‘Very stupid Red Bull statement, always looking for excuses’ | Motorsport

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sport">A hard crash, a closed pit lane, time penalties, a red flag, a traditional restart and Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas shone from absence on the podium on behalf of Mercedes. Gasly took the win at the Monza circuit. On the podium, the Frenchman was joined by Carlos Sainz and Lance Stroll, who also provided a surprise.

sport">“I think he drove brilliantly and constantly,” says Albers about winner Gasly, who was a teammate of Verstappen at Red Bull in the recent past. “He just had a great weekend.” According to Albers, Red Bull did not give him the support of what a top team should actually do at the time. Gasly was replaced by Alexander Albon last year.

sport">Albers also went into more detail on Hamilton who entered a closed pit lane in ten seconds stop-and-go-penalty and partly because of that eventually ended in seventh place. “Monza is the only track where the signs are opposite from the pit lane. That takes some getting used to for every driver. Then I can imagine that you are making a mistake there. ”

sport">Van Haren and Albers also discuss the problems at Red Bull in the race weekend. They talk about ‘always looking for excuses’ and about ‘a stupid statement’ by team boss Christian Horner. Albers also states that you don’t have to have the best car to become world champion. “It also has to do with luck and being there at the right time.” According to him, there are therefore still chances for Verstappen in the title battle with Hamilton, despite the 54-point deficit.

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