@@ShadowWalker-ng1it THANK GAWD......someone else that understands the RB doesn't care about the title as much as the extra CFD and wind tunnel time is more valuable to them than an extra 9million dollars to a entity worth nearly 3 Billion dollars.
@@ShadowWalker-ng1it I have a feeling that Horner already knew end of 2023 that the RB20 would not be the strongest car. I recall a casual remark he made end of '23 that after the holidays (christmas etc) talks were needed (with Perez) about 2025 and after, saying "forget about 2024". End of January they did have a private dinner.. I wish I was fly on the wall!
I think its clear that non-sporting people are getting involved because after everything Horner & Marko had said in interviews recently this clearly wasn't their choice. Its clearly purely commercial
I’m sure they wish they could replace Perez, it’s just that Horner and Marko have failed so badly at their job they dont have a replacement. Marko hasn’t produced an in-house driver that could credibly drive the Red Bull #2 in years, and Horner wasted the alpha tauri spot on a completely washed up Ric who sucks massive ass. They don’t have another option
It always amazes me the amount of clowns online trying to tell the professionals how to do their job correctly, bunch of couch potatoes want to tell others how they feel and why they make decisions.
As a Thai person. I am not offended. Even though Albon is an amazing competitor with great personality, Checo is also a consummate professional and just brings in way more endorsement money than a Thai driver. It’s just business.
Albon was progressing, slowly, but he was improving. Gasly was an arrogant douche while he was at RB, major attitude problems and a big mouth. He deserved to get shifted from the main team.
TBH, I had a lot of respect on RBR’s ruthlessness, especially with the VER-KVY and ALB-GAS matters, and ironically the PER-ALB situation. They did what was good for business. Now they don’t have much options that don’t require patience.
Its a weird one, it feels like it was now or never to ditch Checo. Doing it now wouldve meant they couldve trialled Lawson and Ricciardo for the rest of the season, and then make the 2025 call in the winter. Now they've only made the choice more impossible to get the best lineup for next year. Especially since they also have Hadjad waiting in the wing, who is also contractually obligated for clarity for next year
According to The Race he has another 4 races to prove himself because they basically don't want to get rid of him but will if forced to by his form... they specially said they "looked forward to him performing on circuits he's done well on in the past" (Singapore and Azerbaijan). So he might still be out after another 4 races if he continues to perform badly
@@taykitrleevitt4314 Yes, whoever they bring will not be on Max' level but at least they hopefully shouldn't be finishing behind all of the Merc's, McLaren's & Ferrari's in 8th place, like Perez has been doing (or worse)... at least if they finish a couple of places behind Max, in 5th or 6th for example, it will be better for RB in the constructor's
I would like to correct something. Horner NEVER said "til the end of the season" He said to keep him because some tracks he did very well in the past are coming soon. (namingly Singapore and Baku) which are followed by another 3 weeks break after. I'm convinced that if Perez doesn't perform in those, then he will be kicked in the 3 weeks break and be replaced at the end of the season by someone that will stay next season.
That’s right. I believe Matt misunderstood (or misspoke) that the contract would end this year and they would not extend. He has a contract for 2025 with a +1 team option for 2026. He was already under contract for all of 2024.
It could be a Red Bull family contract, like Ricciardo is on right now. You are signed to the RB program for that long guaranteed but not guaranteed a starting spot (sort of like a team sport). The +1 can be negotiated to see if there is still interest in continuing together. Max was promoted to Red Bull in 2016 and Kvyat was switched out, maybe they are following the same strategy here.
Maybe Max IS perfect for Red Bull, he went from filling in that second role, to the number one driver there in one day thanks to that first race in Spain 2016.
It’s cursed because Marko is a toxic viper to anyone who isn’t the best. It’s not the second drivers, it’s Marko who poisons them. While Marko’s approach might create a cut throat atmosphere that breeds champions, it doesn’t work when you have to have A TEAM of TWO drivers. They should get rid of Marko.
