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‘We backed Albon, but consistency was not there'
Christian Horner said everyone at Red Bull wanted Alex Albon to retain his seat, but he just was not consistent enough. The Thai driver was drafted in to replace Pierre Gasly midway through the 2019 season, at that stage with only half a campaign of Formula 1 experience having debuted with Toro Rosso at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix. But after encountering the same difficulties that Gasly did as he struggled to match the pace of team-mate Max Verstappen, Albon was demoted to a test and reserve role at Red Bull for 2021 while his seat was given to Sergio Perez. 'We all wanted Alex to keep his seat. He has potential, but he lacked consistency,' Horner explained to Auto Motor und Sport....
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