Horner: "Albon was a lot closer to Verstappen than in Russia"

For Alexander Albon, the Eifel Grand Prix turned out to be a disappointment. He retired with bad luck, but just before that he had already made it quite difficult for himself in battle with the AlphaTauri drivers.

Things started to go wrong for Albon when, in his first stint, he locked a brake and flat spotted his tyres. Team boss Christian Horner explains in Red Bull Racing's online press release that they had no choice but to bring him in earlier. Nevertheless, he thinks Albon could have fought for the podium afterwards.

"It’s a shame, I think he would’ve raced Perez and Ricciardo, even with that flatspot in the early stages. It’s a shame that didn’t come to fruition today, because he’s had a pretty sensible weekend. He was a lot closer to his teammate than he was in Russia,” Horner said.