Pssssh... if Max had any real talent he'd just solo drive both the Red Bulls and RBs himself and won 6 championships in one go. (Sarcasm voice used here)
Ferrari letting Sainz go mid-season let alone Audi releasing the only good driver they can get so he can drive for RBR = pure fantasy. If we’re talking about fantasies, put Alonso in there.
Correct me if I’m wrong but Sainz has no obligation to drive for Audi therefore they have no choice in his career moves. I 100% agree that Sainz to RB is unlikely, if a Ferrari half season payoff is all it takes to lock down a top 5 driver in my opinion than that’s fully worth it. I think Carlos is the one of the most undervalued drivers on the grid but that all depends how you rate him
I mean last time in 2016 everybody already signed for 2017 and only because of the ties between Toto and Williams/Bottas the move was possible But still you are kind of correct, because this time it really could have been too eatly! Then again it was still a good decision because Audi is a manufacturer and the one year with Sauber he will survive
Red Bull DO NOT regret the new contract. With the old contract he wouldve had a RBR/VCARB seat. With the new contract and clauses they can ditch him a half year earlier.
I've been a big fan of Hulkenberg since his days performing minor miracles in the Force Indias. He's always been a favourite of mine and I'd really like to see him get a shot in a properly competitive car. As the video notes, he's really the only driver of his generation still racing in F1 who's never been given that opportunity despite doing more than enough to show he deserves it.
If they replace Perez. I think it’ll be Daniel. I think that Red Bull will choose Daniel to give him one last try. And then make a decision at the end of the year to whether keep Daniel or promote Liam. And if they do keep Daniel, it’ll probably be on one-year deals so they can replace him quickly.
Why would they drop Perez for an arguably worse driver when they want to secure the Constructors. I don't understand why anyone thinks swapping Daniel for Checo makes sense. Can someone imagine Daniel trying to fend off the McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari, and Nico. Yea me neither lol
Checo outperformed Hulk when they were both at the same team. One driver got all the podiums and even a win, while the other bottled every chance he got. Hulk will sink just as quickly as Checo against Max. RB needs someone like Leclrec, Norris, Piastri or Russell
You touched on driving styles, but completely missed how Daniel's driving style is the main reason he's in contention. Daniel is known to have a similiar driving style to Max, with preference for strong front end and ability to control rear instability that's a result of that. Red Bull probably saw him fitting that RB19 like a glove on Silverstone last year and that's why they've immediately placed him in AlphaTauri to prepare him for transfer to the main team. They hoped he'd justify the transfer with his performance there, but that's where the whole plan got derailed. That said, they're probably still hoping that putting him in a more fitting car will unleash his potential.
@@wesleyharrison1895Truly great drivers can adapt to a car that is given to them. It's ridicilous that Danny fanboys excpect the car to always suit Daniel's driving style perfectly. There's nothing wrong with critisizing a driver that seems to be immune to adaptibility.
@@nathangamble125 did you think that?? Perez has never been a commitment driver like Hulkenberg and he’s always struggled over 1 lap. Just look at the 2020 pink Merc, brilliant car, Perez took an age to get up to speed in it yet Nico drops in last minute as a sub, unfit without a proper seat fitting and sticks it P3 on the grid!
Hulk til the end of the season makes sense because they need someone to help them get that constructors title and he wouldnt cost as much as Sainz to buy out
So here's the problem (we've seen it before in 21 with Hamilton and Bottas) - Verstappen and Perez have vastly different needs from the car (Max likes it pointy, Checo likes it planted) and because the competition has caught up performance-wise they can't afford to spend upgrade development bringing the car closer to what Perez needs, they can only keep focusing on developing the car for Verstappen because he's the one bringing home the points. Last year and the year before they had a massive package advantage over the rest of the field so they didn't need to make the car quicker for Verstappen, they could comfortably take some peak performance away from how he liked the car and make it suit Perez better to keep a consistent spread of points for the constructors championship. This year is different, the car isn't as dominant, they can't sacrifice Verstappens peak performance to make the car easier for Perez so he's just having to drive what he's been given. I think we will see this story repeated more and more in the future due to budget and development restrictions. If a car doesn't have some kind of unassailable edge at the beginning of new regulations then it will quickly become a one driver team unless you've got two drivers who like a similar kind of car.
@@perkins8417 unfortunately there aren't many drivers who have the same skill set as verstappen. Alonso might have been a good shout if he was 5 years younger, leclerc might work but you'll never get him out of ferrari. It's a tricky situation, I just don't see them gaining anything from swapping drivers mid season unless its easier to get perez out of contract through those means than it would be to do at the end of the season.
