>At this point, it's either Albon or Perez taking a year off.

What RBR need is a Bottas to Max's Hamilton. An experienced hand who knows he isn't as fast as Max—because, really, who is?—but is still gonna push him, nip him in qualifying occasionally, and NOT throw away points.

I like Albon, but when every weekend it's Max P3 and Alex trying to fight his way up from P9 or whatever...that's expensive. And I think you gotta stop with the youngsters who just can't hang anywhere near Max and go with the steady hand. This year would have been Max P3/Checo P4 every time out.