Apart from that, I think Piastri is the best overtaker in F1 atm. the overtakes at Austria, and now on Leclerc on overheating tyres were incridible, and he absolutely perfected everything
Pretty sure it's Liberty Media telling RB they can't remove Sergio before the Mexican grand prix. All I can say is... as a long time RB fan, I hope this backfires so bad for them. They could have done something much earlier and treated this well. Instead now they are stuck with their own decisions and will for sure lose the constructors title.
Perez is close friends with the multi billionaire Carlos Slim who gives Red Bull 30 million dollars a year so Perez can drive for Red Bull. IN F1 CASH IS KING
After watching the video The Race made, I'm convinced he will be replaced during the three week interim after Singapore if he underdelivers during those 4 races
Perez back on? As a Checo fan and as things are, I am glad he has not been fired, but you do feel a sense of "it would be best just to rip the band-aid off" because it's obvious he's just not going to come into his own in a Red Bull. It's pained me to watch how he just cannot figure out his Red Bull the last two years. He had a far better handle on his car in 2020, so if Red Bull want to get out of his contract, maybe they should broker a deal to get him into a silver Racing Point for a year (give Antonelli a bit more time to develop in F2) and then in 2026, Checo can join a different team in a Alonso/Vettel-style role... As for Ricciardo, in terms of results, I can't fathom why he deserves the second Red Bull seat. Ever since leaving the team, he's had one victory and the odd podium but I mostly remember him for being absolutely owned by Norris. He should be wiping the floor with Tsunoda consistently to merit a move up at his age, but he's only been driving okay. Tsunoda and Lawson have far more long-term potential (not world champion level, but potential nonetheless) and based on the level of experience, I'd give it to Tsunoda. Also, it seems that Tsunoda is constantly beging ignored in this discussion, it's constantly "Perez, Ricciardo, Lawson", "Perez, Ricciardo, Lawson", while Tsunoda has been putting in decent performances but no-one bats an eyelid.
I like Checo, at least he gets a last shot at winning the Mexico City GP, even if it sounds a tad bit impossible, considering his current form. He should go to Alpine in 2025, I'm pretty sure they would be more than happy of bagging him and him bringing all the cash.
It's a Red Bull problem now. Not just a Sergio Perez problem. The pace decline is noticeable. With a better car, both drivers should have done better in the last race. Redbull just realized that bringing a new driver alone will not win them the constructors championship. They need to make car improvements asap. If they bring a new driver, we all know now it won't be an aging Ricciardo. It most likely will be Lawson.
@@aj897 newey said it would happen before the season started.. at the car launch event..and everyone was too busy going "welp GG redbull good job winning both championships in 2024"
Redbull will lose engineers keeping Perez. Perez is not a driver that motivates the team, and if he costs them a constructors championship and the bonuses; then they will leave or just not perform at their best. The only reason Redbull is getting slower is because Perez is their driver. I bet Newey left because Perez was making his car look like a backmarker.
The difference is that checo is struggling with the development of the car as the season progresses, Team priority is to make the car fast so, max is producing results and they are taking input from him to develop the car. As the season is about to end they stop developing and Checo gets suitable to the car, this not first it is happening.The same story carries over 2022 , 2023 and 2024.it is like a cycle. Feels bad seeing him in this situation. Hope he overcomes it....
Conspiracy theories be like… if Liberty media wanted to seek more tickets based on nationality they would make sure to keep Zho and Sargent as the Chinese and American market are very important for them. Daniel fans are delusional, they seem to forget that he got fired from McLaren and wasn’t able to find a sit outside the redbull junior team while he’s getting beat by Yuki but you people seem to believe that he’s still good enough for that 2nd redbull sit
@@korkebae7769nah they lose out more on repairing his car and losing constructors money. Also Newey probably left because Perez was making his car look bad. And more engineers will leave when they stop winning the constructors because Perez screwed up their bonuses. So in the long run it will hurt Redbull keeping a shitty pay driver. Plus most importantly, people like me stopped buying Redbull because it means mediocrity gets rewarded now. So their brand value takes a significant hit keeping Perez.