@@DjDolHaus86 yeah.. looks like it.. So it means, things might get worse for Checo.. it’s sad though.. especially with all the blames raining down on him, and no one looking at it from the pointy and planted point of view
@@perkins8417 I won't say he isn't partially to blame for his own fortune though. He has made some really big errors of judgement and a driver of his experience and calibre should be getting more out of that car than he is even if it isn't to his liking. It's hard to know what's going on behind the scenes though, I don't think rb is a very healthy place overall.
Should be Yuki but I think it'll be Ricciardo. He's more used to the driving style of that Red Bull and it'll give them a chance to test him out in the top team car to see if they want him in 25
@@DjDolHaus86not true. the red bulls have a tendency to be very front end biased. meaning? verstappen's driving style is similar to that of ricciardo and the standings from 2016-2018 reflect just that. its funny because while ricciardo is being beaten by yuki, it's not indicative of whether or not he will perform at red bull. they only definitive way to know is to put him on that seat and give him a few weekends
I think Ricciardo is the low risk choice. He will slot in quicker, if he can slot in to 4th or 5th place with the odd podium for the rest of the season it will be good enough for red bull to keep the constructors title. It will also give Lawson a chance head to head with tsunoda at little red bull to see who should have the red bull seat next year.
Ricciardo will go well in the Redbull. He has a similar driving style and car preference to Max. Checo likes understeer and Max/Ricciardo like oversteer.
Lawson did not impress when he tested the Red Bull. Ricciardo matched Max when he tested the Red Bull. You can take a chance on Yuki who's good in a Vcarb but never raced in the Red Bull setup or let Danny slot in immediately who's been in the Red Bull setup for years. Danny is the only viable option in short term.
The logical way would be riccardo at rb, lawson in vcarb, and perez out, but the contract is likely hard on letting perez without a car, so a driver swap with ricc is more probable
If I were Hulk, I'd keep a solid path already set in stone. Going to RB and having an off season, he'll be subject to the same pressure and talks as Perez. That seat is a curse lol
If you look at most races, the top 7 positions are usually filled by Max, Lando, Oscar, Carlos, Charles, Lewis and George in some order or other. Checo is then somewhere further back fighting in the midfield. I think all he really has to do is regularly be up in that top 8 with the other drivers from the top 4 teams and that would be enough for Red Bull even if he wasn't winning races. But he's not even clearing that very low bar. Considering how ruthlessly Red Bull pulled the trigger on Kvyat and Gasly, it's astonishing that Checo is still there.
@@craigcharlesworth1538that was the case when RB was WAY FASTER. Now other teams caught them and Max isn't dominative anymore. Checo needs to be better.
Honestly lets be real. if they sack Sergio it will be straight swap with Daniel. Contractually and financially the easiest switch. Daniel bring lots of sponsor moneys to offset the loss of perez money. Hulk is doing great but he is already going to his new home cant see anything changing that. Sainz is very possible next year but no way he leaves Ferrrari early, too messy and expensive!
You can’t ignore car characteristics, the only driver we’ve seen been competitive in a redbull alongside Verstappen is Ricciardo. I don’t think we can assume redbull are making this decision based on the vCarb results, but on their tests in the redbull, which is undoubtedly very different to the vcarb
As much as I like Ricardo, he's mind is stuck in quicksand. He hasn't recovered and shows no signs of getting out of it and shouldnt even be in the top five drivers to replace Perez.
@@stekarenhd6911 than you wasted the 1st half of the 2025 season and will have to crawl the points back you lost. And I hardly believe RB will be out front solo next year and 2026 resets puts all of them on the same tier again.
He’s literally been on good form ever since China, he’s not doing bad, he’s only one spot behind Yuki in the standings, and has outperformed him last 3/4 races, also in silver stone he was running old car engine parts and was 5-7 kph slower in the straights and still gained 2 places that race. He’s gonna get that seat
Perez has 10 win in 3 championship car and Riccardo has 8 in non champion ship contender car and you talk about him not being in top 5 to replace perez .
I truly believe Sainz to Red Bull will be almost as bad as Perez. Both Sainz and Perez driving styles are very rear biased and require rear stability. (this is why Sainz struggled so much compared to Leclerc in 2022). Putting Sainz in a car with the front end as sharp as the Red Bull would only be a Perez 2.0 situation
Max, Daniel, Carlos, Yuki, Pierre and Alex, all are from the Redbull academy and put Checo as a Redbull driver, that makes it one third of the grid had Redbull involvement.
Cool stat. McLaren has a bigger share of the current grid though. Currently Piastri and Norris, additionally the following active drivers have driven for Mclaren previosuly: Ricciardo (21/22), Sainz(19/20), Alonso (07 & 15-18), Magnussen(14) , Perez(13), and Hamilton (07-12) so thats 8 of the current drivers do or have driven at least a season for McLaren.
