Published 17:19 IST, October 30th 2019
Lewis Hamilton on Alex Albon future and Red Bull's poor driver loyalty
Lewis Hamilton was full of praise for Alex Albon and said that he hopes Red Bull doesn't 'spit out' Alex Albon as he has a bright future in Formula 1.
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Lewis Hamilton on Sunday won his 10th win of 2019 Formula 1 season for Mercedes at Mexico Grand Prix. five-time champion w needs just four points in upcoming United States Grand Prix next week to claim his sixth title.
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Lewis Hamilton on Red Bull driver Alex Albon
Mexican Grand Prix also saw emergence of Alex Albon a rookie driver in Red Bull car who went toe to toe with world champion. Hamilton was full of praise for young driver and said that he hopes Red Bull doesn't 'spit out' Alex Albon as he has a "bright future" in Formula 1.
Hamilton also said that Albon was driving really well, t making any, or too many mistakes. He also said that to come in so young, and with all difficulties he's had in his life as well - his life story is quite an interesting one - against all adversity. It was quite cool to just sit and view him for a second.
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Albon who went on to finish fifth in Mexican Grand Prix was with Toro Rosso seat for this year and replaced Pierre Gasly in Red Bull team alongside Max Verstappen from Spa following F1 summer break.
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Christian Horner on Alex Albon's impressive performance
Red Bull, team boss Christian Horner is also impressed with Albon as he continues to improve. Speaking of his performance Horner said that Alex has scored more points than Max since summer break which you never would have expected, I think Alex is doing a very good job considering it's his first year in Formula 1. He's getting stronger, he works very hard, he has a good feedback in car and I think he's impressed team with his attitude and application.
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13:06 IST, October 30th 2019