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Horner insists Red Bull had to go with the data on Albon
Christian Horner says that the decision to drop Alex Albon from next year's Red Bull line-up in favour of Sergio Perez had been an incredibly difficult one, but that it was driven by the data rather than emotions. He pointed out that Albon had not been able to significantly close the gap in raw pace between himself and team mate Max Verstappen over the course of a full season. "I think the gap between Alex and Max has largely remained consistent from Austria to certainly Bahrain 2," he said, while adding that Albon had done well in the season finale at Abu Dhabi. "Everything else he's done brilliantly well," he told select media this week, including Motorsport.com....
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