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Why Red Bull Won’t Release Pierre Gasly Anytime Soon
Why Red Bull Won’t Release Pierre Gasly Anytime Soon

Pierre Gasly seemed to have gotten the opportunity of a lifetime when he was called to the senior Red Bull team after the shock departure of Daniel Ricciardo at the end of the 2018 season. However, his stay would be short as he would be demoted back to AlphaTauri after just twelve races. Gasly though has had an impressive run since then that has included a podium and a victory with AlphaTauri. Many felt that this warranted a promotion for Gasly but Red Bull’s senior management has made it clear that they will be keeping Gasly at AlphaTauri. This led some to suggest that Gasly would look to leave the Red Bull family for greener pastures but AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has now explained why that won’t happen anytime soon while speaking to Motorsport Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgyK5R0MSxKuiDemG814AaABCQ 0:00 - Why Red Bull Won’t Release Pierre Gasly Anytime Soon 1:54 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Why Red Bull Won’t Release Pierre Gasly Anytime Soon Tost started by explaining how it is natural for other teams to show interest in a driver like Gasly “You know, if a driver is as competitive as Pierre, other teams will of course ask questions about the contractual details. They all want to know if and when a driver is available. Pierre improved a lot. He has reached a real high level now” He then pointed out how Gasly has become the kind of driver everyone wants to build their team around “He is now an experienced driver, and also a successful driver. Each team is built around a successful driver. What does that mean? The fact that the team listens to the technical feedback of the driver also influences the new design of the car” “Let me put it another way: the designers and engineers take the feedback from such a good driver into account. That car is more suited to his driving style, that is the state of affairs” He summed up his words by explaining why Gasly will stay in the Red Bull family for the foreseeable future “He has a contract with Red Bull and I don't think Red Bull will release him anytime soon. They have invested a lot of money in him and sooner or later they want to reap the benefits, get good results, win races and also championships. We will see” Fast Feed Haas team principal Guenther Steiner thinks that “If it is almost never done to compete with two rookies, that does not automatically mean for” him “that it is doomed to fail” He added that he does not “want to downplay the risk but” they “may think a little differently from other teams” as he remembers “when people asked” him why they “kept Romain Grosjean for so long” He added that they “are not there to do what others do” and that they “do what” they “think makes sense. The results will show whether” they “are right” He further accepts that “a driver like Mick Schumacher can also make mistakes” Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll has stated that “if you get a good car, you get good results, and then you just build confidence from there” He added that “when you’re in a bad car and you don’t know what it’s like to be in a good car until you sit in one, you kind of start to question what your ability is like” Mercedes head designer John Owen thinks that “COVID came just at the right time” for them He further revealed that their “High Performance Powertrains department had discovered a persistent problem and was still looking for a solution” AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost doesn’t know if Red Bull’s Max Verstappen “would have achieved the same” results without Jos Verstappen He further explained that “Jos taught Max everything he needed as a young boy” For Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz “certainly it was a bit annoying, because everyone was kind of implying that Ferrari was going to also be as bad in 2021” as they were in 2020 He is also confident that “if there’s a team that is able to turn things around quickly in Formula 1,” “that is Ferrari” Pierre Gasly thinks that Honda “have good plans” as he knows “a few things which sounds good, but” he doesn’t “want to speak for them” He also feels that “they’ll push and give everything until the last race” and that “they are consistently trying to improve the package” Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is planning “to organize something for Carlos Sainz to make sure he is integrated into the team as soon as possible and is familiar with the car, the engineers”, their “way of working and” their “procedures” Would Max Verstappen have achieved the same results without his father Jos?



Wolff: “We Need To Be Ready For All Kinds Of Curve Balls” From Hamilton
Wolff: “We Need To Be Ready For All Kinds Of Curve Balls” From Hamilton

