Consistency is the key in F1...Max as always Max, consistently at the maximum output pushing every laps..while Perez consistently taking the highlight in Q1, and consistently absolute crap for 6 races (atm)
its too bad that Horner cant read all the comments from fans about Checo. hey Horner, put the #11 seat up for a vote by the fans. no matter who wins, any of them will be much better than your "golden Goose" Checo.
If I had to choose, I'd fire Perez during the summer break, put Ricciardo in his seat and Lawson in Ricciardo's. That way Lawson would have ten races to gather some experience, and if Ricciardo doesn't satisfy at Red Bull, replace him for the 2025 season. Verstappen got along well with the Aussie in the past, even in 2018 where they famously crashed in Bakou. If Daniel had performed slightly better since the beginning of the season, I believe the switch would already have taken place.
He hasn't been worthy of that seat for a long time but that has never been an issue while RBR had such a performance advantage. Now they actually need a regular point scoring 2nd car instead of Max's yes man he's exposed.
Let Ricciardo try in the RB for 6 races and if he's up to the job in a good car and finds his mojo there you keep him otherwise take Lawson from Vcarb where he will be in place Ricciardo
Please Red Bull, put Liam Lawson in the #11 car already. He can’t possibly do any worse than Checo. The team needs both cars scoring in the top 10 at every race, and Max can’t do it alone. Perez’s best days seem to be behind him and F1 is very much a “what have you done lately” sport. Do the right thing for the team Christian.
@@dominicviner6619 IDK, Ric is washed and they don’t seem to favor Yuki for some reason. Even tho he has the best team radio and has been beating Ric consistently. Liam is the best choice right now.
I agree 100% imo They will give ric s chance and Perez to vcar if he accepts the contract if not they will do Lawson or even drago If ric fails he’s probably gone for good and yuki takes over If yuki fails I can see Oscar getting an offer or if Lawson gets a seat in between all of that and does well in the v car yuki will get replaced by Lawson I can see Peres at v car cuz he sells a lot of merch And ric to redbull If I were redbull I’ll out Lawson in Perez car in fp1 often and eventually get Lawson in there But better yet just get Lawson next to yuki now and ric in the redbull
@@dominicviner6619 Riciardo had his chance over and over and it is already rumored that he will be kicked out soon. They will not give him a chance next to Max after his performance. So they should replace Ric with Lawson so that Lawson will not be the next victim of Max and then try out Saintz as 2nd driver in the main team.
He can't be any worse right? Even if Lawson is only fighting the Ferrari's for 6th/7th/8th place, that is still better than Checo has been doing for the past 2 months
I think Fernando has a job for life ( ambassador/public figure/publicity, mentor ) with Aston Martin. Just as what Lewis signed up for with Ferrari ( Merc wouldn't give him that, so big loss for Merc.). Sainz would be short term, if they still believe in their junior program. But Sainz in the RB and Liam in the VCARB makes sense short term.
Finaly someone who gets it. Amazed how many people still name Ric as replacement for Checo while he is also underpeforming and Redbull really needs a 2nd driver scoring points to even have a chance to win the Constructors championship this year.
Redbull threw checos race when they brought him in early for interns. Same happened with Charles. Poor strategists result in poor results. I'm not defending checo but they seem to be throwing him under the bus more often than usual
I dont love Perez but they clearly always throw him under the bus. He deserves better. That said, I agree with RB throwing him under the bus. But from Checo's perspective and out of fairness, I do hope he finds some better results in the future.
@@jotix2570 High chance he could've at least gotten into the points had RB not put him on a terrible plan that cost him a pit stop plus some. Pretty sure that once Perez was lapped, he never unlapped himself even from his teammate. Ferrari, Red Bull, and Alpine are all jokes putting drivers on inters with such a short rain. Let's also remind ourselves Max didn't put in a great lap time Q1 either and also struggled during the race to get a real idea of where the car was, even admitting it in post-race that he wasn't happy with where the car was. Only reason he got Norris at the end is McLaren made a dumb strategy call and matched Hamilton for tire on a high deg circuit
It makes little difference who RB sign up next they will fail too simply due to the toxicity of that team. They induce failure by the sheer amount of pressure they put on their second drivers, every single time they take a "second" driver on they fail, no matter who it is. If you place unecessary pressure onto someone to perform with the "If you don't get this right in this next race you're out" It will stress you out so much that you will make mistakes! RB love max so much that the guy is super chilled when he races and thus he drives at his best always. Mercedes too, their drivers are never under this "If you don't drive like max or at least come second" you're out. And thus their drivers are super chilled and actually want to win and do well for themselves, no latent stress of loosing their seat everytime they get in the damn car. It really makes for an extremely toxic environment for each and every single second driver that comes in.
