Despite his performance as of late, I'll never forget the Pirelli Whisperer and the Mexican Ministry of Defense moments from his career. As a fan from Latin America as well, he's represented the whole continent really well for over a decade. I think every F1 fan celebrated his first win in Sakhir, too.
@@boom2055 No. I would say it’s because Red Bull knew what Perez could do as he proved it in the years before. Not saying that the sponsors didn’t help, but that is not the sole reason as to why Perez stayed as long as he did.
@parcerito9817 the whole continent means the whole continent. Don't pretend Logan Sargent did north america a favour in f1. Checo made both north and south america proud. The us and canada are no the only contries in the north btw...
I think it's similar for a lot of number 2 drivers.... It's hard mentally to go out there pretending to be a racing driver but knowing that you're really only there to support the quicker guy. If you lose that 1% of motivation, you lose pace and then as you lose pace, you lose your confidence. It's very hard to fight out of that when you know you're not really racing for wins so you lose more motivation and the cycle just goes around and around. If he joined a midfield team for next year, I think we'd see decent performances from him (initially at least...)
It is even harder as Perez started the 2023 season to become the world champion. You better off starting with accepting being number two and have realistic goals, like beat other teams number 2 driver, secure first place in constructors championship, screw up tactics of competing teams for the championships.
Red Bull knew that they had also made a car that didnt suit Perez aa much, so thats why he was also crashing. Is Perez an insecure person then, if his results affect him this much on his confidence, when there is other people out there which results do not nearly as much affect on their confidence as its with Perez.
I don’t think it’s that. Perez was saying he wanted to be the world champion up to last year. Mark Webber said it himself. RB actively screws the second driver. Montoya noticed the RB of Perez doesn’t turn at all like Verstappen’s. The signs are all clear. And when Perez was comfortable with the car, he was going toe to toe with Verstappen
@@Legorreta.M.D That's the piece that this video only touched on. He was always fighting a car that was never built for him initially. Also the multiple strategy failures over the past year cost him as well.
I would’ve like more emphasis on how Red Bull phased him out in terms of construction and strategy. Everything served Verstappen with no regard for Checo’s performance or preference. It was a cold business decision that any driver would have failed in.
I think that’s also largely part of the reason that Lawson edged it over tsunoda. Red bull said that Lawson prefers a similar setup to verstappen, while tsunoda does not, so developing the car through the season would help both their drivers instead of helping one and hurting the other.
Out of all the drivers leaving the grid this year, Bottas and Perez are the most likely to come back. Both are solid drivers and incredibly experienced.
Them being race winners and having solid racecraft would make them thrive in new teams who are willing to join F1 too, and we've already heard a lot of things about new teams joining soon.
A career that went so wrong?! 14 YEARS, 39 podiums, 6 wins. He is no Max, not a world champion either. But I bet 95% of all F1 all time drivers wish they had his career, that went "so wrong"...
@@ohnoitscoolbreeze Yeah the Race is better than most rags out there but they also do fall into the habit of churning out clickbaity content on slow news days.
He did the most he ever could at red bull going from 1 win and no seat to redbull where he got a few wins a seat and a lot of money. It was a win for him.
It wasn’t a win for him. But after the memoir of Mark Webber, it was clear RB wouldn’t allow him to do more. Even Montoya complain Perez’s car couldn’t turn with the same steering wheel input.
Red Bull favouring Max’s driving style to the point where they lose the constructors couldn’t be any more Red Bull. A perfectly respectable career that will sadly be remembered for poor performances in his final year!
I always love checo since his heroic wins at sakhir. He’s been a solid and underdog driver. Seeing his career downfall and the F1 fans commented about him trully make me sad. but, it is what it is. I hope he’ll get to the F1 grid in the future and get another chance.
Sergio Perez has 281 grand Prix starts to his name, putting him 8th on the list of longest-F1 careers. All things considered, he's not done that bad tbh.
The bit about Perez being comprehensively outraced by Button is utter nonsense. 2 places and 24 points is not comprehensive given it's less than 1 race win.
I’ll agree, this was an overstatement after we saw the qualifying results and points total for the season, Button was better but not that much. I like Checo, always have and I’ll root for him wherever he goes
They were fairly evenly matched indeed. The main difference was that Pérez lost some points through accidents, while Button was one of the drivers to take advantage of them.
It didn't go wrong. He helped Red Bull win 2 World Constructors titles. The terrible final season just means that it ended, not that it went wrong. Sergio Perez spent 2 years at Red Bull doing everything he came there to do. Did it finally go south at the end? yes. Should they have given him that extension? HELL no. But it didn't "go wrong." It went right, then ended.
what do you mean. it definitely went wrong, because if it didnt he wouldnt get sacked. it "going south" is the literal definition of something going wrong
It definitely went wrong, he crashed too many times in qualifications and races. Last year and this year. And even though Max made the 2024 car look way better than it was, Perez should still have (easily) been in the top 10 most of the times.
To be fair, Checo did end up having an amazing career in the end, he achieved some level of success that to be honest, not many counld really achieve, he even won at Monaco regardless of the circumstances which I'm sure is another milestone not many could achieve. Relative to the field, he's right in the middle for sure, but he's not a bad driver, I've enjoyed his several glory runs in his Force India days, and he's had an insane roller coaster of a career through the highs and lows. Much love to Checo, it's sad in how it ended, but it was fun while it did last.
Many of you probably know this, but I've only just read about some of it. During the 2024 season three teams - Alpine, Sauber and Haas - were interested in Yuki for the 2025 season. All three were offering long term contracts, however, Horner blocked him from going anywhere. Then after all of that, Horner finally gives Yuki a chance to drive the Red Bull car, afterwards Horner said, "We gave Yuki the opportunity as a favour to Honda" e.g. Honda wouldn't leave us alone about it, so we had to _capitulate/give the little b@stard a chance to drive a Red Bull car._ Later Horner said; "We’re acutely aware that if we’re not able to provide an opportunity for Yuki - being, in all honesty, this year [2025] - does it make sense [to keep him]?” Horner pondered." “You can’t have a driver in the support team for five years. You can’t always be the bridesmaid." “You’ve either got to let them go at that point or look at something different.” Then why didn't you let him go earlier in the year when other teams, with available seats, wanted him? After that Helmuthead doubled down on it saying, something like "He needs to go." I'm sure Yuki can't wait to get away from these @$$🕳's. Maybe next time another team is interested in him, Horner won't act like such an F'ing prick about it. Although, his personality does strongly fall into the "F'ing prick" category
While I agree that Perez’s performance was not at the level needed, I find it rich that there is a consensus belief that Perez lost RBR the constructors championship. I don’t see any comments that RBR failed to design a car with characteristics that BOTH drivers could maximise. Perez definitely underperformed, but RBR lost the constructors because of a decision to focus around Max.
New F1 fan here, so apologies if this is a dumb question. Referring to 10:25, if Perez liked the more understeer of the early RB18 and Max preferred the late RB18 for having more oversteer, why not let him continue racing with the older design?
