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2020 has served up one final big driver market move, with the news that Sergio Perez will replace Alex Albon as Max Verstappen’s Red Bull team mate in 2021. Albon, whose position had been under consideration for some time, will step back to become the team’s test and reserve driver, with a particular focus on 2022. Having lost his drive at Aston Martin (nee Racing Point) to Sebastian Vettel earlier in the year, it looked like Perez might have to spend 2021 on the side-lines, even after his spectacular maiden win in Sakhir. But in a move that will likely cause more celebrations in the stre...

Perez signs with Red Bull Sergio Perez, Sakhir GP 2020 © BWT Racing Point Formula One Team The Red Bull-Honda confirmed the signing of Sergio Perez to partner Max Verstappen in the team for the 2021 season. Alex Albon will continue with the team in a role as test and reserve driver. Team Principal Christian Horner said, "Alex is a valued member of the Team and we thought long and hard about this decision. Having taken our time to evaluate all the relevant data and performances we have decided that Sergio is the right driver to partner Max for 2021 and look forward to welcoming him to Red Bul...

BY Sergiu Tudose | Posted on Red Bull Racing has just announced the signing of ex-Racing Point driver Sergio Perez, who will line up next to Max Verstappen in 2021. As a result, Alex Albon has been relegated to the position of test and reserve driver, tasked with focusing on 2022 development, simulator work and tire testing. With Lance Stroll retaining his place in Racing Point (soon to be Aston Martin), Perez was left without a seat in Formula 1 after the team announced the signing of Sebastian Vettel, who was released from Ferrari, for next season. “Alex is a valued member of the Team an...

He may have lost his race seat to Sergio Perez, but Alex Albon remains an important member of Red Bull Racing according to Team Principal Christian Horner, who says the team thought “long and hard” about replacing him. Albon raced for Red Bull for a season and a half, having earned promotion in place of Pierre Gasly midway through his rookie campaign in 2019 after a series of impressive performances for Toro Rosso. He scored two podiums this season – in Mugello and Bahrain – but was outpaced significantly by Verstappen, who won twice, over the course of the season and ultimately finis...

Published: 2:51 PM December 18, 2020    Alex Albon and teammate Max Verstappen celebrate their joint podium at the Grand Prix of Bahrain last month - Credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images/ Red Bull Content Pool Suffolk-raised F1 driver Alexander Albon has lost his Formula One seat after two seasons.  The driver who grew up in Bures, near Sudbury, and went to Ipswich School, had been driving for Red Bull Racing for the past season-and-a-half alongside Dutch driver Max Verstappen, having moved across from what was then Torro Rosso.  However, the Suffolk driver had struggled in the past season ...