F1 | Tost on Albon's demotion: “We need three years in AlphaTauri to deal with the pressure from Red Bull”

In a chat given to the microphones of motorsport-megazin.com, Franz Tost analyzed Alex Albon's relegation to Red Bull as third driver in favor of Sergio Perez, underlining how the "little bulls" of the Junior Academy need three years in AlphaTauri before facing the pressure caused by the Austrian team.

Despite the experiences of Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo or Sebastian Vettel, "talents" who managed to quickly adapt to the "mother" team, Tost believes that young drivers need a good "running in" before being catapulted into an extremely as heavy as that of the Milton Keynes team.

Gasly, we remember, arrived at Red Bull after just a year and a half of collaboration with Scuderia AlphaTauri, while Alexander Albon "only" needed six months to earn the seat next to Max Verstappen.

“There is no magic formula for successfully making the transition from AlphaTauri to Red Bull,” said Franz Tost. “People like Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo or Sebastian Vettel managed to adapt quickly to the new team, achieving important results, but I still think that young drivers need three years in Faenza to survive the pressure of Red Bull.”