I think Horner needs out… the controversy earlier in the year, the relative shambles the team have become, the massive driver problem created by greed, vibes… also is everyone forgetting about the Imola test? Seems like something to think about considering how consistent Red Bull is with their word
Random 2am theory. So Max posted a video of him and Dan in a helicopter, and his instagram is 99% race stuff, it’s always his thoughts on the race. And there’s a report from Motorsport Italy that Carlos Slim (Checo’s main sponsor) came in and gave RB extra money to keep him. So my theory, is that Max’s instagram video was a “wait until the news breaks in the summer break” tease, and then RB changed their mind when Carlos Slim offered more money.
I think it's always the same thing with Red Bull (and has been for a long time) - the team/designers/Newey will always design the car primarily for the No. 1 Driver. It happened with Vettel and has happened with Verstappen. The MAJOR problem Red Bull has is that Verstappen has a very unique driving style (Verstappen likes a pointy, rear-light car). Every other teammate has struggled against Verstappen due to this aspect - no one has got to grips with that style of car. I think you'll find that the gap between the Red Bull teammates would close if the car was more neutral. I think if Perez was to be thrown out of that seat, it can go one of 2 ways if they put a new rookie driver in there - either a rookie driver can adapt quickly to that style, or it will be an immense struggle (a la Gasly or Albon). In my opinion, Red Bull needs to make up their mind - either continue this design philosophy and lay all their eggs in the Verstappen basket in order for him to win more drivers champs (and drag his teammate, whoever it will be, to a team champ) or take away the ultimate Verstappen advantage to make the car more balanced across the team. Bold Prediction: Perez will keep his seat for 2025. Red Bull needs some continuity as Newey is gone, and my own personal opinion is that the 2025 car will be more balanced. 2025 drivers champ wont be Verstappen, but Red Bull to win Cons champ.
RedBull is very AWARE that the car is Max-Specific. They would have private (non-public) test data/simulations from other drivers AKA Liam Lawson (not sure if Daniel Riccardo has driven the car). Basically Max VerUnstopen is the ONLY driver that can get the MAX-imum out of the car. Alex Albon has already publicly stated the car was close to impossible for him to drive.
Finally someone says something different. I also think that RB needs Pérez to develop the car, because Max's style is developing the car in wrong direction
i agree... putting anyone else in that car outside of Max they will be the same or worse as Perez. RB would need another Max clone to have both cars higher up in the standings but i dont see another driver besides a Hamilton or Leclerc or Sainz being able to produce better in that RB.... maybe RB should have sprung for Sainz instead of an RB/VCARB/RB academy driver...
@@coreymeh8335 Yuki Tsunoda would atleast put in the hard work and effort. But it would take him 18 months to get up to speed. Does not look like RedBul would want someone like Yuki.
It terms of temperament, Checo is much better than Tsunoda or even Riccardo, who has ego. And Albon was too young to be a cool second driver. I think Red Bull knows that
I'm pretty sure that scenario combined with what happened at the beginning of the year would make Red Bull (the wider company) seriously consider kicking Horner out. Especially seeing as Liam Lawson is not being given a chance meaning he could get fed up and do a Piastri and join another team.
That’s what Liberty media wants to cause chaos and make ppl watch more. They clearly sabotaged max in Australia to allow someone else to win bc ppl were stopping to watch
What’s the gap, 43 points? If max has another DNF like in Australia, and Checo finishes P10, whilst McLaren bag a 1-2 with fastest lap, they are level on points. Yes Max is doing an Alonso 2012 and keeping them afloat, but Red Bull are truly in the red zone for losing the constructors.
