It's not as simple as Albon being better than Gasly. Gasly had disagreements with RBR management and engineering staff, so that's why they are not keen to have him back at RBR in the first instance.diffuser wrote: ↑26 Nov 2020, 20:47So is it really RedBull or bust for Albon?
Forget your personal opinions of Albon as a PILOT. Try and read the tea leaves of RBR positioning on him. RBR either think Albon is better than Gasley or they do not. By keeping Albon at RBR, it suggests they think he's better than Gasley.
As for Albon, it's not like other Formula One teams are lining up to sign him!
A line-up of Verstappen/Hulkenberg and Gasly/Perez would be very strong for the Red Bull teams!My Guess is, either they have no intension of hiring Perez or they do and they'll give that 2nd seat at SAT to him.
If Perez were to drive a Red Bull you can already picture Perez refusing to giveway, defending hard and then Perez and Verstappen coming together (who is technically at fault doesn't matter, Verstappen is the Golden Child Mk2 after all ) and Red Bull management would not be at all pleased about that!
Hulkenberg is far more likely to be compliant and leap out of Verstappen's way, hence why Hulkenberg may be the better pick for the Milton Keynes team with Perez's consistency being more valuable to AlphaTauri.