Its not only that. It’s painfully obvious the team doesn’t want them to win/beat Max. Whether that extends to sabotage I have no idea but I wouldn’t put it past Red Bull. Either way though this has an effect on a drivers mentality and over time their performance sinks. Happened to Riccardo, Gasly, Albon and now Perez.
He is not performing but wtf is RB doing? I mean they put hards on his car when they knew about the rain coming 🤡. Perez strategist were hired from Ferrari
They used him to test the hard compound pace for Max since they knew he wasn't likely score points. Also, Perez did this to himself. If he could at least get out of Q3 regularly, he wouldn't be used as a scapegoat.
Good idea, but short sighted. By doing that they would acknowledge that their driver academy is worthless. So they won't sign the best available driver on the market.
NO, not only would Liam NOT do worse, i can guarantee he will score more pts, have much better qually`s and finishes than Checo has for 2 yrs. Checo and Daniel both have to be gone at summer break.
You have to understand that Perez is backed by powerful sponsors, that's why he wasn't fired all these years even if he underperformed. Carlos Sainz is also backed by Santander Bank, one of the most important banks of the world. But the following happened last year "[Lapo Elkann, brother of Ferrari chairman John Elkann]: "Ferrari needs heart, seriousness and a winning team inside and outside of the pits. It's time to WAKE UP. Enough with politics and games. We will NEVER win like this. Santander for me terrible bank." ...And now Sainz is out.
Its a excuse to finish Daniels contract. He doesn't perform in the Red Bull he is done giving all the reasons to sign Lawson to RB an opening up the Red Bull seat to Sainz
Watching 2 mercedes and 2 mclarens able to help eachother out at the front while max is left to fight on his own. Needs a team mate that has his back again.
Both Yuki and Liam should be seriously considered during the summer break. I personally would like to see Yuki get a chance. He’s been really good at RB2.
You have to understand that Perez is backed by powerful sponsors, that's why he wasn't fired all these years even if he underperformed. Carlos Sainz is also backed by Santander Bank, one of the most important banks of the world. But the following happened last year "[Lapo Elkann, brother of Ferrari chairman John Elkann]: "Ferrari needs heart, seriousness and a winning team inside and outside of the pits. It's time to WAKE UP. Enough with politics and games. We will NEVER win like this. Santander for me terrible bank." ...And now Sainz is out.
@@yomamasohot6411 Elkman badmouth Santander Bank straining the relationship with Ferrari, apparently for no reason, but it was a calculated move to push Sainz out, lets call it internal politics. Santander bank has been a sponsor in Ferrari mainly to back up Alonso and Sainz. So if Santander feels like its not loved it might pull out of the deal and Sainz will be left without support.
I cannot believe they re-signed him. Anyone could have seen this coming with his crap consistency the last few years. Couldnt be any worse off with putting Lawson in the car AND giving him a chance to get his footing. No idea what the point in developing drivers is if you dont give them a ride or a chance to acclimate like they have in the past.
Of the Top 4 teams in F1, Checo is by far the worst driver, sad to say, but he proves it in every qualifying session and in every race, and all while driving in arguably the best or 2nd best car in F1.
Everyone is saying to put Lawson in the seat though I'll play devil's advocate real quick. Putting in a "brand new" driver to pair with Verstappen will accommodate the team's need for Verstappen to always be first BUT you run a higher risk of ruining a driver to be honest. RB chews up and spits out it's 2nd drivers for Max whether they want to believe it or not with Checo being the longest serving teammate with Danny behind that and then Albon and Sainz are close at third. Albon took a bit of a forced sabbatical (though it seems to have benefitted him more than he lost), Sainz went to Renault, McLaren, and Ferrari and it yet again out of a contract (I just hope Briatore doesn't grab him), Danny took a short sabbatical after his Renault and McLaren stints. I don't know who to pair with the dutchman but I almost feel like it needs to be someone who can outscore him but they'll never pair him with a true equal after their experience with Danny
I am a fan of Checo but I am discouraged and disappointed. He has a very good car but he can't seem to adapt to what it wants/needs. As we all know you are judged in comparison to your teammate.