Yuki switches with Perez, Perez goes to race for Visa Cash App Pay Pal Costco McDonald’s RedBull team, and Lewis Hamilton joins Williams for the rest of the team. Mark it down!
@@perkins8417his fans are pushing this narrative that “the car doesn’t suit him” wtf?! What a cop out. Literally religious fanatic levels of reasoning as there’s no comeback, use that excuse every time he does poorly.
Hulk to Red Bull for the rest of the season -> Bearmen to Haas so he can get some practise for next year -> Hulk to Sauber for 2025 so he can start the Audi project
ricciardo hadnt driven a car for 8 months and he set a time very close to max in his tyre test so clearly he still has it, if lawson was that special he would already be in a seat and regarding yuki when the vcarb was at its best miami,canada ricciardo was the one who capitalized
DR’s Silverstone test results last year and the fact that he suits the current RBR set up and has a similar driving style to MV means he should be considered to replace SP…. I know it seems counter intuitive with the results YT is displaying but he is a Honda product and also lacks giving engineers feedback which he relies on his team mate to do… also the bosses have all the data and factors to weigh up what they will do. LL to VCARB with a pathway to RBR as well will be my view on how they play it?
@@sorayapellegrini6212 In Qualy, the true raw pace is shown. Obviously the RP couldn't keep up with the RB in the races, but the Qualy is where you can see the true pace, so his performance was very noteworthy.
None of them were *ever* desired by any of the top teams, or they'd be driving for them. Albon may be the best of them but I doubt he'll even win a race. Gasly will see out his days in a French team as the token French driver and Perez? Sigh. He holds two records nobody wants in F1 for a reason. Those two record are most starts before finally winning (190) and most qualifying sessions before the first pole (216). He is dead last in both regards and that makes it awfully hard to believe he is a "quality driver". He isn't. Never was. A godawful qualifier for starters.
Ricciardo isnt able to adapt to cars which dont suit his style, which is why he around par (still decent) with yuki... we know that ricciardo drives best in redbull.. he performed well in his test drive in 2023 and he has more experience and pure skill than yuki
My prediction, if no contracts are broken outside of RB, is Ricciardo in RB, Tsunoda and Lawson in VCARB, Perez out. Yes, Ricciardo's form has WARRANTED him getting the RB seat, but in a championship that is now going to be super close, I would prefer a veteran who has been in that team before, over a rookie being thrown straight into a tense WCC battle, or moving Tsunoda up, where he isn't comfortable, and the extra pressure. Don't get me wrong, Tsunoda has 100% earned the right to be in that RB seat, but it's blatantly obvious he is a seat warmer until Honda goes to AM, and then he'll move with Honda. To me at least, doesn't it sound like the safest, most reliable option? Yes, say what you want about Ricciardo not having fully earnt it yet, but do you think RB, who know him the best, won't be able to maximise his potential, and bring him back to his best?
My take if Checo is sacked mid-season, then Daniel > RBR Liam > RB For 2025: RBR: Max, Daniel RB: Yuki, Liam Liam's performance will be evaluated and if he does not meet the expectation to be Max's teammate in the future, he'll be another Pierre/Yuki because Red Bull surely will have to get a seat ready for Arvid Lindblad in 2026/27. And Red Bull doesn't want to risk promoting 2 rookies/young drivers at once in the same season. That's why Isack Hadjar will be the reserve driver for both teams even if he wins Formula 2 this year.
They need to give Yuki the drive. He’s been incredible this year, showed so much growth. If he’s great during the final half then keep him, if not demote him back to VCARB, ala Gasly.
@@milseqHow do you want him to get P5 easily now if Mercedes and Mclaren are both quicker and their No.2 drivers are much stronger. Checo's best result could only be P6 at best, Ok maybe P5 when Piastri destroys his tyres early and drops his pace
@@emilekaram6094 He needs to *average* P5-P6 and after this run of shitty races he needs some really really strong ones. He needs a Hulkenberg type performance this weekend.
Nigel Mansell still hasn't retired yet. Joke aside living in New Zealand, would love to see Lawson back even at RB because in those 5 races last year he drove well outraced Yuki in 3 of them.
I’d like seeing Nicholas Latifi in the Red Bull, on his day NL6 has been able to out-qualify George Russell in the same machinery and even Alexander Albon who had a more advanced car. I think Nicky would give Verstappen a run for his money on his best days, remember Budapest 2021? Spa 2021? Silverstone 2022? The man has “it” and also has big backing from massive meat suppliers Sofina and coffee brand Lavazza who must have an elite eye for performance as they’ve backed Latifi for his racing merit since day 1, an exceptional option!
If Ricciardo get's it, then I'm not sure what it says about the Red Bull set up - favourtism wins it would seem. What about Oscar as a long term prospect? Zak would be so mad!!
