Red Bull has decided to roll the dice on its driver line-up at the mid-way point of the 2019 Formula 1 season by swapping Pierre Gasly and Alexander Albon from the Belgium Grand Prix.
Following Alexander Albon’s shock promotion to Red Bull, with Pierre Gasly heading in the opposite direction back to Toro Rosso, a dramatic shake-up within the Red Bull fold provides extra intrigue for the remainder of 2019 and looking to next season.
Alexander Albon says his shock move up to Red Bull for the remainder of the Formula 1 season acts as a “big jump into the deep end”, calling the opportunity “surreal”.
Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Alexander Albon admits a “misjudgement” led to his “silly error” as he crashed at the start of second practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Alexander Albon says battling Lewis Hamilton towards the end of the German Grand Prix cost him an even stronger result as he lost out during the final pit stops on the drying Hockenheim circuit.
Daniil Kvyat sensed a top-three finish was within his reach after making a late switch to slick tyres in Sunday's German Grand Prix, sending him on his way to Toro Rosso's first podium for 11 years.
Max Verstappen kept his head as all around him lost theirs to take victory in a dramatic German Grand Prix that saw Sebastian Vettel charge from P2 to P20, Daniil Kvyat score a podium and Charles Leclerc, Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton all crash.
Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost wants to keep an unchanged driver line-up for the 2020 Formula 1 season, but admits the decision is ultimately down to Red Bull.
To celebrate the countdown to the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2019, a global competition has been launched offering the ultimate race and VIP concert experience.
Honda has confirmed Toro Rosso's Alexander Albon has taken a second fresh power unit ahead of final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, adding more parts to his season pool.
The FIA has confirmed both Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz will change elements of their power units ahead of this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, with grid drops set to follow.
Daniil Kvyat does not see any similarities between Pierre Gasly’s current struggles at Red Bull and his own when he raced for the team that ultimately led to him being dropped in 2016.
Brendon Hartley feels he has landed on his feet since his exit from Formula 1 at the end of last season, calling his current balance across programmes an “ideal situation”.
Alexander Albon says he continues to gain confidence in his rookie Formula 1 season thanks to the support he has received from Toro Rosso. The British-born Thai driver was due to race in Formula E until he secured a last-minute drive to replace Brendon Hartley at Toro Rosso for 2019.
Alexander Albon accepts Toro Rosso is currently counting the cost of missed points from the opening four rounds but remains confident the team’s package can claw back the deficit on the return to Europe.
The Spanish Grand Prix is typically surrounded by an added element of intrigue and anticipation at the start of Formula 1’s traditional European leg of the season.
Alexander Albon says it was an “easy decision” to give up his works deal with Nissan in Formula E in order to get an opportunity in Formula 1 with Toro Rosso for 2019.