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Perez to replace Albon at Red Bull: Team statement

Published: 18 Dec 2020 - 05:29 pm | Last Updated: 27 Oct 2021 - 10:46 pm
In this file photograph taken on December 6, 2020, Racing Point's Mexican driver Sergio Perez celebrates winning the Sakhir Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in the city of Sakhir. Mexican driver Sergio Perez will replace Alexand

In this file photograph taken on December 6, 2020, Racing Point's Mexican driver Sergio Perez celebrates winning the Sakhir Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in the city of Sakhir. Mexican driver Sergio Perez will replace Alexand

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Mexican Sergio Perez will replace Alexander Albon at Red Bull next season, the Formula One team said on Friday.

The 30-year-old Perez, who became Formula One’s newest winner when he took victory for Racing Point in the penultimate race of the season in Bahrain last month, will slot in alongside Max Verstappen with Albon relegated to the role of test and reserve driver.