News Details

Horner: Pierced radiator deprived Albon of podium chance

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes Alex Albon could have contended for a spot on the podium in the Eifel GP but for his retirement caused by a pierced radiator. Albon was running sixth behind Daniel Ricciardo when tyre vibrations due to a lock-up on the opening lap forced the Red Bull charger to pit early on lap 8. Albon moved swiftly through the field and into the points thereafter despite a contact with AlphaTauri's Dany Kvyat that warranted a five-second time penalty. But on lap 23, the Red Bull charger was unexpectedly called into the pits where the team retired the car, much to Albon's surprise. ©RedBull "He had a big lock-up into Turn Three on the opening lap,"...
Full Story »
5y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Red Bull Will Sack Albon If He Doesn’t Improve His...

Red Bull had a strong qualifying at the Nurburgring, with Max Verstappen...
5y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

What Eifel Grand Prix was Christian Horner watching?

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was at it again, like he did...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Ricciardo podium triggers private shoey and a tattoo

Daniel Ricciardo's first podium finish for Renault comes with a special...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

‘Unlucky' Albon suffered a punctured radiator

As his Eifel Grand Prix went from bad to retirement, Christian Horner...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Fabio Quartararo denies signing 2027 Honda MotoGP...

Fabio Quartararo has admitted he is in talks with Honda for a 2027 MotoGP...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou gets new livery...

Chip Ganassi Racing has revealed a new livery for the #10 entry ahead of...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'He would work really well' - Pundit asks Manchester...

Former Manchester United defender Danny Simpson has urged the Red Devils...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'We are so back', 'No longer seen as a reliable...

Chelsea fans have reacted with delight following the decision of head...
27m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal v Chelsea – live blog

Join us for live blog coverage of our Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at...
17m ago from Arseblog.com

Strong chance 'highly respected' star could join...

Leon Goretzka has been linked with a move away from German champions...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.