Mercedes are yet to confirm contracts for both drivers in their 2021 line-up as nothing concrete has yet been announced regarding the negotiations to renew Hamilton’s contract. There have been a few rumors about the process not being as straightforward as it was initially expected to be. Mercedes team principal has now spoken about this situation to Motorsport Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgxD40fB_MTQSbK-T3B4AaABCQ 0:00 - Toto Wolff Feels The “Need To Be Ready For All Kinds Of Curve Balls” 2:03 - Regarding Hamilton Wolff started by explaining how F1 isn’t about one thing “It's not one dimensional. Formula 1 has always been about best man in best machine wins. The best men means the quickest driver, and the most intelligent driver” “Equally, the organization around the driver needs to be on its absolute A-game in order to deliver performance in the various areas. This means on the engineering side, on the commercial side, on the political side, and on the communication side, in order to keep the wheels rolling” Wolff then stressed that Hamilton does not see himself as the center of everything at Mercedes “[He is] the one that understands how the dynamics in a team works, its technical ability, and on the other side seeing himself in the right context within the organization and not like a solar system where everything revolves around the sun” He reiterated the need to be better at even the finer details of the sport “This is a business without a silver bullet, contrary to what most people think - even within the industry. It's a business around marginal gains where everything needs to be in the right place for a team to be successful” He further added that he isn’t worried that Hamilton might suddenly quit the team like Nico Rosberg did in 2016 but accepts the fact that they have to be ready for all eventualities “It doesn't worry me at all, because I will always respect Lewis's decisions. Whether this is staying with us for a long time, or whether that means leaving the sport and pursuing different interests. I think we need to be ready for all kinds of curve balls being thrown at us” He summed up his words by hinting that the future has more in store for the partnership “But at the same time, we talk a lot, and we are very transparent with each other. I think there is more to achieve together” Fast Feed Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has stated that despite all his “respect and appreciation for McLaren, that's just the second-best team and” he couldn't “hesitate when Ferrari” knocked on the “door” He also feels that as he “managed to create a good team at McLaren, so why not at Ferrari?” He further added that “nobody leaves Ferrari empty-handed” as they leave “there with victories and podiums in their pocket” He also accepts that “they may leave without a world title, but that's the way it is with nineteen drivers every year, especially at a time when Mercedes and Red Bull are so dominant” Toto Wolff has pointed out that his driver Valtteri Bottas “has had highlights, but above all many more lows than he deserved” He added that “those lows were not due to his own performance, but simply the result of bad luck” Wolff also thinks that Bottas “could have had a handful more wins. And the championship could have stayed open much, much longer” He reiterated that Bottas “is performing at a very high level. There's no reason to doubt him” Former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore has suggested that “Renault will have had good reasons to hire” ex-MotoGP team principal Davide Brivio He added that Brivio’s “inexperience will not be a problem. In the end it's about managing people and in a couple of months he'll know what to do” McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that “you get 100% openness and honesty from” Helmut Marko “and you have to learn not to take everything personally” He also joked that “Helmut has become softer in recent years. Maybe it's because he's getting older, but” he also feels “that he's become a bit nicer” Williams’ George Russell thinks that he has “improved as a driver, drastically, because” he has “been in wheel-to-wheel battles throughout the season with Alfa Romeo, Haas and often [Sebastian] Vettel” He added that the “experience of fighting wheel to wheel in a Formula 1 car has helped” him “a lot - because it's different. It's very different from junior formulas” He further explained that if “you lose downforce, the car transforms. And learning how to deal with that has been great for” him Has Helmut Marko become “softer” in recent years?



Why McLaren Are Confident They Will Be Back As A “Big Team” in F1
Why McLaren Are Confident They Will Be Back As A “Big Team” in F1

