Now that the news of the arrival of Sergio Perez at Red Bull Racing has finally been confirmed by the team, the first reaction, that of Christian Horner, has already arrived. He explains how the team came to the decision and addresses the future of Alex Albon will be with the team.
In the official press release of Red Bull racing, Christian Horner explains his team's decision as follows: “Alex is a valued member of the team and we thought long and hard about the 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 Bull racing. Alex remains an important part of our Team as Test and Reserve Driver with a key focus on 2022 development and we would like to thank him for his hard work and contribution.”