Production and Logistic wise it would create higher costs. Like a Front Wing is +125.000€ per Wing for example. It wouldn’t make sense letting costs spiral out of control for a theoretically slower package that would only benefit the weaker driver. Also building these Parts takes time so you would also slow the production and harm your strong driver. With the cost Cap they can’t afford the personal or Resources to build practically two different Cars. Also then you would again need a Team that researches the second Packages updates which then needs more wind tunnel time which is also regulated and costs time and money. I probably still forgot like 5 things but that’s the gist of it
Because the cars progress a lot in speed through a season. Perez with an early season car would’ve been slower than with a new car, even though he trusts one car more than another
The video shows a real image of checo's career: a reliable but not so adaptable driver. But it is foolish and imprecise to just blame him for everything: if a team knows their driver's preferences about how to drive, and sistematically omits feedback, then the ignored driver (should be) disclaimed about the negative possible outcomes. In any formal job that would be noted, informed and accounted; but for some reason nobody is telling this. Yes, he is not as capable as Verstappen. We can't, and wouldn't, deny that. But he is not an incompetent, as some people tend to think.
Hard to imagine Lawson doing worse than Perez did this season but being a regular podium finisher I also see as a bit of a stretch. I think RB want him to be a regular top 5 finisher, the car is clearly capable of winning races most anywhere, in the right hands that is. If Lawson puts most of the job or all, like Perez did, pretty sure he will be axed after 2025.
I mean he was the 2nd driver on a top team for multiple years, an achievement that 99.999% of drivers do not achieve. Sure he's not a Rubens Barichello, but in terms of "racing career" I would say he was pretty successful. The sad part about all of this is, that he was his biggest enemy. I would bet he could have achieved more if he was in a better mental condition throughout the years.
There’s no motivation if you’re not allowed to fully race and win. You’re only there to support the other driver and I bet the cars aren’t even in the same configuration. They will try new stuff on the 2nd car in the race and see how it will fair sacrificing the fighting chance of the driver. He did his best and gave RB 2 constructor championship in spite of some RB people bad mouthing him. There’s no team in RB only Max, remember when Max wouldn’t budge moving down so Checo could finish 2nd place in the drivers championship even with directives from Horner? Many people are saying that Checo drove badly this season that’s why he was booted out should understand how hard it might be for him to be the support, test driver, bad mouth by some management and fall back guy of the team.
"Gave RB 2 championships"? Max won on his own a championship in 2023. This year Lando Norris doubled Checo's point tally. Go with your "the team is built around Max" bs to some dark corner of the web.
@@sebber7992 I said 2 constructor championship which is a team award. I never said Max was a bad driver in fact he is a great driver and he will be one of the greatest along with Michael, Seb and Lewis. The RB team is build around Max so you got a great driver and a great car that is why he is a 4 time world champion. But do not diminish the contribution of the other driver also. He might not win races, have many podium finishes but without his effort there is no constructor championship which I think Max cares less about because it’s not about him.
@@wilsonong5722 Checo is a midfield driver; always has been. Everybody expected a lot from him because he shines in medium to bad cars; it's his undenniable strength. But he can't deal with an indocile car and he was at a very aggresive team which only cares about maximum points for the #1 driver. Hence, he wasn't upt to his job as wingman. No excuses for that, either you perform or you are out. Everybody cheered for him to be 2nd in 2023 DWC, a wortheless "award"; nobody has ever cared who is 2nd at the end of the year. He should've been out of RB in 2023. Politics got in the way and Horner was not himself for much of the season; I guess he went for the easy, less questionable decision and in the end he is to blame, and got a hefty economic penalization (it was more about the Mexican sponsors leaving and not about paying Checo out).
What a whole lot of complete nonsense! You really rell yourself this little story so you can just cope with it? That is just really sad... get your head of your ass and come back to reality
Was Perez the only driver who saved a whole F1 team? Or just the only one in this new era? Also, very few drivers on today's grid have performed what he did. 4th in 2020 (in the Racing Point), 4th in 2021, 3d in 2022 and a 2d in 2023. 6 race wins and 2 constructors titles. Only 4 drivers on today's grid did better (Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen and Alonso). It was the last 8 races that cost Perez and RB the constructors title, as he had a 9 point average per race in the first 16 races which dropped massively in those last 8 races to a dismal 1 point average per race. Funny that his replacement could not even outdo that, Liam's average was only 0.66 points per race.
the idea that his career 'went so wrong' is laughable ... in his time at Red Bull he achieved what he would never have achieved anywhere else ... he was literally dropped from a team with a year left on his deal, probably should have been the end of his career at that point ... he was given a remarkable opportunity and he did his best with it ... won some races, finished runner up in the championships ... his career didn't go wrong, it went more right that he could have ever imagined
Yeah, I think what really happened is that Checo's career came to an end in 2021... and then had a spectacular coda where being in the right place at the right time got him into a genuinely competitive car for the first time in his career. You don't win 6 Grand Prix without some talent, and he was a very good driver on his day, but definitely more of a midfield hero than someone you'd usually put in a front running car. I think over time his battered reputation will recover. Look at how terrible Damon Hill's final season in F1 was but over the years it was the good stuff - that amazing wet race in Japan in '94, winning the title in '96, coming within half a lap of dragging a win out of the Arrows in '97 - that people remembered. When people think back on Perez in years to come I'm sure it'll be the wins and poles that they remember not that absolute horror show of a final season.
But we are not thinking about the drop in Red Bull's performance. Oh no, let's find someone to blame. So can you explain why Max didn't win in 10 GP? If not, I'll wait for the video where you explain its performance.
Sergio was hired on the expectation he would help Max beat Hamilton in the 2021 Championship to stop Hamilton on becoming the only 8x world champion and end Mercedes dominance and beat them they did. A great career imo, he will be remembered for that.
I personally think the environment played a major role. Having one side back you up and support you while having another side talk bad about you and doesn’t give support. That RB environment is toxic and if Perez is put in an environment like force India/racing point he can thrive as a driver. But nonetheless great run!
Who says that there are different sides in that garage? Who says that they are 'bad talking' Checo? You're making up a truth in your head. And then you're starting to believe in it.
I’m Mexican, I haven’t quite liked Perez because of the blind fanatism people have adopted here. I wish I could feel proud that he’s brought the sport so much attention here but honestly I’m not always sure it’s for the best, most Perez fans are obnoxiously at the level of drive to survive fans and defend his foolishness to no end, honestly seeing him this season I went from apathetic to actively disliking him, making a fool of himself on track multiple times. There are few Mexicans on the grid in motorsports in general and to squander such an opportunity with Red Bull even as a mid field driver is a bit sad honestly. Your video really made me make peace with a lot of things and see that he was a capable driver some time ago, especially in his earlier days.
He was 4th in 2020 and 2021, 3d in 2022 and 2d in 2023, won 2 constructors titles and 5 races in that time period. Those are obviously not his earlier days 😂. You sound overly emotional and seem to have forgot what he did perform.
The race is forgetting to mention that Red Bull ignored Perez and his feedback because they were winning with Max, hence Checo was forced to stand alone without any support.
I’m just glad I got to see him race ! Amazing career and hopefully I get to see him at least 2 more years in F1 if not well he did great ! 4 years to be teammate with Max means a lot already!
His got enough enemies already, I’m convinced a few are looking to hand out some lessons of respect, his at F1 because of Daniel, let’s not kid ourselves, his at RB because of Perez, not exactly a cool way to come into F1 compared to other rookie entries. Unfortunately Karma is a bitch, watch this space.
10:30 Now, I'm no expert on F1 and its rules. But is there any reason why Red Bull couldn't do the upgrades to Verstappen's car to better suit his style while leaving Perez's car as it was? Surely, it's best to have the cars properly tailored to each drivers style, enabling both to maximise performance.