McLaren are one of the most successful teams in F1 history but it has been more than a decade since they were involved in a championship fight. This year, they equaled their best finish of the last decade in the championship table with a third-place finish. With a slew of changes in the upcoming season, McLaren’s CEO Zak Brown feels that they now have everything in place to take it to the next level Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgyoaP1MuqcCrHdqWa14AaABCQ 0:00 - McLaren Will Be Back As A “Big Team” 1:17 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: McLaren Will Be Back As A “Big Team” Brown began by praising team principal Andreas Seidl while acknowledging that it will take time to get back to the top “I think we do have everything that we need. It'll take time. Andreas Seidl has done an unbelievable job leading the Formula 1 team” He then pointed out all the positive aspects of the McLaren team “We've got two great drivers. We've got the Mercedes power unit. We've got fantastic men and women at the racetrack and back at the factory all building towards this race car to make it go as fast as possible” He further added that they finally have everything they need “So, I think we need some time for it all to come together, but I don't think there are any pieces to the puzzle missing now. We've just got to put the puzzle together” Brown summed up his words by explaining why they can regain their status as one of the top teams in F1 “We'll run at the cost cap now, so I think we'll be back being one of the 'big' teams” Fast Feed 2020 world champion Lewis Hamilton thinks that “the respect between” drivers, “the FIA and the stewards has grown - and so has the understanding He also added that “they won't catch” him for an illegal practice start “again” as he has “learned from it and it won't happen again” FIA president Jean Todt is of the opinion that “the supremacy, the dominance of Mercedes and Lewis [Hamilton] is bigger than the one” they “had at the time, with Ferrari and Michael [Schumacher]” Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko finds it “difficult to say whether McLaren, Aston Martin or Ferrari will be the most dangerous opponent” However, he is “convinced that” they “will be driving together with Mercedes at the front” He further feels that “the others will be a little behind, but” they “are certainly not afraid of them” He also suggested that their new driver Sergio Perez “will allow” them “to diversify” their strategies James Vowles, Mercedes' chief strategist has pointed out that the red star dedicated to the late Niki Lauda is “still on the bodywork, just in a slightly different position” Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has revealed that his “father was very strict when it came to racing” as Max “had to be serious about it, otherwise” his father wanted him “to quit” As such, Max “had to give it” his “all, while other kids were playing but, in the end,”, he’s “glad that” his father “was so strict with” him Red Bull co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz feels that “Max lost a lot of points due to breakdowns, otherwise he would have easily finished second” in 2020 He suggested that they’re “getting closer to Mercedes, but behind” them “they're coming too. The competition behind Mercedes is very intense” He therefore thinks that they “need two strong drivers next year and Perez is the best in that respect” Dutch Grand Prix Sporting Director, Jan Lammers doesn’t think Red Bull’s new driver Sergio Perez “is actually the miracle solution that people often suggest he is” He further feels that Perez “will just be fourth or fifth” at Red Bull “because only if two Mercedes, Verstappen and Leclerc fail, he wins the race” Will McLaren soon be back as one of the ‘big’ teams in F1?



Albon Speaks Out For First Time Since Being Dropped by Red Bull
Albon Speaks Out For First Time Since Being Dropped by Red Bull

Ever since it was confirmed that Red Bull will replace Alex Albon with Sergio Perez in their 2021 line-up, many have suggested that Albon received a much longer time to prove himself than any of his predecessors like Daniil Kvyat or Pierre Gasly but he was unable to do enough to convince the decision makers at Red Bull to keep him in the team. Albon has now spoken about this development Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgxXqCs05oFBHQ78mPF4AaABCQ 0:00 - Albon Responds For The First Time Since Being Dropped by Red Bull 1:09 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Albon Responds For The First Time Since Being Dropped by Red Bull Albon began by explaining his emotions following the loss of his racing seat at Red Bull “I can’t lie guys, it hurts. I gave it everything out there, but it wasn’t quite enough” He then thanked his fans “I want to say a huge thank you to all of you that supported me throughout this year, especially my Thai fans. With all the different opinions out there, I always had you guys to push me through it” Albon signed off by stating that he is not going to let any of this stop him and that he will be putting his efforts into getting back on the grid in 2022 “I’m not giving up, I’ve poured my life into this and I won’t let it stop here. I have more to give and my focus is getting back for 2022 and to wave the Thai flag again” Fast Feed 2020 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been selected as the Sports Personality of the Year by BBC Sport McLaren CEO Zak Brown thinks that “at McLaren”, they “have created a family atmosphere and that's why” they “adapt to each other more easily” He also feels that if drivers “keep driving around with one-year deals”, they can feel that their “next race could be” their “last, and that's certainly not a good way to motivate an employee” He further added that what they did with their outgoing driver Carlos Sainz “worked very well for” them and they “both maximised the results of each contract” 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg is of the opinion that 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher “was certainly the most complete racing driver of all” Rosberg explained that the “way he experienced this sport, the motivation to improve himself and the team in every conceivable area, that's pretty huge” Rosberg further thinks that it hasn’t “happened a second time in Formula 1” Rosberg also praised Hamilton by saying that he “is a natural talent, a driver from another planet. He sits in a car and is immediately fast, which is quite impressive” Former F1 driver Mark Webber believes that Red Bull’s Max Verstappen “has done a very, very, very good job” and that “he is in the final phase of fine-tuning his craftsmanship” He has also implored Verstappen not be impatient by stating that “you don't win five world titles in your first five years in Formula 1. Nobody has done that” Former F1 driver Max Chilton feels that “Max Verstappen deserves a special mention for getting the most out of the Red Bull all season long” He, however, feels that the best driver of the season “has to be Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton notched up his 95th F1 win on his way to his record-equalling seventh championship win” Racing Point’s Sebastian Vettel is of the opinion that “sixth place in the constructors' championship probably won't look very good in Ferrari's history books” Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has suggested that Hamilton “is in the shape of his life at the moment and he will stay there for some time to come. Going on together is therefore a no-brainer” Renault’s managing director Cyril Abiteboul has stated that “Oscar Piastri's Formula 3 title was an incredible moment that” they “are very proud of” “On the other hand”, they “had hoped for more from Guanyu Zhou and Christiaan Lundgaard in Formula 2” Will Oscar Piastri make it to F1?



