Red Bull boss Christian Horner admits he is looking into the team’s “options” for its driver lineup for 2021. Max Verstappen is firmly under contract, but both Pierre Gasly and now Alex Albon have struggled to match up against the Dutchman. “We know that he is quick when everything goes normally,” said Dr Helmut Marko, the architect of Red Bull’s driver program. Marko told Movistar at Mugello: “Other drivers have talked to us, but at this time, we are not going to discuss anything. Team boss Horner added: “There are a couple of strong drivers on the market. As for Red Bull’s pace at Mugello, Verstappen was happy to have gotten within a few tenths of the leading Mercedes, just one race after the ‘party mode’ ban.

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