During the Telegraaf Formula 1 podcast, Dutch driver Christijan Albers gave his opinion on the tactics of Sergio Perez, who will race alongside Verstappen for Red Bull Racing next season. Perez's tactics are good according to Albers and ensure that he can stay with Red Bull for a long time.
The Austrian racing team has experimented with different drivers alongside Max Verstappen in recent seasons, but have opted for some experience with Perez next season. Albers sees this as a smart choice by the Austrian stable, but also sees a lot of potential in Perez. The Mexican's tactic of starting modestly and being cautious about his performance is a very strong one according to Albers.
"That is very clever, he takes a lot of pressure off himself. Politically he does it perfectly. If he is suddenly in front of Max, he is great, let's be honest. If he can keep up, I see Perez playing the same role as Valtteri Bottas."
Driving alongside Verstappen with no experience is not an option
Albers not only commented on Perez's tactics, but also talked about the chances of a driver entering F1 and what it must be like to drive next to Verstappen. He believes that Ricciardo, with all his experience, even took a beating from Verstappen and a talent therefore has no chance at all.
"You can't put another talent next to Max Verstappen because they will be crushed," he added.
There is no team orders during qualifying. If you want to be the ‘top dog’ at the team, just out qualify your team mate then drive away from him from the lights, just like what Charles did to Seb in 2019 and the team will soon see that you are the rightful No. 1. So whichever driver that out qualified his team mate more often, is by default the better driver. Just look at team mates head to head qualifying results for the pass few years. The driver who gets more points in the championship also always out qualified his team mate more often too... apart from Lando and Sainz, but those two are very close.
In that case Albers, max could also be Checo's Bottas... Not kidding either!!
Ric did not fold...Marko n Horner are the champions in deflating talent. ... including you Albers, stop t!!