Pérez never was a world class driver like a Hamilton or a verstappen, but he wasn’t a regular or a bad one either, he only lost against his teammate when his teammate was a world champion and I think that says a lot about
I've had a long-standing suspicion that post-Baku '23 Red Bull started giving Perez inferior equipment to their favoured Verstappen. The drop-off was so immediate and Perez had no real clue as to why. The rumoured asymmetrical braking system is something I would suspect was only fitted to Max's car for example. By the time this policy had any negative effect on the team, Perez was already demoralised and left Red Bull with no way of recovering their WCC position. Never a championship level driver but he was treated unfairly by Red Bull in the last two years.
Why the absolute FUCK will the team running the most dominant car in F1 history find the need to deliberately fuck over one of their drivers for no reason?? I just don’t understand how and why people think teams bring personal agendas and fuck over drivers. These are professional sports teams competing for the top spots, fuck sporting achievements they are fighting for literal hundreds of millions in prize money. Why the hell will they want to lose millions over some kind of personal agenda?? I hope you stop watching F1. I genuinely do.
Noticeable similarity between Baku '22 and Miami '23: Perez, leading and looking good for a championship push, suddenly can't make any compound last five laps. One of the best tyre managers in the business, VERY odd.
@@azapro911 even Verstappen has had trouble looking after his tyres in the latter half of 24, so there's something about the Red Bull that contributes to that for sure. It's just been my overall feeling that after Baku '23, Red Bull management decided that with Max being their number 1, Perez should be pegged back in some form, whether with different, or delayed updates, or running an inferior spec of car that didn't perhaps have some of the extra bits that were rumoured, as their car advantage in 2023 was such that even a lesser-spec RB19 would be able to finish 2nd in the WDC and contribute to a WCC overall for the team, whilst also avoiding any potential clashes between the teammates that could jeopardise that. This carried on until it was assumed that Red Bull had to remove their rumoured assymmetric braking system and Verstappen's pace advantage began to disappear as McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes all began to catch up. Verstappen's struggles at times with poor tyre wear and understeer through the middle of the season seem to give credence to this. Perez by this point was already lost, trying to drive around the same issues that he'd been dealing with since the year before, when the car development seemed to move away from him post-Baku.
It's going to be interesting to see how Lawson goes because apparently he likes a similar setup to Max, though he has also said it's a very aggressive car to drive. You have to be confident with it. It sounds like if you doubt yourself when driving it, it won't respond in a forgiving manner
The real problem with Perez is that he stayed longer than expected. It was quite clear that he was originally signed for being a bridge. But he did deliver what RB need of a second driver and they kept him around.
Offering him the midseason contract extension was possibly the dumbest thing an F1 team has done since Haas hired Mazipin. Truly baffling because the trend was downward, he was already spiralling. He had some moments of brilliance, but those were blips, you couldn't take them seriously as a recovery. Checo is a brilliant driver, he's proved that so many times, but just like Daniel and Lewis, he's struggled with this generation of car, and the design direction at Red Bull magnified that issue.
There are some blind spots no one can really use as facts. A lot of what Webber describes in his book happened exactly to Perez, regarding inside management.
People keep saying that he struggled because the car was setup for Max. I don't agree, Red Bull will design and setup the car to be as fast as possible. It is then up to the driver to adapt and drive it to it's limits.
That's exactly what Albon has been saying. The car isn't built around Max, it's just that he is able to extract more out of it than others due to his driving style.
@@emmanuelmakasa6555If something is or was clearly wrong with the car, no driver would be able to extract performance out of it. Use your head, please.
Meanwhile, in 2019-2020, but with different teams and drivers: People keep saying that Sebastian Vettel struggled because the car was setup for Charles Leclerc. I don't agree, Ferrari will design and setup the car to be as fast as possible. It is then up to the driver to adopt and drive it to it's limits. (Although we know why Ferrari is so slow in 2020..... 😏)
I both agree and disagree, I agree RedBull develop the car so drivers can go as fast as possible. It’s setup and driver agnostic to begin with. However, it’s clear (and you can see this with all 5 of Max’s teammates since joining RedBull). As the season progresses, Red Bull consistently develop their cars to suit Max’s strengths rather than catering to a broader range of driving preferences. That’s because Max has shown if they continue in his direction he’ll win races. IMO, Max thrives in cars with a strong front end and reduced rear stability, something he manages exceptionally well. However, for the vast majority of drivers they prefer the opposite or a more balanced setup spread equally. Max is able to get the most out of a car that isn’t all the way balanced and for that reason RedBull can quickly focus on other elements that make them faster. But for Max’s teammates that often leaves them struggling to compete as the car gets further away from their driving style and development sweet spot. I firmly believe it’s not intentional to begin with as you’ll notice all of Max’s teammates do well in the first handful of races, but as more development happens they all drop off. Now that doesn’t take away from what Max has been able to do, he’s still an incredible driver but we should be honest about RedBull, it’s a Max team rather than a RedBull team. But that’s just my opinion.
I hate it for Checo, but at the same time it was right to make the change. As long as Red Bull was winning the constructors title he was safe. The fact that they failed to do that ultimately is what did him in. I do hope he ends up at another team in 2026, because he’s still a worthwhile driver.
They failed to win the championship because Perez failed to score anywhere near enough points. Max had over 300 more points in the same season. He should have gone a year ago.
@@stevenmoran4060 Why should they have let him go a year ago? he was 2d in 2023 with a big gap to 3d. You are advocating to sack everybody but the winner 😂
Yes, his last 8 races he scored 8 points, a one point average per race is much too low to win the constructors. His average before those last 8 races (9 points per race) would have brought that constructors title. But IF that is the goal then giving the seat to Lawson with his 0.66 points per race average is very illogical and strange. I too would like to see Perez back at the grid, maybe Cadillac in '26.
@@stevenmoran4060 the fact he was still second in the championship and the fact that they won the constructors title that year, plus the fact he proved key for both 2021 and 2022 with the drivers titles (and constructors in 22) bought him time. 2024 though there’s no real way to have a good excuse.
@@GonzoJohnny those Cadillac seats are going to be interesting to see in terms of who gets them. I think it’s clear Daniel’s not going to want them (pretty sure at this point if he doesn’t get a call from a top team he’s not going to race at all), and there are American drivers like Plato O’Ward and Colton Herta who will definitely have ties to the seat, but an experience hand like Checo would be hard to resist.
He reminds me so much of Fisichella. Absolutely brilliant mid field driver. Capable of getting podiums and points in cars that don’t belong there. But put him in a top car and something happens that I can’t explain.
There's no shame in Perez falling short compared to a World Champion. He got everything he had been looking for since 2011, getting on to the top step of the podium, in Sakhir 2020 (indeed, he himself said "I don't want it to be a dream,"). The fact is, while we may criticise drivers like him, Bottas or whoever is in the unfortunate position of being team mate to a world champion, simply aren't on the same level. That's not a criticism, not every driver is capable of being at the top of their game week in week out. Most drivers that race in F1 don't even get close to the top step of the podium, or even the podium at all. Perez's misfortune was Verstappen upping his game to an astonishing level. I would trace Perez's perceived downfall to Miami 2023. Verstappen was down the grid after a problem in Q3, and Perez qualified fastest. But in the race, Verstappen completely destroyed his morale by not just by was significantly faster as well. Despite Verstappen taking a later pit stop, he easily caught and passed Perez on track
"Checo is a legend". He helped broke the Hamilton dominance. His job was super hard at Red Bull as he was driving a car made for Max, a car completely on the edge, and he had to drive that. Very few people could drive that.
i believe it's the same issue thats happening to Honda Moto GP. they tailor made the bikes 100% specs to Marc Marquez's style, that after he left nobody else could ride the bike properly. the same thing will happen to RB when Max leaves the team soon. mark my words
Yeah. Now, every time when Marc Márquez won, let's see Honda's final results. I'm not MotoGP™ fan at all, but Marc Márquez, to be honest, is one of only a few reasons why I still follows MotoGP™. And even if Daniel Ricciardo really never left, that is would just put Danny Ric in the same situation with Checo in real life.
