Motorsport News – August 14, 2019

Albon will transfer to the

top-flight team in Belgium

Red Bull takes a close look at a new talent for its future line-up

ALBON HAS NINE RACES

TO JUSTIFY HIMSELF

CITROEN DEBATES FUTURE IN WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE 12

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By Matt James

British-born Thai Alex Albon has been

named as a shock successor to Pierre Gasly

as part of the Red Bull Racing team for the

remainder of the 2019 Formula 1 season.

Gasly’s position in the team since his promotion

at the start of this term has been under scrutiny

after a string of poor results alongside his team-mate

Max Verstappen.

Gasly has been unable to land a podium with the

Honda-powered Red Bull, which has been a two-time

winner in Verstappen’s hands. Gasly’s best result

in 2019 has been a single fourth place, which he

achieved at Silverstone in July.

The 23-year-old Frenchman was drafted into the

Toro Rosso squad in the latter part of 2017 to replace

Russian Daniil Kvyat, who had shown lacklustre

pace up to that point. Gasly was retained by Toro

Rosso for the 2018 campaign and he finished in the

top 10 on five occasions.

Verstappen is third in the 2019 championship on

181 points, while Gasly is sixth, but he is 118 points

adrift of the sister machine. Red Bull-Honda is

also 44 points behind Ferrari in the race for

second spot in the constructors’ contest.

Evaluation

Paddock insiders had expected Albon’s Toro

Rosso team-mate Daniil Kvyat to replace Gasly,

who will now step down to the second-string squad

in a straight swap.

Kvyat has scored more points than his team-mate

this season – 27 compared to 16 for Albon – and he

also landed the team’s second ever podium finish in

grand prix racing with third place at the German

Grand Prix at Hockenheim.

However, he has been sidestepped in favour of

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Hamilton hits

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Red Bull takes a close look at a new talent for its future line-up

ALBON HAS NINE RACES

TO JUSTIFY HIMSELF

CITROEN DEBATES FUTURE IN WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE 12

Albon will transfer to the

top-flight team in Belgium

Red Bull takes a close look at a new

ALBON HAS

TO JUSTIFY

CITROEN ES E PIONSHIP

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ByMattJames

British-born Thai Alex Albon has been

named as a shock successor to Pierre Gasly

as part of the Red Bull Racing team for the

remainder of the 2019 Formula 1 season.

Gasly’s position in the team since his promotion

at the start of this term has been under scrutiny

after a string of poor results alongside his team-mate

Max Verstappen.

Gasly has been unable to land a podium with the

Honda-powered Red Bull, which has been a two-time

winner in Verstappen’s hands. Gasly’s best result

in 2019 has been a single fourth place, which he

achieved at Silverstone in July.

The 23-year-old Frenchman was drafted into the

Toro Rosso squad in the latter part of 2017 to replace

Russian Daniil Kvyat, who had shown lacklustre

paceuptothatpoint.GaslywasretainedbyToro

Rossoforthe 2018 campaignandhefinishedinthe

top 10 on five occasions.

Verstappen is third in the 2019 championship on

181 points, while Gasly is sixth, but he is 118 points

adrift of the sister machine. Red Bull-Honda is

also 44 points behind Ferrari in the race for

second spot in the constructors’ contest.

Evaluation

Paddock insiders had expected Albon’s Toro

Rosso team-mate Daniil Kvyat to replace Gasly,

who will now step down to the second-string squad

in a straight swap.

Kvyat has scored more points than his team-mate

this season – 27 compared to 16 for Albon – and he

also landed the team’s second ever podium finish in

grand prix racing with third place at the German

Grand Prix at Hockenheim.

However,hehasbeensidesteppedinfavourof

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WEARDEN’S BRC ADVENTURE

SAFETY SPECIAL: Marshals 25

Rally reports 28

Racing reports 29

Sporting Scene 33

Letters/Comment/What’s On 34

Classifieds 36

SAFETY SPECIAL: MN’S INSIGHT

P

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STARTS: P

P

DTM MAGIC

COMES TO

BRANDS

Hamilton hits

back at Rosberg

Red Bull takes a close look at a new talent for its future line-up

ALBON HAS NINE RACES

TO JUSTIFY HIMSELF

CHAMPIONSHIP