That's not it. RB just prefers to win the driver championship and not the constructors. Most of the glory for non or casual fans and much more wind tunnel time
This guy has to be the best Red Bull seller of all time if losing the constructor championship is not more beneficial to sell Red Bulls then keeping im.
10:45 Unfortunately, I don't think Tsunoda has a realistic shot at the Red Bull seat even if he has a year of favorable head to head comparison with Liam Lawson. Tsunoda is connected to Honda and Red Bull no longer has a relationship with Honda. So, while Yuki may deserve a shot at a Red Bull seat, I think the politics of F1 prevent him from getting that seat. I think it is a lot more likely that Tsunoda is stuck at VCARB until Alonso retires, then gets a seat at Aston Martin via the Honda connection.
These are my thoughts, also Honda have said they’ve got a say in who has a seat and they want him. I reckon (even though strolls dad owns it) Honda have some performance clause for his extension too and if he doesn’t do better next year they will boot him and bring Yuki in OR alonso will crack the shits with the car/stroll before and leave and Yuki with join. Stroll and Yuki is not a combo I’d want to see though
Everybody talks about the money, and I don't understand it. It can't be about that. Just can't. Red Bull never lacked money. And now with the cost caps, it could be argued they already have more than they can spend, anyway. There's got to be more to it. A lot more.
SPRINT RACES SHOULD BE DONE BY THE 3RD DRIVER!! +Points only for the Team +Each Main Driver is out for 3 Sprint races +Direct comparison between driver +30 Cockpits instead of 20 +Sprint Races would be a true Highlight
I feel like It's because after the summer break the races are: Zandvort, Monza (Perez quite good here), Baku (Perez amazing here), Singapore (Perez very good here) and then another 4 week break. 3 tracks that perez performed really well on in the past, If he doesn't perform there, It's got to be over.
@@oj4249 i mean thats true no denying it, but still disingenuous to be like "he also won that one" when he didn't, whats next? Oh yuki actually won spain because his floor was damage? Its better just to focus on the results
I feel like the wording by Horner was a bit funny. He said something along the lines of "I hope he'll show us what he can do at his best tracks," (nowhere near the exact quote, but I frankly can't be bothered), and his best tracks are Singapore and Baku, which are two of the next four races. I feel like RBR has given him, whether with his knowledge or not, four races (Zandvoort, Monza, Singapore and Baku) in which he HAS TO perform. Let's not forget there is another three week "Break" after Singapore, during which they can decide whether to keep him or not. Had it been literally any other team, I wouldn't give two shakes of a titty about what the TP said, but since it's RBR, which is infamous for their driver treatment, I think the slightly open wording is extremely important.
I was hoping they would do a Ricardo - Perez swap for the remainder of the season just to see if Perez could actually do anything or if Ricardo could do something in the A- team Red Bull. I don’t feel as if Perez still has the heart. I think Daniel would do better in that car at this point then maybe next year or there after Yuki has a shot.
I think it's an admission of how bad the car is (credit to Max). They feel like it really doesn't matter who is driving, might as well stick with experience and hope he at least slightly improves.
Its a generally difficult time for RedBull currently. I see why they rather stick with Checo then bringing in a new driver which would naturally bring more chaos into the team. The Car is also hard to drive recently that even Max is complaining about everything whats wrong with it. We'll see how it goes.
Could keeping an underperforming driver in at the top team, not giving Liam Lawson a chance (risking him doing a Piastri and going elsewhere) and the "controversy" at the beginning of the year be enough reason for Red Bull as a wider company decide to oust Horner at some point?
Sergio is such a likeable guy. I really hope he can turn it around. Liam Lawson is so deserving of a seat though, this would have made it easier to do a shuffle around with Ricciardo etc
Likeable? The moment a driver says "I'm not getting the same car, that's why I'm behind 0.6 to 1.5 seconds in Qualifying!" he has immediately lost all his likeable points.
They claim to have some of the best "wheel knowledge" but don't even know where Checo is from...listen to their false claims on their podcast! Why did they cut that part from the YT Video ....