While he must have obviously had his own amount of responsibility in the bad results he had with RB, one thing this video surprisingly fails to mention is the co-responsibility that the massive and consistent underperformance of his side of the RB garage had in such results. During 4 years, literally no one, no where ever brought up the frequent (bad) decisions (or lack thereof), ways, strategies, mistakes that were made in the garage that didn't help him achieve better results as well as the many-many times he was asked to "manage" the races while VER was given freedom to maximize the result. Not implying anything, but always wondered how his garage's negative contributions to his underperformance remained under the radar for four years.
I am surprised Red Bull didn't send him to Cash App RB. Checo and Yuki would work great and we all know Yuki is going to leave soon so it'll let Checo to mentor a young driver. Maybe they will add him to the grind later if Hadjar underperforms. We will see what 2025 holds for Red Bull
I think he did the best he could and that’s a Shame he has to exit the backdoor but give him props to have more outstanding races than alot of other so called máster drivers. And give him props for saving a team and for driving next to that alíen Max for longer than all his previous teammates. I loved his racecraft but time goes on and there are quicker drivers out there. Let’s hope the best for him wish him the best and move on. Time doesn’t stop and we cannot stay stuck with a memory. Salute to you checo and you will be missed
Perez just missed out on delivering consistently within the past 2 years. His display of "brilliance" he occasionally showed, were flukes. He didn't manage to extract the maximum consistently and his sacking was long overdue. Way past his prime. And now it's over. At last.
I don't think we have ever seen a driver so effortlessly and completely dominate his teammates. Ricciardo, Albon, Gasly and Perez are all solid, talented drivers and none of them have been able to extract consistent results, not even close to Max, out of an RB for years and across different eras. This is more a statement of just how truly great Max is rather than Perez's failure. In the hands of so many, an RB is almost undriveable.
He went from being essentially the star at Force India/Tracing Point, (Lance started 2020 we’ll before Perez came alive after being let go) to the clear #2 in a team that was very clearly Max-focused. Honestly I’m surprised he was there as long as he was. Not because he wasn’t good for 2024 & most of 2023 but because he wasn’t always a temporary solution that lasted longer than I thought it would.
I think Sergio's career would have been saved if he didn't go to Mclaren in 2013. Like he could have stayed at Sauber for 2013 and the could have replaced Massa in 2014 at Ferrari instead of Raikkonen of course that would have caused some alternative driver moves like if Sergio didn't go to Mclaren then either Paul Di Resta or Hulkenberg would have been given a chance or Kevin Magnussen would have been signed early and if Sergio replaced Massa instead of Raikkonen then Raikkonen would have signed with Force India. But anyway that's just my opnion about this maybe Sergio's career would have been doomed either way and I'm just spouting some raw crap here.
The lesson here is that mega stars are defined by their consistency and floor, not best days when it all lines up. Max has bad days as well, but they are few and far between.
I doubt he ends up at Caddy… the scrap heap excluded Mick Schumacher from the year before because in reality after a year out very few reboot themselves and find a way back to the grid. Haas is less ridiculous than they were a few years back that created some opportunities for folks like magnussen or hulkenburg and I don’t think we will see as many old timers coming back
This felt like an homage. Very nice and unbiased in my opinion. Well done.
I loved Perez as a driver, thank you!
Yea when's Scott isn't involved, it's unbiased.
@@randallvargas4457 I was thinking the same thing 👏🏻
Really???
It’s to trail off the cartels.
6:32 😅😅
Despite his performance as of late, I'll never forget the Pirelli Whisperer and the Mexican Ministry of Defense moments from his career. As a fan from Latin America as well, he's represented the whole continent really well for over a decade. I think every F1 fan celebrated his first win in Sakhir, too.
His "support" from latin america has kept him in Red Bull for too long than he has deserved to.
@@boom2055 No. I would say it’s because Red Bull knew what Perez could do as he proved it in the years before. Not saying that the sponsors didn’t help, but that is not the sole reason as to why Perez stayed as long as he did.
Whole continent meaning what continent? México is in North America...
@parcerito9817 the whole continent means the whole continent. Don't pretend Logan Sargent did north america a favour in f1. Checo made both north and south america proud. The us and canada are no the only contries in the north btw...
I think it's similar for a lot of number 2 drivers.... It's hard mentally to go out there pretending to be a racing driver but knowing that you're really only there to support the quicker guy. If you lose that 1% of motivation, you lose pace and then as you lose pace, you lose your confidence. It's very hard to fight out of that when you know you're not really racing for wins so you lose more motivation and the cycle just goes around and around. If he joined a midfield team for next year, I think we'd see decent performances from him (initially at least...)
It is even harder as Perez started the 2023 season to become the world champion. You better off starting with accepting being number two and have realistic goals, like beat other teams number 2 driver, secure first place in constructors championship, screw up tactics of competing teams for the championships.
Red Bull knew that they had also made a car that didnt suit Perez aa much, so thats why he was also crashing. Is Perez an insecure person then, if his results affect him this much on his confidence, when there is other people out there which results do not nearly as much affect on their confidence as its with Perez.
Totally agree with it... The 2nd driver syndrome, soon or later they will lost the speed touch
I don’t think it’s that. Perez was saying he wanted to be the world champion up to last year. Mark Webber said it himself. RB actively screws the second driver. Montoya noticed the RB of Perez doesn’t turn at all like Verstappen’s. The signs are all clear. And when Perez was comfortable with the car, he was going toe to toe with Verstappen
@@Legorreta.M.D That's the piece that this video only touched on. He was always fighting a car that was never built for him initially. Also the multiple strategy failures over the past year cost him as well.
checo’s wheel to wheel battles with lewis is some of the most exciting things i’ve witnessed
agreed and that crazy finish with Alonso was awesome too! He is a great wheel to wheel racer if given the chance.
It’s Checover 😔
bro did the ChecOut 😭😭😭
Sergiover
Checkmate 😂
Booooo
😂😂😂@@sneezindoggo6528
I would’ve like more emphasis on how Red Bull phased him out in terms of construction and strategy. Everything served Verstappen with no regard for Checo’s performance or preference. It was a cold business decision that any driver would have failed in.
I think that’s also largely part of the reason that Lawson edged it over tsunoda. Red bull said that Lawson prefers a similar setup to verstappen, while tsunoda does not, so developing the car through the season would help both their drivers instead of helping one and hurting the other.
Out of all the drivers leaving the grid this year, Bottas and Perez are the most likely to come back. Both are solid drivers and incredibly experienced.
Them being race winners and having solid racecraft would make them thrive in new teams who are willing to join F1 too, and we've already heard a lot of things about new teams joining soon.
he is immortalized for his '21 performance in supporting Red Bull. GG checo, enjoy whatever comes next.
