Thai Alexander Albon Promoted To Red Bull, Gasly Switches To Toro Rosso
12th August 2019
Albon's first drive for Red Bull will be the Belgian Grand Prix on September 1
- Thai Formula One driver Alexander Albon was promoted Monday to race alongside Max Verstappen in the Red Bull team and has the rest of the season to make the move permanent
- The 23-year-old -- born in England of a Thai mother -- is promoted from Red Bull's sister team Toro Rosso whilst Frenchman Pierre Gasly will go in the opposite direction
- Albon -- who was signed up to the Red Bull Junior Team in 2012 -- has accrued 16 points in his maiden season in the championship with a best-placed sixth in the German Grand Prix
LONDON, United Kingdom- Thai Formula One driver Alexander Albon was promoted Monday to race
alongside Max Verstappen in the Red Bull team and has the rest of the season to
make the move permanent.
The 23-year-old --
born in England of a Thai mother -- is promoted from Red Bull's sister team
Toro Rosso whilst Frenchman Pierre Gasly will go in the opposite direction.
Albon's first drive
for Red Bull will be the Belgian Grand Prix on September 1.
"Alexander
Albon is being promoted to Aston Martin Red Bull Racing to drive alongside Max
Verstappen, while Pierre Gasly will return to the Red Bull sister team,
Scuderia Toro Rosso," read the team statement.
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"The Team will
use the next nine races to evaluate Alex’s performance in order to make an
informed decision as to who will drive alongside Max in 2020."
Albon -- who was
signed up to the Red Bull Junior Team in 2012 -- has accrued 16 points in his
maiden season in the championship with a best-placed sixth in the German Grand
Prix.
Gasly, also 23, is
in his second full season in Formula One -- he competed in five Grand Prix in
the 2017 campaign -- and has garnered 63 points thusfar this term with fourth
in the British Grand Prix his best performance.