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PEREZ GETS THE NOD AS RED BULL OUSTS ALBON

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Red Bull has signed Sergio Perez for the 2021 Formula 1 season to replace Alexander Albon.

After months of weighing up Albon’s future, Red Bull has stepped outside of its own young-driver pool for the first time in 13 years to recruit the Racing Point exile. Perez therefore joins Red Bull on an initial one-year contract to partner Max Verstappen, while Albon will serve as the team’s reserve and test driver next year with a focus on

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