Alex Albon has opened up about the time he spent alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull and the key elements that make the reigning triple world champion’s driving style so unique.

Albon confirms that Verstappen likes his front-ends pointy and that Red Bull pushes cars development toward his driving style, in the detriment of the other driver.

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    1 year ago

    “Everyone has a driving style, I would say my driving style is a bit more on the smooth side, but I like a car that has a good front-end, so quite sharp, quite direct. Max does too, but his level of sharp and direct is a whole different level – it’s eye-wateringly sharp.

    “To give people kind of maybe an explanation of what that might feel like, if you bump up the sensitivity [on a computer game] completely to the max and you move that mouse and it’s just darting across the screen everywhere, that’s kind of how it feels. It becomes so sharp that it makes you a little bit tense.”

    First time I’ve actually seen “driving style differences” explained in layman’s terms

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      1 year ago

      Albon needs to become a commentator/pundit once he retires from F1, like take over from Martin

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        1 year ago

        Regardless of how the rest of his career goes I think Alex will be one of those drivers that’s back in the paddock working for a team when he’s done driving.

        He’s been given so much praise for his sim work and his debrief skills that (in my unprofessional opinion) Red Bull or someone else will probably want him around to give input on new design paths or something.

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        1 year ago

        I feel like he would be better in F1TV. They tend to have much more technical commentary.

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          1 year ago

          Whenever they call in to James on the pit wall it is such a treat. His frankness and explanations are excellent to hear.