16’s slippery rear end, which prevents him from sitting confidently behind the wheel. Partly because of this, he cannot keep up with the pace of the Dutchman.
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As a result, Red Bull Racing often struggles with a shortage of strategic options to combat Mercedes to be able to enter. A similar scenario played out in the first half of the 2019 season. Then knew Pierre Gasly not live up to it in a Red Bull. However, according to team boss Christian Horner, it cannot be ruled out that this trend will continue if a new driver is put next to Verstappen.
“I think a fast car is sometimes a difficult car,” says Horner. “Particularly when entering corners, we try to generate fast lap times. The car has had its complexities this year, more than last year. That made it difficult for us, but we’ve come to understand as a team. introduced some development to address that, ”said the Briton looking forward to the race weekend in Turkey.
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