A career that went so wrong?! 14 YEARS, 39 podiums, 6 wins. He is no Max, not a world champion either. But I bet 95% of all F1 all time drivers wish they had his career, that went "so wrong"...
Ikr! Same with Bottas
It’s just a title to get clicks but the content of the video, I thought, was very fair and favorable to him and his career.
@@ohnoitscoolbreeze Yeah the Race is better than most rags out there but they also do fall into the habit of churning out clickbaity content on slow news days.
It says Red Bull F1 career
"Red Bull F1 carreer"
Learn to read
He did the most he ever could at red bull going from 1 win and no seat to redbull where he got a few wins a seat and a lot of money. It was a win for him.
It wasn’t a win for him. But after the memoir of Mark Webber, it was clear RB wouldn’t allow him to do more. Even Montoya complain Perez’s car couldn’t turn with the same steering wheel input.
@@Legorreta.M.D So what was Red Bull keeping him down on purpose, or was it just a side effect of being second driver?
@@marko4480 honestly probably a bit of both with how the helmet Marko drama panned out.
Recapping Perez’ career it becomes clear that without the Red Bull seat his long term reputation as a stellar midfield driver.
Damn straight. During Red Bull's dominion phase, he was very much Verstappen's Bottas.
Even after his RB stint he is nothing more than a solid midfield driver.
Bottas is a solid number 2 driver. We called him wingman but this guy?
Red Bull favouring Max’s driving style to the point where they lose the constructors couldn’t be any more Red Bull. A perfectly respectable career that will sadly be remembered for poor performances in his final year!
I always love checo since his heroic wins at sakhir. He’s been a solid and underdog driver. Seeing his career downfall and the F1 fans commented about him trully make me sad. but, it is what it is. I hope he’ll get to the F1 grid in the future and get another chance.
Sergio Perez has 281 grand Prix starts to his name, putting him 8th on the list of longest-F1 careers.
All things considered, he's not done that bad tbh.
The bit about Perez being comprehensively outraced by Button is utter nonsense. 2 places and 24 points is not comprehensive given it's less than 1 race win.
He was not given enough time at McLaren. Replaced by Kev Mag who only lasted one season as well.
I’ll agree, this was an overstatement after we saw the qualifying results and points total for the season, Button was better but not that much. I like Checo, always have and I’ll root for him wherever he goes
They were fairly evenly matched indeed. The main difference was that Pérez lost some points through accidents, while Button was one of the drivers to take advantage of them.
It didn't go wrong. He helped Red Bull win 2 World Constructors titles. The terrible final season just means that it ended, not that it went wrong.
Sergio Perez spent 2 years at Red Bull doing everything he came there to do. Did it finally go south at the end? yes. Should they have given him that extension? HELL no. But it didn't "go wrong." It went right, then ended.
Spot on!
You should go into politics.
You sound like Perez sr.
what do you mean. it definitely went wrong, because if it didnt he wouldnt get sacked. it "going south" is the literal definition of something going wrong
It definitely went wrong, he crashed too many times in qualifications and races. Last year and this year. And even though Max made the 2024 car look way better than it was, Perez should still have (easily) been in the top 10 most of the times.
To be fair, Checo did end up having an amazing career in the end, he achieved some level of success that to be honest, not many counld really achieve, he even won at Monaco regardless of the circumstances which I'm sure is another milestone not many could achieve.
Relative to the field, he's right in the middle for sure, but he's not a bad driver, I've enjoyed his several glory runs in his Force India days, and he's had an insane roller coaster of a career through the highs and lows.
Much love to Checo, it's sad in how it ended, but it was fun while it did last.
Many of you probably know this, but I've only just read about some of it.
During the 2024 season three teams - Alpine, Sauber and Haas - were interested in Yuki for the 2025 season.
All three were offering long term contracts, however, Horner blocked him from going anywhere.
Then after all of that, Horner finally gives Yuki a chance to drive the Red Bull car, afterwards Horner said, "We gave Yuki the opportunity as a favour to Honda" e.g. Honda wouldn't leave us alone about it, so we had to _capitulate/give the little b@stard a chance to drive a Red Bull car._
Later Horner said;
"We’re acutely aware that if we’re not able to provide an opportunity for Yuki - being, in all honesty, this year [2025] - does it make sense [to keep him]?” Horner pondered."
“You can’t have a driver in the support team for five years. You can’t always be the bridesmaid."
“You’ve either got to let them go at that point or look at something different.”
Then why didn't you let him go earlier in the year when other teams, with available seats, wanted him?
After that Helmuthead doubled down on it saying, something like "He needs to go."
I'm sure Yuki can't wait to get away from these @$$🕳's.
Maybe next time another team is interested in him, Horner won't act like such an F'ing prick about it.
Although, his personality does strongly fall into the "F'ing prick" category
While I agree that Perez’s performance was not at the level needed, I find it rich that there is a consensus belief that Perez lost RBR the constructors championship. I don’t see any comments that RBR failed to design a car with characteristics that BOTH drivers could maximise. Perez definitely underperformed, but RBR lost the constructors because of a decision to focus around Max.
You guys are so good at sketching the full story and remembering the history, that a lot of us might not have been that into at the time.
New F1 fan here, so apologies if this is a dumb question.
Referring to 10:25, if Perez liked the more understeer of the early RB18 and Max preferred the late RB18 for having more oversteer, why not let him continue racing with the older design?
Cost cap
Its about team preference, red bull always preferred max of course. So perez never had his "word"
Production and Logistic wise it would create higher costs. Like a Front Wing is +125.000€ per Wing for example. It wouldn’t make sense letting costs spiral out of control for a theoretically slower package that would only benefit the weaker driver. Also building these Parts takes time so you would also slow the production and harm your strong driver. With the cost Cap they can’t afford the personal or Resources to build practically two different Cars. Also then you would again need a Team that researches the second Packages updates which then needs more wind tunnel time which is also regulated and costs time and money. I probably still forgot like 5 things but that’s the gist of it
F1 is a development series, it's either innovate or go home, no one races old designs...
Because the cars progress a lot in speed through a season. Perez with an early season car would’ve been slower than with a new car, even though he trusts one car more than another
Ocon almost matched Perez in Force india in his rookie year.
more than a criticism to Perez, it shows how underrated Ocon is a driver, he was also very close to Alonso
2020-2021 was awesome to watch. Had the pleasure of seeing him and Max in Austin back in 21. Vamos Checooooooo!
The video shows a real image of checo's career: a reliable but not so adaptable driver.
But it is foolish and imprecise to just blame him for everything: if a team knows their driver's preferences about how to drive, and sistematically omits feedback, then the ignored driver (should be) disclaimed about the negative possible outcomes. In any formal job that would be noted, informed and accounted; but for some reason nobody is telling this.
Yes, he is not as capable as Verstappen. We can't, and wouldn't, deny that. But he is not an incompetent, as some people tend to think.
Always accurate, fair and insightful journalism. Really appreciating your coverage and content in what feels like an unusually chaotic era.
Lawson is next.. 😂
True I’ll give Lawson 1 year max maybe less
Hard to imagine Lawson doing worse than Perez did this season but being a regular podium finisher I also see as a bit of a stretch.
I think RB want him to be a regular top 5 finisher, the car is clearly capable of winning races most anywhere, in the right hands that is. If Lawson puts most of the job or all, like Perez did, pretty sure he will be axed after 2025.
