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Horner: "Impossible to ignore Sergio's performance"
Christian Horner has said that Sergio Perez's speed and form made it "impossible" not to offer him a contract. On Friday afternoon, Red Bull confirmed that Perez will drive for the team. He replaces Alex Albon who moves to the reserve driver role. Sergio Perez in impressive shape "Alex is a valued member of the team and we thought long and hard about this decision," Horner told the BBC. "Having taken our time to evaluate all the relevant data and performances we have decided that Sergio is the right driver to partner Max for 2021. Alex remains an important part of our team as test and reserve driver with a key focus on 2022 development and we would...
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