Red Bull Reveal When They Will Decide “Verstappen's Teammate”
Red Bull Reveal When They Will Decide “Verstappen's Teammate”

Red Bull are yet to announce who will drive for them alongside Max Verstappen next year. Some have suggested that current driver Alex Albon will continue while others are batting for Sergio Perez to replace Albon. Similarly, their sister team AlphaTauri is yet to announce their second driver for next season. Team principal Christian Horner and Advisor Helmut Marko have now offered some clarity. Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugz8nauqnyhFcb9KC7x4AaABCQ 0:00 - When Will Red Bull Announce Driver Line-Up? 1:19 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: When Will Red Bull Announce Driver Line-Up? Horner started by detailing the approach they will take “Obviously, we have a huge amount of data now. We have all the knowledge across the various circuits that we have done. We’ll sit down, go through that and come to the right conclusion” Alex Albon finished in a respectable fourth place in the final race that Verstappen won. Horner spoke about Albon’s performance and explained how it helped the team out in terms of strategy “It’s certainly what we were expecting to see because it’s the only way in which you can put Mercedes under pressure. If for example, they split the strategy, then we could’ve been very exposed. Certainly, in the end of the race, Alex was able to close on them” Marko added to Horner’s statement “We are now going to analyse all the data and decide before Christmas who will be Verstappen's teammate” He also offered some more clarity regarding the situation at AlphaTauri “On Wednesday we will announce who will drive for AlphaTauri” Fast Feed Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton thinks that they’ve “obviously got a fight on” their “hands next year” as far as Red Bull are concerned He added that “without a doubt, these guys are going to be strong, as this car is next year's car pretty much” He further is “excited for that challenge, and that battle that” they “hopefully will get” Max Verstappen thinks that “for the whole team it's a boost and motivation to go into the winter like this” Future McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo feels that the uneventful race in Abu Dhabi “is a shame because it is such a great venue” He added that he certainly does “not want to talk the place down because” he wants “to keep coming back here because it is amazing” He further feels that maybe they “could play around with the layouts” as “unfortunately on Sunday it is tricky, it is sometimes a bit grim from an entertainment point of view” Dutch Grand Prix Sporting Director, Jan Lammers has suggested that “if they had wanted to replace Albon, Red Bull would have already announced it” He further thinks that “if it is going to be changed, it will be [Sergio] Perez. He seems to have the best chances at the moment” Christian Horner has reiterated that the possibility of Red Bull taking over Honda’s engine operations after 2021 “can only be done cost-effectively if the current engine regulations are frozen after that year” He added that “the latest signals in that direction are positive” and that he is “not just referring to the statements from Ferrari and Mercedes, which are benevolent” He revealed that they “are also currently holding constructive talks with the owners of the sport” Should the Abu Dhabi layout be changed?



Verstappen "Not Interested" in "B***h Fight" With Leclerc
Verstappen "Not Interested" in "B***h Fight" With Leclerc

