:quality(80)/cdn-kiosk-api.telegraaf.nl/47d75b12-1ea4-11eb-bc97-02c309bc01c1.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "Rock hard swipe Jacques Villeneuve towards Alexander Albon | Motorsport")
sport">“He is Red Bull’s worst second driver ever, but is protected by the team management,” said the Canadian ex-driver about Max Verstappen’s teammate, who is outclassed by the Dutchman almost every race.
sport">“Albon still has the confidence, but does not have the level of a Red Bull driver,” said Villeneuve as an analyst. Sky Sports Italy. “Albon is only with Red Bull because of his passport. He is protected because Red Bull is half in Thai hands. “
“Albon is only with Red Bull because of his passport”
sport">Villeneuve is right about that. Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz owns 49 percent of Red Bull shares and is in charge of day-to-day management, but Thailand’s wealthy Yoovidhya family has a 51 percent majority stake in the energy drink group.
Jacques Villeneuve became world champion in 1997.
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sport">Albon took over the seat from Pierre Gasly at Red Bull halfway through last year. The Frenchman was quite disappointing as a replacement for Daniel Ricciardo, but the British Thai – who still had a good start – may be doing even worse than his predecessor this season.
sport">Although Albon finished on the podium at the Grand Prix of Tuscany, he occupies a disappointing ninth place in the World Cup standings. Verstappen has the same material, but is in a handsome third place.
sport">Red Bull CEO Helmut Marko has already indicated several times that Albon must improve, but the driver has not been able to do so so far. Sergio Perez and Nico Hülkenberg are mentioned as possible replacements.
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