max verstappen He is the undisputed leader of Red Bull. For some years now. But that leadership has increased with him as Formula 1 champion. two consecutive championships accumulates, the second without any rival on the grid.
And there are several rivals that he has ‘crushed’. Names like Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasley or a Sergio Perez that he has not been able to compete. Why can’t any pilot stand up to him? alexander albonNow at Williams, it is clear to him.
Speaking to ‘The Race’, Albon says that Red Bull prepares the car exclusively for him: “This is not to criticize anyone at Red Bull Racing or Max or anything, really. But the car is set up in a unique way that’s built around the lead driver, and that’s Max.”
“And look, I totally understand why. I mean, he might be the greatest driver of all time. But he has a very different driving style, and he likes that the car is set up in a certain way that is difficult for many drivers to accept,” explains the Thai driver.
Albon did not have his best experience as a Red Bull driver: “When I got in the car, I had so much grip on the front end that if you blew on the steering wheel, it would turn on its own.”
He assures that he understood the suffering of Pierre Gasley with that car: “When I got in the car and completed some sessions, I thought of him. ‘I understand you, mate'”.
“But he was also trying to be smart about it, you know? Like he knew how good Pierre was. I’ve watched him for years. He’s mega talented. So is he.” had more experience to his credit than me”, details the pilot.
It is not easy at all to be in Red Bull and not to be Verstappen’s partner either. A competitive animal that monopolizes the configuration of the single-seaters. Currently, Pérez does not give up, although he assumes that he is the second driver of the energy drink team.