It is a very very very long season, with more races left after the summer break than the whole season used to have... Lots of time to get up to speed and with folks like Riccardo that already have lots of F1 experience and better still in his case apparently get along with Max and have experience with the RB team it shouldn't take more than a race or two to see the benefits or replacing a badly slumping Perez who at his best was never that great.
The truth is that most of the people complaining arent even redbull team fans.. theyre haters.. and months ago, they hated on Ricciardo for holding the RB seat.. too fn bad.. may you cry 1.5kg of tears to make Georgies car legal..
So Bernie Collins said it - you have a whole team orbiting to Max. Now RB saw that was not good. So they know they need to help Checo to get a better car.
You seem to be forgetting that Perez had a contract for 2024, and the 1 (25) +1(26) will still cost Red Bull the 2025 season. Their only hope now is a performance clause trigger by the end of the year.
So you think that the point you’re making that he fell from 2nd to eight during the race is just because he’s a shitty driver when he has continuously demonstrated that he’s very capable with a good car of storming through the field from back to front I would like to see you guysanalyzing deeper the situation with Paris not just bashing the driver
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Like some others, Perez's race at Spa-Francorchamps was undone by a discutable strategy (that second pitstop 🤨) more than driving issues, but it seems that people (like Matt) like to focus only on track positions...🙄
I fully second this. The car is just not the same, Max could not even overtake Leclerc and he would have lost the position to Norris if he wasn't the absolute monster of a driver that he is. Checo had no pace in the medium stint, he really needed to go Medium-Hard-Hard and his race could have been a bit better (at least to finish ahead of Sainz and maybe even ahead of Norris).
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@@Niko-fj4mo I've read that Redbull had only one set of hards for each driver so, Medium/Hard/Hard wasn't in the cards. In my opinion, a Medium/Hard/Medium or Hard/Medium/Medium with longer stints for each compound (especially with hards) would've been better. Perez did 21 laps on hards and Verstappen 16 laps with his second set of mediums, so I think going longer was possible. Or maybe, they could have try a one stop like Russell, Alonso, Stroll, Kmag or Tsunoda did?🤔
@liannevanveen9808 right?! oh trust me, I hate what Redbull are doing. Makes no sense. Cut him and give yourselves a chance at getting the constructors. This whole thing is a joke. Redbull need to get it together before they completely explode. Maybe not this year or next, but 2026 isn't looking good
@@liannevanveen9808 that was poorly written on my part, sorry. Definitely not supporting their decision, I was pumping out comments as I was watching the video and expecting everyone to guess as to their context I fail at the internet today lol
I suspect what actually happened is that Horner wanted Ricciardo and Marko wanted Lawson and neither wanted to budge so Perez keeps his seat by default
What would be the point of replacing him? That second Red Bull seat is poison, no other driver would perform any better. Checo is not the problem, as neither Gasly or Albon were the problem either.
Checo is clearly the problem. Stop defending poor performance. Replacing him can't be any worse cause he is already doing atrocious. Worst thing would be the replacement is as bad as Perez. The only thing keeping Perez there is money, just like Stroll, Zhou, etc.. Albon and Gasly were just mismanaged and thrust in to a RB seat too early.
It would be hard to perform as badly as Perez has been, I agree the team is problematic for its #2 driver but still... When most everyone else on the grid right now would manage to do better in his seat if you have intention of winning the constructors he has to go. His current form might even keep Max from winning the drivers should he have a bit of misfortune - no teammate hoovering up real points so his lead collapses. Sure the car may not be #1 fastest by a huge margin cruising to victory now, but its still so darn close to #1 when it isn't still the best by a reduced margin on a weekend that really threatening the bottom step of the podium is where a RB should be...
If checo gets replaced before the Mexican GP, it likely would be a safety concern to hold the GP, let alone the lost revenue from lack of ticket sales.
