Path to Red Bull redemption

The ruthless reality of Red Bull’s junior programme isn’t exactly new. But some of its members getting second (or third) chances is a relatively recent change. In 2017, Brendon Hartley was brought back. At the end of the following year, Alexander Albon was plucked from a plum Formula E deal to rejoin the Red Bull fold, and Daniil Kvyat, who had barely been jettisoned when Hartley and Pierre Gasly were being brought through, returned to Toro Rosso.

Last year, Gasly was the latest driver to feel the sting of Red Bull demotion.