F1 | van der Garde: “If I were in Red Bull I would take Perez”

The driver market continues to be a much discussed topic in Formula 1. Nothing is yet known about the future of Sebastian Vettel, who could retire, as well as take a sabbatical or end up between Aston Martin and Red Bull. Speaking of this, the seats of Perez and Albon, who are currently indirectly involved in the issue, are also getting warmer. According to Giedo vad der Garde, former Caterham driver, the Austrian team should put Checo in place of the young Thai in case the four-time world champion were to steal his place.

“If Red Bull were smart, they would put Sergio Perez in the other car, next to Verstappen – van der Garde said. He is certainly better than Albon, you can see it especially in qualifying, where the Thai is constantly half a second slower than Max. I believe that Checo has the right speed to keep up with Verstappen, and this would help him, just think over the years with Ricciardo as a teammate."