There’s definitely another review after the next 4 races. Lawson has a September deadline for them to decide on him and the next 4 include some of Checo’s ‘best tracks’
What if Red Bull is less concerned about the money they get from the constructor's title and more concerned about the development/wind tunnel time they lose by winning it. They have to start developing the 2026 cars next season (without Newey) and may want/need that extra time in the wind tunnel. So as long as they think Max can win the Drivers title they aren't worried about Checo not finishing well and in turn getting the development time back by finishing lower in the standings.
One of my coworkers goes to Mexico to visit family very often, I asked her if f1 is a big thing there. She had never even heard of f1, so I showed her a picture of checco and red bull merchandise if she's sees any walking around and she's like, no way. Obviously it's just one part of Mexico, I just thought it was interesting!
If he had signed it wouldve been announced already. But maybe its a wait and see if he does go there or not. Its possible if merc put someone else in the car. Red bull might kick out perez because max is staying
Considering this is RB who have been so brutal on the #2 drivers that have performed far better than Perez is now in their first few race weekends before getting tossed out it really does smell doesn't it...
Imagine Redbull were just sandbagging this whole time and come back after the summer break to dominate and crush all our hopes and dreams of a title change ☠️
Why isn’t Liberty media doing the same thing with Zho and Sargent? Both of those drivers are on strategic locations where Liberty media wants to grown their audience and market
The Verstappen family were told after Spa that Sergio would indeed be replaced and then turn around and kept him, watch for this to boil to the surface as well.
RB prolly just playing safe at this point. Checo is still getting some decent points but if they try other drivers that are available they might risk more losing the constructors
Yeah, I'm a big Danny Ric fan, but outside of a brilliant sprint drive, Daniel is having an incredibly average season. All that matters are points and Yuki is leading him by 10 points. That's a lot of points for the so called Formula B
It's not even the so-called Liberty media interjection, but I'm pretty sure RedBull staff fear for their lives if they tried to show up at the Mexican GP later this year and Checo wasnt their driver. They'll announce his departure at the end of the season when he finishes 6th.
Hey just to clarify, this decision doesn't mean he's confirmed till the end of the season. Autosport reporting it's next few races at least and then another comparison before the mini autumn break. Would NOT be surprised if he stayed even if he performs badly which Is really sad as thats Red Bull moving away from the philosophy of high performance in favor of 💲 money 💲
Funny how easy it is to forget for a short time there was a legitimate conversation at one point for Perez to challenge Max for the Drivers Championship.
Says a lot about what's happening behind the scenes at Milton Keynes. It seems like they're desperate for any sort of stability, whether it guarantees points or not.
THANK YOU for finally talking about the sponsors Checo brings. I'm from Mexico and he's on thousands of billboards across the country and on commercials on TV non-stop. That's why they're keeping him and I hate that the defending WCC is willing to lose the championship because of this.
Congratulations to McLaren on winning 2024 WCC
Yes! :)
With choke artist Lando?
@@hptubez21 Don't forget he's against Mexican minister of disgrace
They should make Lando #1 driver and try the WDC too, it's not like they'll lose WCC if they try it
@@hptubez21 Checo's not choking?!!
It is amazing how much Frank sounds like Tommy.
RIP Red Bull's Constructors Championship hopes!
The constructor was lost when they fucked up with the development of the car, now Max is not wven in the front
and what if it was the plan? what if rb decided they rather have the extra cfd and wind tunnel time rather than the extra dollars?
@@ShadowWalker-ng1it THANK GAWD......someone else that understands the RB doesn't care about the title as much as the extra CFD and wind tunnel time is more valuable to them than an extra 9million dollars to a entity worth nearly 3 Billion dollars.
@@ShadowWalker-ng1it I have a feeling that Horner already knew end of 2023 that the RB20 would not be the strongest car. I recall a casual remark he made end of '23 that after the holidays (christmas etc) talks were needed (with Perez) about 2025 and after, saying "forget about 2024". End of January they did have a private dinner.. I wish I was fly on the wall!