Grow up
Liam is probably the next sacrificial lamb, the lamb is almost in his name.
1 simple reason. Rb only counted on VER and didn't give a fuck about PER.
Remember the time Perez wanted to challenge Max to be World Champion?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
And right there, was his downfall.
They didn't want that.
Tsunoda is very stiff here. Can't help but feel for him.
Lucky escape imo
Lawsons career is doomed before it’s even started
Why? What has he actually done that leads people to believe he would do well?
Lol he's been stiffed.
To say he is stiff has a different meaning!
English isn't the easiest...
@@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist it is common lingo.
"very stiff" = very unlucky
His first season was so bad compared to lawson
I mean he was the 2nd driver on a top team for multiple years, an achievement that 99.999% of drivers do not achieve.
Sure he's not a Rubens Barichello, but in terms of "racing career" I would say he was pretty successful.
The sad part about all of this is, that he was his biggest enemy. I would bet he could have achieved more if he was in a better mental condition throughout the years.
There’s no motivation if you’re not allowed to fully race and win. You’re only there to support the other driver and I bet the cars aren’t even in the same configuration. They will try new stuff on the 2nd car in the race and see how it will fair sacrificing the fighting chance of the driver. He did his best and gave RB 2 constructor championship in spite of some RB people bad mouthing him. There’s no team in RB only Max, remember when Max wouldn’t budge moving down so Checo could finish 2nd place in the drivers championship even with directives from Horner? Many people are saying that Checo drove badly this season that’s why he was booted out should understand how hard it might be for him to be the support, test driver, bad mouth by some management and fall back guy of the team.
"Gave RB 2 championships"? Max won on his own a championship in 2023. This year Lando Norris doubled Checo's point tally. Go with your "the team is built around Max" bs to some dark corner of the web.
@@sebber7992 I said 2 constructor championship which is a team award. I never said Max was a bad driver in fact he is a great driver and he will be one of the greatest along with Michael, Seb and Lewis. The RB team is build around Max so you got a great driver and a great car that is why he is a 4 time world champion. But do not diminish the contribution of the other driver also. He might not win races, have many podium finishes but without his effort there is no constructor championship which I think Max cares less about because it’s not about him.
@@wilsonong5722 Checo is a midfield driver; always has been. Everybody expected a lot from him because he shines in medium to bad cars; it's his undenniable strength. But he can't deal with an indocile car and he was at a very aggresive team which only cares about maximum points for the #1 driver. Hence, he wasn't upt to his job as wingman. No excuses for that, either you perform or you are out. Everybody cheered for him to be 2nd in 2023 DWC, a wortheless "award"; nobody has ever cared who is 2nd at the end of the year. He should've been out of RB in 2023. Politics got in the way and Horner was not himself for much of the season; I guess he went for the easy, less questionable decision and in the end he is to blame, and got a hefty economic penalization (it was more about the Mexican sponsors leaving and not about paying Checo out).
@@sebber7992 Never said Checo was a top caliber driver. If you feel he’s a mediocre driver so be it. 🤓
What a whole lot of complete nonsense! You really rell yourself this little story so you can just cope with it? That is just really sad... get your head of your ass and come back to reality
Gotta milk one last video on Perez huh
Was Perez the only driver who saved a whole F1 team? Or just the only one in this new era? Also, very few drivers on today's grid have performed what he did. 4th in 2020 (in the Racing Point), 4th in 2021, 3d in 2022 and a 2d in 2023. 6 race wins and 2 constructors titles. Only 4 drivers on today's grid did better (Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen and Alonso). It was the last 8 races that cost Perez and RB the constructors title, as he had a 9 point average per race in the first 16 races which dropped massively in those last 8 races to a dismal 1 point average per race. Funny that his replacement could not even outdo that, Liam's average was only 0.66 points per race.
the idea that his career 'went so wrong' is laughable ... in his time at Red Bull he achieved what he would never have achieved anywhere else ... he was literally dropped from a team with a year left on his deal, probably should have been the end of his career at that point ... he was given a remarkable opportunity and he did his best with it ... won some races, finished runner up in the championships ... his career didn't go wrong, it went more right that he could have ever imagined
Yeah, I think what really happened is that Checo's career came to an end in 2021... and then had a spectacular coda where being in the right place at the right time got him into a genuinely competitive car for the first time in his career. You don't win 6 Grand Prix without some talent, and he was a very good driver on his day, but definitely more of a midfield hero than someone you'd usually put in a front running car.
I think over time his battered reputation will recover. Look at how terrible Damon Hill's final season in F1 was but over the years it was the good stuff - that amazing wet race in Japan in '94, winning the title in '96, coming within half a lap of dragging a win out of the Arrows in '97 - that people remembered. When people think back on Perez in years to come I'm sure it'll be the wins and poles that they remember not that absolute horror show of a final season.
And you managed to stay in the seat for four years, can’t see Lawson doing that.
But we are not thinking about the drop in Red Bull's performance. Oh no, let's find someone to blame. So can you explain why Max didn't win in 10 GP? If not, I'll wait for the video where you explain its performance.
Sergio was hired on the expectation he would help Max beat Hamilton in the 2021 Championship to stop Hamilton on becoming the only 8x world champion and end Mercedes dominance and beat them they did. A great career imo, he will be remembered for that.
I personally think the environment played a major role. Having one side back you up and support you while having another side talk bad about you and doesn’t give support.
That RB environment is toxic and if Perez is put in an environment like force India/racing point he can thrive as a driver. But nonetheless great run!
Nah
Who says that there are different sides in that garage?
Who says that they are 'bad talking' Checo?
You're making up a truth in your head. And then you're starting to believe in it.
Very comprehensive, and informative. Thank you.
Thank you Sergio!
It does sound better in German. “Der Untergang von Sergio Perez”
...und der Aufstieg von Liam Lawson.
Will Lawson perform better than Perez over the course of 4 years? Will Lawson even be in Red Bull for 4 years? I doubt it.
Sidenote, the music here is a banger.
I've noticed the use of liquid DnB and deep house over the years.
They really should link the music they use but they seem to gatekeep it.
@JusticeSheperd They REALLY should.
@@JusticeSheperd Look up Anjunadeep, for that liquid techno, deep house vibe.
perez is one of the best team players on the grid. regardless of the hate
Good video. Nice tribute
I’m Mexican, I haven’t quite liked Perez because of the blind fanatism people have adopted here. I wish I could feel proud that he’s brought the sport so much attention here but honestly I’m not always sure it’s for the best, most Perez fans are obnoxiously at the level of drive to survive fans and defend his foolishness to no end, honestly seeing him this season I went from apathetic to actively disliking him, making a fool of himself on track multiple times. There are few Mexicans on the grid in motorsports in general and to squander such an opportunity with Red Bull even as a mid field driver is a bit sad honestly. Your video really made me make peace with a lot of things and see that he was a capable driver some time ago, especially in his earlier days.
God Damm mi chavo, remember to put a dl:dr from time to time
He was 4th in 2020 and 2021, 3d in 2022 and 2d in 2023, won 2 constructors titles and 5 races in that time period. Those are obviously not his earlier days 😂. You sound overly emotional and seem to have forgot what he did perform.
@gamacastaneda2763 took like 10 sec to read tf you mean
It can never be worse than here in the Netherlands about Max Verstappen.