The second race in Bahrain was surprising in many ways and it was all set-in motion when an over-enthusiastic lunge from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc ended in a retirement for both himself and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Max was unhappy about it in the aftermath and he has now revealed if it is something that is still lingering in his mind while Leclerc explained why he went for the move Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugy0rLPl_9TDdQSxDL94AaABCQ 0:00 - Verstappen Does Not Want A Bitch Fight With Leclerc 1:20 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Verstappen Does Not Want A Bitch Fight With Leclerc Leclerc began by detailing how his overtaking style can be risky but rewarding at times as well “Sometimes I didn't succeed, like in Austria at the beginning of the year. But with my way, I also scored a lot of points” He, however, accepts that the move last weekend was unnecessary “This time it didn't do us any good. I have to better decide who to fight - overtaking Max would be useless as they are faster than us anyway. The stewards had no other choice. I had to be punished” Verstappen then explained if he felt like he had been robbed of a victory “You can always say that afterwards. It is what it is. It was very unfortunate, but it can happen” He concluded his words by elaborating on why he does not want to pursue the matter any further “I'm not interested in that at all. I just want to do the race here. So no point trying to just have a kind of a bitch fight, and keep going on, talking to each other. It doesn't matter. We both retired, and it's what it is” Fast Feed Mercedes have confirmed that their driver Lewis Hamilton “tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday prior to completion of his self-isolation period in Bahrain” “This enabled him to travel to Abu Dhabi on Thursday afternoon, and he tested negative on arrival. Lewis has therefore completed the protocols required by the FIA for his entry to the paddock” AlphaTauri’s Daniil Kvyat doesn’t “know why it takes so long for some sort of news to come out” regarding his future in F1 He added that he is “open to many things and of course” he “would consider” a reserve driver role “as well” First, he wants “to finish the season and then” he “will start taking decisions. In case” he doesn’t “have a seat for 2021”, he wants to do his “best to come back to Formula 1 in 2022” Max Verstappen feels that “even though last year was pretty good, there were things” they “could have done better” He elaborated that “in general that has been consistency, knowing when to take risks, when not, starts, Lap 1, staying out of trouble, keeping your car in one [piece]” He also thinks that he “can be happy” as he has “improved compared to the year before and that’s” “what you want; you always want to become better” The FIA and F1 have stated that they “strongly support the Haas F1 Team in its response to the recent inappropriate actions of its driver, Nikita Mazepin” Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has left Abu Dhabi and returned home after feeling uncomfortable even though he tested negative for Covid-19 His driver Sebastian Vettel feels that teammate “Charles [Leclerc] has a long time ahead of him with the team, a lot of work” Mercedes will “have a very special surprise for” their “team members in Abu Dhabi this weekend” They further revealed that “Saturday and Sunday” they “will be driving in a slightly different colour scheme with everyone's name on the car to honour the enormous commitment and determination of everyone in Brixworth and Brackley” Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo has stated that “you always get full transparency and honesty from” Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko and joked that Marko should be given “a hug” Outgoing Racing Point driver Sergio Perez is “in big peace with” himself despite not being “fully in control of” his “future at the moment” He reiterated that “given it’s not in” his “hands, given the victory came…” he feels that he’s “made the most of” his “opportunities” If Kvyat doesn’t race next year, will he ever make a full-time return to the F1 grid?



Is Russell Being Used As A Bargaining Chip Against Hamilton?
Is Russell Being Used As A Bargaining Chip Against Hamilton?

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is yet to officially sign with Mercedes for 2021 and beyond even though many expect it to be a mere formality given the highly successful partnership between the two. After George Russell impressed quite a few people as Hamilton’s stand-in after Hamilton’s positive Covid-19 diagnosis, some people including Red Bull’s team principal Christian Horner have suggested that he could be used as a negotiation tool while discussing the terms of Hamilton’s future contract. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has now spoken about this Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgwX0cqDKULLClzkVb54AaABCQ 0:00 - Is Russell Being Used To Further Contract Negotiations With Hamilton? 1:44 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Is Russell Being Used To Further Contract Negotiations With Hamilton? Horner gave his thoughts on the possibility of Russell being used by Mercedes to negotiate a deal with Hamilton “I’m sure Toto’s looking to use it to perhaps negotiate Lewis’s contract in some way, shape, or form. So, it will be fascinating to see how it plays out, but it’s great to see another youngster getting that chance and opportunity” Wolff then explained how Hamilton’s recent diagnosis has affected the contract negotiation timeline “The timeline is being pushed back until he recovers. We know that we need to get it done – pretty well aware both of us – but the priority now is of him getting back on his feet and being [Covid] negative. Then we will meet or Zoom in order to put pen to paper” He then revealed if George Russell’s outing with Mercedes will be used as leverage “No. We know what we have with Lewis and he knows what he has with the team. Such a situation would never be utilized as some kind of bargaining power, neither by him nor by us” He signed off by explaining why nothing that happens in Sakhir or at Abu Dhabi will have any effect on the contract negotiations with Hamilton “I respect very much who he is and how he drives, his records, and whatever happens this weekend or next has no influence on our talks” Fast Feed F2 driver Yuki Tsunoda feels that he has “to work even harder to become like” Anthoine Hubert and added that “it is an honour to receive” the Anthoine Hubert Award Red Bull’s Alex Albon revealed that “it's very clear where the deficit to” his teammate Max Verstappen is and that he “could tell” where he “was slow without looking at the data” McLaren’s Carlos Sainz has explained that George Russell’s stint with Mercedes “demonstrates what Formula 1 is missing out from, by having cars that are two seconds apart He added that “pretty much the whole grid could be within three tenths of a second because of the talent there is on the grid” He further stated that “it's a shame that a guy that is fighting for P15 every weekend, suddenly when you put him in a race winning car, he's 20 thousandths off pole” He also feels that F1 can create “a much more incredible show if” they “could level the playing field a bit more and allow the driver to make more of a difference” Outgoing Haas driver Romain Grosjean had earlier stated that he will “call every F1 team to see if they want to organize a private test in January” if he was not able to take part in the race in Abu Dhabi Now that it has been confirmed that he won’t take part in the final race this season, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed that if they “get permission to do that and the other teams” Grosjean “has driven with don't give him that option”, Mercedes “will” Red Bull’s Max Verstappen feels that Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc’s lunge during the Sakhir GP that ended both their races prematurely “was totally unnecessary” He further thinks “it was stupid and it shouldn't have happened” Will Russell be used a bargaining tool in Mercedes negotiations with Hamilton?