I think they should put Riccardo in the seat for the remainder of the season. If he continues to fall short of expectations, they can then promote Lawson or Tsunoda (or hire another driver). That way they are giving Lawson the seat they promised and testing the theory that Daniel could be a competent second driver.
These fan Analysis is starting to become cringe. People wanna see who they want to see compete, there is no "deserve" in most sport. The spirit of sporting is supposed to inspire and motivate us, if people inside the sport and the fans of the sport wants to see a DR come back then a chance to try could be worth while. If the case people are pointing out are just skills, points, and wins then VCARB doesnt even deserve to be an F1 team since they dont even strife to win, they are just there for a testing bed for RB. It's quite disgusting to have them occupy a slot simply for the success of another team, dont belive me? Everytime they have a champion they move up to RB main team, and the goal of drivers driving for them are to get into RB main team. So how would they ever be a champion team?
I don't know but Red bull literally mid run ditching Perez and putting Yuki in the RB18 was a statement. It was so last minute they didn't even inform the organisers. I know for a fact people at historic car runs at Red bull weren't even told and nor was Yuki before DC came and said Yuki is driving and Perez was standing there ( he didn't comment) literally the first time in history he ever drove a Red bull racing car. Yuki to RBR mid season is a big possibility and Lawson in mid season and also apparently Helmut wants a 16 year old rookie in F3 or F2 to be in F1 next year when he is 17
As much as I want Lawson to get that seat, it would be just amazing to see Hulkenberg in that seat, get podiums and his first win which he greatly deserves. MAKE IT HAPPEN HORNER
It's worth noting that over the last several races Ricciardo has been pretty much level with Yuki. He has been slightly slower at times, but has also made less mistakes. The most likely outcome is no changes during the season, but I feel like the only other realistic outcome is Ricciardo being promoted and Lawson taking his spot, then keeping that lineup next year.
It's a no brainer, Carlos should replace Checo. Ferrari will soon learn that they dropped the wrong driver for an alternate that will have less potential.
@@PradedaCech Agree, but I think Carlos has more of a future than Lewis. Bearman did really well on his debut, but he's a way to go yet before anybody could justify a seat for him at Ferrari. Haas is perfect though but that move didn't need Ferrari to drop Carlos. I personally think they'll regret it before too long.
To OP. Hamilton is a Senna type of driver. Sainz is a Gerhard Berger type of driver. If you couldn't get Senna or Prost or Mansell you signed Berger. Solid choice. But not if you could get any of the three aforementioned. Ferrari knows this. You don't.
I feel like Red Bull will give Daniel one last shot. Mainly because he just can't be worse then Perez and he is having a better season then Sergio, but I think there's also a little bit of sentimental value to it. Horner likes Ricciardo, we all know that, and Danny may he his one big regret. Had they given him the car in 2014 and 2016 (and, to a degree, in 2018), Daniel would, at the very least, be fighting for the Championship, and I think in 2014 and 2016 he would have a great shot at it. And because of that, Horner may feel like he has to give him one last chance, last dance, if you will.
Nico deserves a good car considering his current form, and him being in a red bull and breaking the podium record and even potential wining a race would be the greatest thing in f1 history...
For me hulk would be very sustainable option and a consistent one in some stints Perez was 1 second slower than the top 10 runner with a red bull hulk can drag it to the points in the worst case scenario
Short of Danny Ric or Liam Lawson. Factor in potential financial losses for/and keeping Perez 6 months. Or factor in potential losses plus buying out Perez from his remaining contract plus hiring a temp driver & paying them and also getting said replacement released from any current deals and you have your answer. Perez will keep the seat warm til the end of the season and then he's out. Cheapest and most sensible option when you can't even guarantee 1st in the constructors.
sainz in the other seat is their safest option to seal constructors because max and carlos line up would be the best and most experienced one as well, max then could focus solely on drivers title and win it with a not so good like last year but around 100 point lead over second driver which could be sainz in second seat.
Here's an idea. Perez previous contract had no mid season performance clause which is why Red Bull signed a new one. Perez wanted multi-year and this was the carrot to convince him to sign and Perez couldn't believe he would fail the performance requirements. Yuki is actually being lined up to replace Perez which is why he was signed so early in the season as part of this powerplay. Danny will be used to train up Liam as he looks like he has the most potential of their limited driver pool. Neither can be signed until Perez is removed as Red Bull reveal their hand too early.
Horner just recently has commented on Isack Hadjar having a chance for F1 next year as well. Hadjar currently leads the F2 Driver's Championship and is in fine form, and could certainly be in a similar position as Lawson in competing for a seat at Racing Bulls next year. Truly the amount of drivers vying for seats at Redbull and RB is an endless battle.
