

#RED BULL F1 2020 DRIVERS#
If O'Ward cannot step up, it is likely the two drivers who are overlooked for Red Bull's main seat will end up back at the junior outfit based out of Faenza in Italy.
#RED BULL F1 2020 DRIVER#
It is still unclear whether Mexican driver Pato O'Ward, a new addition to the driver programme, will have enough superlicence points to be considered for a Toro Rosso seat next year. Given his background with the team, he might not look like an obvious candidate, but he provides Red Bull a reliable alternative if bosses feel neither Albon nor Gasly is ready to partner Verstappen in what should be a more competitive car in 2020. However, Kvyat has enjoyed a career resurgence of late and is a known quantity. Kvyat's career history includes a short spell at Red Bull that famously ended in a demotion (Verstappen went in the other direction on that occasion). The Russian returned to the F1 grid this year with Toro Rosso and claimed a memorable podium finish at the German Grand Prix. That leaves one other name in the mix: Daniil Kvyat. Red Bull has dismissed suggestions it would look outside of its driver programme, so despite the occasional report linking Fernando Alonso or Nico Hulkenberg to the vacant seat alongside Verstappen, it seems highly unlikely the Austrian company will deviate from its tried-and-tested policy towards driver selection.Īfter Haas snub, what happens now for Nico Hulkenberg? The logic behind Red Bull's Albon/Gasly driver swap.Results between now and the end of the season could help shape the team's decision. The reasoning was simple: to give the team a like-for-like comparison between Gasly and Albon in order to make a decision on who should partner Verstappen at Red Bull in 2020.Īlbon's first two race weekends (Belgium and Italy) were impressive but are hard to judge fairly. During the summer break, it confirmed that out-of-form Pierre Gasly was being sent back to Toro Rosso to rediscover his confidence, with impressive rookie Alexander Albon going in the other direction. Red Bull is in the middle of an experiment that will define the 2020 lineup of both its Formula One teams. Max Verstappen, To Be Confirmed Toro Rosso Here are the major pieces of the puzzle still to fall into place for next year, with one of the grid's most coveted seats still up for grabs. It does not store any personal data.The 2020 Formula One grid continues to take shape.

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