Red Bull set to axe Alex Albon with Sergio Perez to partner Max Verstappen in 2021

Red Bull are set to axe Alex Albon after 18 months and replace him with Sergio Perez, who has left Racing Point following the expiration of his contract. Perez has his greatest ever F1 season, finishing fourth in the Drivers’ Championship.

The Mexican also secured the first race win of his career at the Sakhir Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton was absent.

Only Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen finished ahead of Perez in the Drivers’ Championship.

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