Don’t worry people just have short memories. Albon and Gasly had the same thing happen to them and they are doing pretty well in their respective teams. Sure it’s not the top but they clearly belong in f1. Red Bull currently is a Max ego machine that needs fresh drivers sacrificed to it every so often. Talent does not come into it. Max is not that much better then Perez, if he were he’d have been beating Hamilton during the Mercedes dominance regardless of car performance.
I don't see why you would put Liam over Yuki in RB seat. Also Ricciardo would be a sidegrade at best. Sainz makes the most sense to replace Perez, and Ricciardo should be replaced by Liam. RB is now being threatened in Constructors so they can't just rely on Max to keep the lead especially next year.
He's never been worthy of a Red Bull, a mediocre driver in the best F1 ever designed is an absurdity. Carlos Slim's pockets are very deep, and he sells more merchandise than any other driver. It was ok last year when the car was perfect and it carried him to 2nd, but this year with a sketchy car he's shown his quality.
😂😂😂😂 I find it funny that in Silverstone 2022, Perez was urging the team wall to instruct Verstappen to let him pass cos he is "quicker".😂😂 He probably considered himself equal to verstappen , and allowing people get into his head last year to convince him that he can challenge for the title didn't help either . RB is a handful for perez, I doubt if he can overcome them.
Red Bull want the sponsor money Perez has to help finance the engine development, so I don’t think he will be disappearing anytime soon. He is the driver that comes with the highest sponsorship deals on the grid.
I feel for Perez. He was doing incredibly well for a while. He won Monaco 2 years ago. He has great talent. But then Verstappen's father stepped in and complained that Max wasn't being prioritized. Fine. Personally, I want Verstappen to win and I'm glad he does. That said, I can understand Perez feeling shafted because he has what it takes to be a genuine all time great and it must feel incredibly frustrating to not be given more resources and attention. That's just my read on the current situation. Perez would be a great fit with Ferrari if you ask me...
I think it’s a long time ago to replace Cheko with another driver... He literally comes in every race as if he were on the HAAS team. I think it’s time to replace it right on the summer holidays.... More than one driver has failed like Cheko.... In the fastest car, the pilot Cheko drives as if he has the weakest car..
Why would Horner or Marko have Tsunoda fall out of favor? He’s been doing pretty good this year and last year. Ever since Gasly left he’s been picking up the slack. Ricciardo has been so inconsistent with good form I don’t think he’ll be seriously considered for the RB seat. Most likely Lawson will take over for Ricciardo if he leaves or Taunoda if he moves up. I doubt he’ll go to Red Bull. Carlos is the safest choice for a good driver.
Too bad you are no Christian Horner. I would have done the same thing. Look what happened to Nyck de Vries. He didn't get the time, and Checo is worse ( compared to his team mate ).
RB want/need a driver who will perform consistently within the performance wake of MV, being there to pick up the pieces on the rare occasions that MV has a bad weekend (a la Australia). But they do not want a driver who is going to be challenging (MV) for the lead of a race every weekend. Sainz may be the best driver available (of those currently in an F1 seat at least) but would risk derailing the Verstappen train; CS would not be happy to play designated rear-gunner. Lawson is an enticing prospect, but comes with a risk that he exceeds expectations and ends up challenging MV and might then reject/resent being constrained by any “first season proving ground” expectations of following his team mate around. Ricciardo is probably realistic enough to accept a rear gunner role, but he simply hasn’t done a good enough job at RBR and I suspect he has fallen short of expectations that may have been established about a level of performance required to be considered should Perez under-perform. But SP’s performance has been so bad, RB have to do something. To date that “something” has appeared to be “nothing”, though in practice it has been to expect SP to rediscover his form. The only question is, how long do they wait and how courageous are they in whatever decision they make when patience is finally exhausted? It’s certainly going to be interesting to see how this all plays out.
I'm mostly annoyed that they keep ignoring Tsunoda considering his growth and performance. DR is done and he is all over the place. Lawson would make more sense to actually get a season in RB to fit in and get experienced before putting him in Red Bull seat. But hey if they need to destroy another career, go ahead.
Tsunoda tried to crash into Riccardo AFTER the race was over in Bahrain, it proved he is still not mature enough. You cant as a team leader put a driver in your main team, that after you ask him for a position swap, tries to damage both cars and endager both drivers. The only reason he has a seat is because of Honda. He is fast, he is 150% not the person for the second seat, neither is Lawson, RB already tried putting green drivers in that seat and it never worked. The best solution is Riccardo
If they put lawson straight in top team max will destroy him and he will fall just like all the other red bull team mates , if they give seat to ricciardo dan with drive like a number 2 driver not causing any grief for the team as a way of saying thank you too horner dan is the teams safer option
It doesn’t matter who they put in that car the same thing that happened to Gasly and Albon will happen to them as well. There’s a reason that despite their massive driver academy they had to hire outside of it to fill that seat. It’s got nothing to do with ability. Both Gasly and Albon are doing pretty okay now and Perez will too if he leaves Red Bull. The Max ego machine must be fed and demands another sacrifice.
