Alex Albon expects Max Verstappen’s benefit over his teammates to shrink if he leaves Pink Bull.
Verstappen has been closely linked with a change to Mercedes within the close to future.
Media day on the British Grand Prix was dominated by hypothesis round Verstappen’s future.
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli seem assured that they may stay with Mercedes.
Verstappen refused to elaborate on his present scenario, stating he has a contract with Pink Bull till the tip of 2028.
The Dutchman has dominated the game in current seasons, profitable 4 consecutive drivers’ titles.
He’s additionally dominated all his teammates since Daniel Ricciardo’s departure from Pink Bull on the finish of 2018.
Pierre Gasly, Albon, Sergio Perez, Liam Lawson, and now Yuki Tsunoda have been dismantled by Verstappen.
Gasly was sacked halfway by 2019 after languishing nicely behind Verstappen, whereas Albon was dropped on the finish of 2020.
Verstappen whitewashed the Thai driver in qualifying, placing Albon on the sidelines for the whole lot of 2021.
Albon’s daring Verstappen prediction
It’s been claimed that Pink Bull’s automotive is constructed to swimsuit Verstappen’s driving fashion.
Consequently, the hole between Verstappen and his teammates his exaggerated.
Gasly and Albon have rebuilt their reputations since leaving Pink Bull, whereas Lawson seemed extra snug when returning to RB.
Albon thinks that whereas Verstappen will nonetheless be very fast, it’s unlikely the benefit he’s loved at Pink Bull will cary over.
“In F1, it’s straightforward for everybody to fall into the lure of: ‘All of the drivers are on the identical degree on a regular basis, and there’s no such factor as suiting a automotive or not suiting a automotive,” he instructed the BBC’s Chequered Flag podcast.
“And I feel that for a similar purpose why you’re seeing so many drivers battle up in opposition to Max, simply flip the script and put Max in a unique automotive, I feel he’d nonetheless be very fast, don’t get me incorrect about that. However I don’t assume you’re going to see the identical gaps that you simply see that he’s placing on his teammates now.
“And for a similar purpose, some drivers it clicks, some drivers it doesn’t. I bear in mind my first lap in a Williams, regardless of being down on downforce significantly to what I used to be used to, it nonetheless clicks.
“And don’t neglect that my six-month stint in Toro Rosso on the time was robust as nicely. And it simply swings.”