Horner Reveals Where Albon Stands For 2021
Horner Reveals Where Albon Stands For 2021

With both seats at Haas being filled up for 2021, Red Bull’s second seat remains the only real uncertainty as far as the driver market for next year is concerned. Some have suggested that after a lackluster year, Alex Albon the current holder of that seat could be demoted to Red Bull’s sister team AlphaTauri. Christian Horner has now revealed if that is a possibility Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugx9o65lSGRur3_eo-h4AaABCQ 0:00 - Red Bull Or Bust For Albon 1:21 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Red Bull Or Bust For Albon Horner began by explaining how Albon has been closer to his teammate Max Verstappen than his predecessor at Red Bull – Pierre Gasly was “I think you should look at how Max has developed in recent years. If you look at his average, Alex's average is closer to Max than Pierre last year” He then explained what Albon has to do to hold on to his seat at Red Bull “[He has] to demonstrate he’s absolutely the right guy to be in that car alongside Max next year. And we’re giving him all the support we possibly can to achieve that goal“ He further explained how Albon has a long-term contract with Red Bull “He’s on a long-term agreement, as all Red Bull drivers are when they join the team. Our focus at the moment is on the race seat and giving him the opportunity to demonstrate he is making significant progress” He signed off by revealing if Albon could end up at AlphaTauri “I don’t believe he forms part of [AlphaTauri team boss] Franz’s [Tost] plans for next year, so it’s very much a Red Bull seat or a year on the bench” Fast Feed Newly crowned Formula 2 champion and future F1 driver Mick Schumacher thinks “it’s very important. Bringing a championship title with you on your CV into F1, that is great “ He added that he “wanted to achieve something” himself and he “wanted to prove to” himself that he’s “here for a reason“ Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff pointed out that they “have seen tests that were negative within ten days, so” he thinks his driver Lewis Hamilton returning for the race in Abu Dhabi “is perfectly feasible” He added that “many athletes have tested positive for a long time after any symptoms and after they’ve been in any way infectious – but this is something the FIA needs to look into anyway” Honda F1 boss Toyoharu Tanabe feels that “there is still room for improvement on both the PU and chassis side” of all four Honda-powered cars Outgoing Haas driver Romain Grosjean feels that “if you have experienced what” he “experienced then, it is your job to help” with improving safety in motorsports He also revealed that FIA president Jean Todt had asked him if he remembers “saying it was a bad day for Formula 1 when the halo was introduced” He replied by saying that he remembers “and it's only stupid people that don't change their mind.’ The halo is the best thing” and that he “wouldn't race any car without a halo” He further revealed that even though he was looking for opportunities to race outside F1 next year, the “priority now is a bit different” He also explained that if he doesn't “race in 2021”, he'll “be cycling, kitesurfing, spending time with” his “kids, enjoying life and having time off which” he hasn't had since he “was 17” Outgoing Racing Point driver Sergio Perez has clarified that when he was pictured speaking to Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko he “only greeted him” and added that “as they said, the decision will be taken in Abu Dhabi” Haas team principal Guenther Steiner feels that “the most important thing was that” his future driver Nikita Mazepin “got his super license” as “there was a small chance he wouldn't make it” Do you think the halo has now proven to be worth having?




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