'Keeping Albon fits with the philosophy of the team'

The F1 world is eagerly awaiting confirmation of the second Red Bull Racing driver alongside Max Verstappen for 2021. Alexander Albon's seat is still at risk. The biggest contenders are the Thai Brit himself and Sergio Perez, who are in top form.

Albon and Perez biggest contenders for Red Bull seat

Sky Sports drew up an analysis of the biggest contenders in response to the upcoming news. It is said that there will be an official report next Friday about the new team mate of Verstappen.

'Albon finished seventh in the World Championship standings, with less than half of the points that Verstappen managed to achieve. He took two podiums, while Verstappen pulled off that trick no less than eleven times. In Italy he was closest to Verstappen [during qualifying, ed.] with 0.295 seconds.'

Last resort for Albon

The biggest contender for the chair and thus Albon's rival is Perez. Sky Sports: 'He finds himself in the bizarre position of being without a seat at the end of the best season of his Formula 1 career. The Mexican finished fourth in the championship, despite missing two races due to a corona infection. He grabbed points in every race he finished.'

On paper, Perez seems to be the better choice for Red Bull. However, the last resort for Albon is the Red Bull philosophy. The team likes to hold on to their own talent. 'Red Bull have always made it clear in their reports that they prefer to see Albon stay. They hope for stability in the team and also want to keep their philosophy and find the talent within the team'.

The team has known stars like Sebastian Vettel and Verstappen, but has also been ruthless in dropping talents that underperformed. Pierre Gasly was put back in favour of Albon and we won't see Daniil Kvyat again after this year. 'Red Bull does not want the same for Albon, who will disappear completely from the grid if he loses his seat.'