Perez was a good driver. The USA has no talented drivers, the last win was Mario Andretti in 1978 😂
The race is forgetting to mention that Red Bull ignored Perez and his feedback because they were winning with Max, hence Checo was forced to stand alone without any support.
Stop the cope sombrero man
I’m just glad I got to see him race ! Amazing career and hopefully I get to see him at least 2 more years in F1 if not well he did great ! 4 years to be teammate with Max means a lot already!
All I ask is for people to keep the same energy when Lawson struggles next year...
His got enough enemies already, I’m convinced a few are looking to hand out some lessons of respect, his at F1 because of Daniel, let’s not kid ourselves, his at RB because of Perez, not exactly a cool way to come into F1 compared to other rookie entries. Unfortunately Karma is a bitch, watch this space.
ANOTHER Perez video from The Race, unbelievable!
They definitely are giving him a lot of P.R.
So don’t watch it then
Is that a bad thing?
10:30
Now, I'm no expert on F1 and its rules.
But is there any reason why Red Bull couldn't do the upgrades to Verstappen's car to better suit his style while leaving Perez's car as it was?
Surely, it's best to have the cars properly tailored to each drivers style, enabling both to maximise performance.
Pérez never was a world class driver like a Hamilton or a verstappen, but he wasn’t a regular or a bad one either, he only lost against his teammate when his teammate was a world champion and I think that says a lot about
Very sympathetic video, great tone
Didn't you make this video like six times already? Leave this poor dead horse alone.
Nah this one more of a tribute. I really enjoyed learning a out more of his overall f1 career. 👌
Everything said in this video is plain truth. Nice work, plus the honest shade on DR 7:32 haha
Really appreciate the history lessen. Well done.
checo has been a legendary #2, Max couldn't have done it in '21 without him
Wonderful insight
Poor Checo... :(
Plz let this be the end for him plz no more of this has-been
I've had a long-standing suspicion that post-Baku '23 Red Bull started giving Perez inferior equipment to their favoured Verstappen. The drop-off was so immediate and Perez had no real clue as to why. The rumoured asymmetrical braking system is something I would suspect was only fitted to Max's car for example.
By the time this policy had any negative effect on the team, Perez was already demoralised and left Red Bull with no way of recovering their WCC position.
Never a championship level driver but he was treated unfairly by Red Bull in the last two years.
cope harder lmao
@igisanchez265 cope about what?
Why the absolute FUCK will the team running the most dominant car in F1 history find the need to deliberately fuck over one of their drivers for no reason?? I just don’t understand how and why people think teams bring personal agendas and fuck over drivers. These are professional sports teams competing for the top spots, fuck sporting achievements they are fighting for literal hundreds of millions in prize money. Why the hell will they want to lose millions over some kind of personal agenda?? I hope you stop watching F1. I genuinely do.
Noticeable similarity between Baku '22 and Miami '23: Perez, leading and looking good for a championship push, suddenly can't make any compound last five laps. One of the best tyre managers in the business, VERY odd.
@@azapro911 even Verstappen has had trouble looking after his tyres in the latter half of 24, so there's something about the Red Bull that contributes to that for sure. It's just been my overall feeling that after Baku '23, Red Bull management decided that with Max being their number 1, Perez should be pegged back in some form, whether with different, or delayed updates, or running an inferior spec of car that didn't perhaps have some of the extra bits that were rumoured, as their car advantage in 2023 was such that even a lesser-spec RB19 would be able to finish 2nd in the WDC and contribute to a WCC overall for the team, whilst also avoiding any potential clashes between the teammates that could jeopardise that.
This carried on until it was assumed that Red Bull had to remove their rumoured assymmetric braking system and Verstappen's pace advantage began to disappear as McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes all began to catch up. Verstappen's struggles at times with poor tyre wear and understeer through the middle of the season seem to give credence to this. Perez by this point was already lost, trying to drive around the same issues that he'd been dealing with since the year before, when the car development seemed to move away from him post-Baku.
Interested to see how Liam Lawson will perform around Max on the track, seeing as his driving style is aggressive like Max.
It's going to be interesting to see how Lawson goes because apparently he likes a similar setup to Max, though he has also said it's a very aggressive car to drive. You have to be confident with it. It sounds like if you doubt yourself when driving it, it won't respond in a forgiving manner
The real problem with Perez is that he stayed longer than expected. It was quite clear that he was originally signed for being a bridge. But he did deliver what RB need of a second driver and they kept him around.
Offering him the midseason contract extension was possibly the dumbest thing an F1 team has done since Haas hired Mazipin. Truly baffling because the trend was downward, he was already spiralling. He had some moments of brilliance, but those were blips, you couldn't take them seriously as a recovery.
Checo is a brilliant driver, he's proved that so many times, but just like Daniel and Lewis, he's struggled with this generation of car, and the design direction at Red Bull magnified that issue.
There are some blind spots no one can really use as facts. A lot of what Webber describes in his book happened exactly to Perez, regarding inside management.
People keep saying that he struggled because the car was setup for Max. I don't agree, Red Bull will design and setup the car to be as fast as possible. It is then up to the driver to adapt and drive it to it's limits.
That's exactly what Albon has been saying. The car isn't built around Max, it's just that he is able to extract more out of it than others due to his driving style.
Something is clearly wrong with the car,how many drivers have had issues with it?
@@emmanuelmakasa6555If something is or was clearly wrong with the car, no driver would be able to extract performance out of it. Use your head, please.
Meanwhile, in 2019-2020, but with different teams and drivers: People keep saying that Sebastian Vettel struggled because the car was setup for Charles Leclerc. I don't agree, Ferrari will design and setup the car to be as fast as possible. It is then up to the driver to adopt and drive it to it's limits.
(Although we know why Ferrari is so slow in 2020..... 😏)
I both agree and disagree, I agree RedBull develop the car so drivers can go as fast as possible. It’s setup and driver agnostic to begin with. However, it’s clear (and you can see this with all 5 of Max’s teammates since joining RedBull). As the season progresses, Red Bull consistently develop their cars to suit Max’s strengths rather than catering to a broader range of driving preferences. That’s because Max has shown if they continue in his direction he’ll win races.
IMO, Max thrives in cars with a strong front end and reduced rear stability, something he manages exceptionally well. However, for the vast majority of drivers they prefer the opposite or a more balanced setup spread equally. Max is able to get the most out of a car that isn’t all the way balanced and for that reason RedBull can quickly focus on other elements that make them faster.
But for Max’s teammates that often leaves them struggling to compete as the car gets further away from their driving style and development sweet spot. I firmly believe it’s not intentional to begin with as you’ll notice all of Max’s teammates do well in the first handful of races, but as more development happens they all drop off.
Now that doesn’t take away from what Max has been able to do, he’s still an incredible driver but we should be honest about RedBull, it’s a Max team rather than a RedBull team. But that’s just my opinion.
Not enough highlighting how difficult the car was...max was doing absolute wonders to stay in the championship race during that time
I hate it for Checo, but at the same time it was right to make the change.
As long as Red Bull was winning the constructors title he was safe. The fact that they failed to do that ultimately is what did him in.
I do hope he ends up at another team in 2026, because he’s still a worthwhile driver.
They failed to win the championship because Perez failed to score anywhere near enough points. Max had over 300 more points in the same season.
He should have gone a year ago.
