Published 13:06 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.
Lewis Hamilton on Sunday won his 10th win of the 2019 Formula 1 season for Mercedes at the Mexico Grand Prix. The five-time champion now needs just four points in the upcoming United States Grand Prix next week to claim his sixth title.
Lewis Hamilton on Red Bull driver Alex Albon
The Mexican Grand Prix also saw the emergence of Alex Albon a rookie driver in Red Bull car who went toe to toe with the world champion. Hamilton was full of praise for the 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, not making any, or too many mistakes. He also said that to come in so young, and with all the 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.
Albon who went on to finish fifth in the Mexican Grand Prix was with Toro Rosso seat for this year and replaced Pierre Gasly in the Red Bull team alongside Max Verstappen from Spa following the F1 summer break.
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 the 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 the car and I think he's impressed the team with his attitude and application.
Updated 17:19 IST, October 30th 2019