I think Ricciardo will get the RB drive (even though he hasn't been overly great this year). I'm sure Lawson will be hugely impressive with his test drive but RB will be wary of putting another young driver up against Max remembering what happened to Gasly and Albon.
Lawson has made sense since taking Riccardo's seat when he hurt his wrist and Perez should have been axed before the start of this season. More importantly where will he go once redbull boot him? Maybe alpine can have a complete X-redbull driver line-up or maybe that green P.O.S.
LIam or Carlos would for sure be better but no doubt Perez is there now due to money. He must have some big sponsors and as always money wins out over talent every day of the week in racing.
I like checko I really do, but we're are past the point of too little too late. He's hit his wall and these lapses in performance are only got to get worse and for longer. It's time to ditch checko and get Tsunoda in that he's earned it driving that tractor around for years. Opens a spot for lawson and Daniel can line up against lawson to show the grid he's still got it.
Perez needs to go! Although I think Max will clutch the WDC. At this rate RB is going to be 3rd as constructor this year. Checo also missed Q3 5 or 6 times last year. Bro needs to go and QUICK. Put Danny or Yuki in the seat and place Lawson in the VisaCashAppblabla RB
Just put Lawson in the RBR instead of Perez. Of course Max will be faster, but Lawson won't be blamed for that. He must ensure that he finishes top 5 in most races. And he must ensure that he comes into contact to help Max if necessary. He is still young, his time will come
Something's up with Checo. Seriously, the guy's performance has fallen off entirely. Either his head just isn't in the game, or he just doesn't want to be there anymore. That or the RB car is actually totally mid and Max is just that good.
I think even Perez wants out of Red Bull, the other teams build cars that both drivers have to adapt to, Red Bull builds cars that only Max can drive, I don't think any second driver can get anything out of the other Red Bull unless they too have Max's on the nose style of driving. I feel sorry for any driver who replaces Checo.
Can someone please tell me when the word "sixth" started being pronounced "sickth" and not "sicksth"? I'm noticing it a lot lately and I'm starting to feel like I'm going mad.
Horner needs Perez & his vote to be able to see him through the takeover of RBR with the Thai family.. When that happens he’ll drop him like a stone.. Perez would suit Alpine or Williams,
He wasn't exactly a star when he *was* in his prime. I suspect he would have been kicked out a long time ago if it weren't for the sponsorship he brings with him.
If Lawson is faster then it’s a no brainer, Checo has had more than enough time to sort his shit. Youth needs to come through Redbull more now than ever, if the rumours of Max going to Mercedes are true.
And put Liam in his seat.Till the end of the year. Liam out performing Yuki and being promototed would destroy Yuki's carreer and market value and prove that RB's junior program is worthless. I don't think so. But they have to do something. Obviously!
Guacamole, a kangaroo, sushi or a kiwi. Give me the fruit. Put Liam in that car, what have you got to loose? Your championship. Come on, Gasly and Albon were gone by now. Is Checo bringing in that much publicity/pesos that you loose your championship because of him? Is he worth that much? I don't have the numbers, but....
Yeah he is worth that much. Carlos slims (One of his main sponsor) pockets are huge, probably one of the richest people in the world. Losing that money would hurt any team
Get rid of him Lawson to RB Give Ricciardo Perez seat with hard targets Must finish in the points, must win constructors, must let max past (if applicable) Otherwise gone
the Checo mess has a very easy solution. put Liam in the #11 car and he will way out perform Checo and put pressure on Max. i feel Yuki will wind up at Aston in 2026 with Honda. Daniel is just plain bad. he cannot drive "ANY" edgy car and take it to the limit as Max does. Daniel`s time is over. he will either be gone for good at summer break or the end of season.
Poor Perez. His start to last season was awesome (check the stats) but as usual the Curse of Red Bull has got him. Even by their normal standards the toxicity of the RB snake pit must currently be world class with Horner and the delightful duo of Helmut and Jos leaving nothing on the table. Max's mental strength is just off the scale not to be affected by this horror show. He had better make sure he is simracing every waking hour he isn't driving for real.