@@stevenmoran4060 Why should they have let him go a year ago? he was 2d in 2023 with a big gap to 3d. You are advocating to sack everybody but the winner 😂
Yes, his last 8 races he scored 8 points, a one point average per race is much too low to win the constructors. His average before those last 8 races (9 points per race) would have brought that constructors title. But IF that is the goal then giving the seat to Lawson with his 0.66 points per race average is very illogical and strange. I too would like to see Perez back at the grid, maybe Cadillac in '26.
@@stevenmoran4060 the fact he was still second in the championship and the fact that they won the constructors title that year, plus the fact he proved key for both 2021 and 2022 with the drivers titles (and constructors in 22) bought him time.
2024 though there’s no real way to have a good excuse.
@@GonzoJohnny those Cadillac seats are going to be interesting to see in terms of who gets them.
I think it’s clear Daniel’s not going to want them (pretty sure at this point if he doesn’t get a call from a top team he’s not going to race at all), and there are American drivers like Plato O’Ward and Colton Herta who will definitely have ties to the seat, but an experience hand like Checo would be hard to resist.
He reminds me so much of Fisichella. Absolutely brilliant mid field driver. Capable of getting podiums and points in cars that don’t belong there. But put him in a top car and something happens that I can’t explain.
I really hoped this year he would shine like before.
There's no shame in Perez falling short compared to a World Champion. He got everything he had been looking for since 2011, getting on to the top step of the podium, in Sakhir 2020 (indeed, he himself said "I don't want it to be a dream,"). The fact is, while we may criticise drivers like him, Bottas or whoever is in the unfortunate position of being team mate to a world champion, simply aren't on the same level. That's not a criticism, not every driver is capable of being at the top of their game week in week out.
Most drivers that race in F1 don't even get close to the top step of the podium, or even the podium at all. Perez's misfortune was Verstappen upping his game to an astonishing level.
I would trace Perez's perceived downfall to Miami 2023. Verstappen was down the grid after a problem in Q3, and Perez qualified fastest. But in the race, Verstappen completely destroyed his morale by not just by was significantly faster as well. Despite Verstappen taking a later pit stop, he easily caught and passed Perez on track
That race in Miami he realized there both driving different cars
I might be missing something, but where exactly does the video explain _how_ his downfall happened?
0:18 forgot Logan Sargent in the scrapheap, mate
"Checo is a legend". He helped broke the Hamilton dominance.
His job was super hard at Red Bull as he was driving a car made for Max, a car completely on the edge, and he had to drive that. Very few people could drive that.
Did the Race video writers learn the word “fundamentally” this week then try to fill a bingo card or something😂
Phenomenal video
"If all the races on the calendar were held around Baku..." That burned...
i believe it's the same issue thats happening to Honda Moto GP. they tailor made the bikes 100% specs to Marc Marquez's style, that after he left nobody else could ride the bike properly. the same thing will happen to RB when Max leaves the team soon. mark my words
Yeah. Now, every time when Marc Márquez won, let's see Honda's final results. I'm not MotoGP™ fan at all, but Marc Márquez, to be honest, is one of only a few reasons why I still follows MotoGP™.
And even if Daniel Ricciardo really never left, that is would just put Danny Ric in the same situation with Checo in real life.
Not even Marc likes the Honda bike. It's more like the better drivers deal with it and bad drivers get exposed when machinery is difficult to drive
Miami 23 shattered him mentally. He was never the same driver after that.
While he must have obviously had his own amount of responsibility in the bad results he had with RB, one thing this video surprisingly fails to mention is the co-responsibility that the massive and consistent underperformance of his side of the RB garage had in such results. During 4 years, literally no one, no where ever brought up the frequent (bad) decisions (or lack thereof), ways, strategies, mistakes that were made in the garage that didn't help him achieve better results as well as the many-many times he was asked to "manage" the races while VER was given freedom to maximize the result. Not implying anything, but always wondered how his garage's negative contributions to his underperformance remained under the radar for four years.
I am surprised Red Bull didn't send him to Cash App RB. Checo and Yuki would work great and we all know Yuki is going to leave soon so it'll let Checo to mentor a young driver.
Maybe they will add him to the grind later if Hadjar underperforms. We will see what 2025 holds for Red Bull
You expect Checo's mental woes go away by downgrading him to the junior team? I don't think Yuki needs a mentor, he's already peaked.
Perez Vs anyone, the most entertaining and clean battles we´ve had in years.
Will not miss him at all. That's all I can say watching F1 for 25 years
how they have enjoyed documenting this over time...
I think he did the best he could and that’s a Shame he has to exit the backdoor but give him props to have more outstanding races than alot of other so called máster drivers. And give him props for saving a team and for driving next to that alíen Max for longer than all his previous teammates. I loved his racecraft but time goes on and there are quicker drivers out there. Let’s hope the best for him wish him the best and move on. Time doesn’t stop and we cannot stay stuck with a memory. Salute to you checo and you will be missed
All I can say is GOOD RIDDANCE!!
Perhaps F1 needs to have more than 1 tire manufacturer.
His downfall was saying he would challenge verstappen ever since he magically began to have car issues…
Perez just missed out on delivering consistently within the past 2 years. His display of "brilliance" he occasionally showed, were flukes. He didn't manage to extract the maximum consistently and his sacking was long overdue. Way past his prime. And now it's over. At last.
Will never forget The Honda Minister Of Defense ❤ thank you Sergio, wishing you all the best.
Checo should go race in the WEC with Toyota and Kobayashi.
I don't think we have ever seen a driver so effortlessly and completely dominate his teammates. Ricciardo, Albon, Gasly and Perez are all solid, talented drivers and none of them have been able to extract consistent results, not even close to Max, out of an RB for years and across different eras. This is more a statement of just how truly great Max is rather than Perez's failure. In the hands of so many, an RB is almost undriveable.
He went from being essentially the star at Force India/Tracing Point, (Lance started 2020 we’ll before Perez came alive after being let go) to the clear #2 in a team that was very clearly Max-focused.
Honestly I’m surprised he was there as long as he was. Not because he wasn’t good for 2024 & most of 2023 but because he wasn’t always a temporary solution that lasted longer than I thought it would.
I think Sergio's career would have been saved if he didn't go to Mclaren in 2013. Like he could have stayed at Sauber for 2013 and the could have replaced Massa in 2014 at Ferrari instead of Raikkonen of course that would have caused some alternative driver moves like if Sergio didn't go to Mclaren then either Paul Di Resta or Hulkenberg would have been given a chance or Kevin Magnussen would have been signed early and if Sergio replaced Massa instead of Raikkonen then Raikkonen would have signed with Force India. But anyway that's just my opnion about this maybe Sergio's career would have been doomed either way and I'm just spouting some raw crap here.
Monster drink sales suddenly skyrocketed here in Mexico afterwards 😂
The lesson here is that mega stars are defined by their consistency and floor, not best days when it all lines up. Max has bad days as well, but they are few and far between.
I doubt he ends up at Caddy… the scrap heap excluded Mick Schumacher from the year before because in reality after a year out very few reboot themselves and find a way back to the grid.
Haas is less ridiculous than they were a few years back that created some opportunities for folks like magnussen or hulkenburg and I don’t think we will see as many old timers coming back
Still feeling pity for Zhou, hope he finds a seat soon!
VB SP and DR are serious consideration for Cadillac Ferrari.
Looks like second Red Bull seat is really cursed after all
Summary:
Good in mid teams
Mid in good teams
Someone has, alpine, sauber could use to get steady points in the constructors