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Horner: Signing Perez the ‘grown up' thing to do

Christian Horner says looking outside their own talent pool and signing Sergio Perez was the 'grown up' thing for Red Bull to do. With Alex Albon struggling in 2020, the team made the decision to look outside of their own young driver programme for the first time since 2007 when Mark Webber joined. With bringing through their own talent being a source of pride, it was something Horner and co were hugely reluctant to do – but he feels it was ultimately the right call. 'It was a tremendously difficult decision and one we were fortunate to have time to be able to fully consider – the whole season in fact,' he told Autosport. 'And it's highly unusual for a driver of Sergio's...
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