@@truenorthscalemotorsports527forgive my ignorance but what exactly is CFD ?
The intro getting better n better
Faccctssss
I think its clear that non-sporting people are getting involved because after everything Horner & Marko had said in interviews recently this clearly wasn't their choice. Its clearly purely commercial
I’m sure they wish they could replace Perez, it’s just that Horner and Marko have failed so badly at their job they dont have a replacement. Marko hasn’t produced an in-house driver that could credibly drive the Red Bull #2 in years, and Horner wasted the alpha tauri spot on a completely washed up Ric who sucks massive ass.
They don’t have another option
More speculation from an outsider
It always amazes me the amount of clowns online trying to tell the professionals how to do their job correctly, bunch of couch potatoes want to tell others how they feel and why they make decisions.
@@MinisterManDantouch some grass
@@MinisterManDanThey have multiple options including Daniel
Remeber Albon, in that seat and how quick they were to kick him off? I guess checo really brings in that green!
They were rather patient with Albon
I think you meant Gasly
As a Thai person. I am not offended. Even though Albon is an amazing competitor with great personality, Checo is also a consummate professional and just brings in way more endorsement money than a Thai driver. It’s just business.
Albon was progressing, slowly, but he was improving.
Gasly was an arrogant douche while he was at RB, major attitude problems and a big mouth. He deserved to get shifted from the main team.
Perez brings to Red Bull 30 million dollars every year c/o his close friend the multi billionaire Carlos Slim.
Intros give me The Simpsons vibes, you have no idea what you’re going to get when it comes to Tommy’s part. 😂 so much fun!!!
Good analogy. 😊
We need Red Bull to be ruthless again
no we don’t its better that way , they are giving us something interesting
TBH, I had a lot of respect on RBR’s ruthlessness, especially with the VER-KVY and ALB-GAS matters, and ironically the PER-ALB situation. They did what was good for business. Now they don’t have much options that don’t require patience.
They stopped being ruthless ever since Mateschitz died IMO.
Make red Bull great again
Being ruthless is how they got here. They have no one to blame but themselves.
Its a weird one, it feels like it was now or never to ditch Checo. Doing it now wouldve meant they couldve trialled Lawson and Ricciardo for the rest of the season, and then make the 2025 call in the winter. Now they've only made the choice more impossible to get the best lineup for next year. Especially since they also have Hadjad waiting in the wing, who is also contractually obligated for clarity for next year
According to The Race he has another 4 races to prove himself because they basically don't want to get rid of him but will if forced to by his form... they specially said they "looked forward to him performing on circuits he's done well on in the past" (Singapore and Azerbaijan). So he might still be out after another 4 races if he continues to perform badly
If they replace him; they're only bring another lapdog for Max - eroding his competitive edge and having the same problem.
@@taykitrleevitt4314 Yes, whoever they bring will not be on Max' level but at least they hopefully shouldn't be finishing behind all of the Merc's, McLaren's & Ferrari's in 8th place, like Perez has been doing (or worse)... at least if they finish a couple of places behind Max, in 5th or 6th for example, it will be better for RB in the constructor's
I would like to correct something.
Horner NEVER said "til the end of the season"
He said to keep him because some tracks he did very well in the past are coming soon. (namingly Singapore and Baku) which are followed by another 3 weeks break after.
I'm convinced that if Perez doesn't perform in those, then he will be kicked in the 3 weeks break and be replaced at the end of the season by someone that will stay next season.
Yes, good analysis. I agree.
Matt, I'm pretty sure Checo's 1+1 contract starts next year, so they have the option to extend into 2026, not into 2025.
That’s right. I believe Matt misunderstood (or misspoke) that the contract would end this year and they would not extend. He has a contract for 2025 with a +1 team option for 2026. He was already under contract for all of 2024.
Well, tbf, if there's a chance he's released this year, I'm sure they can make it so they don't have to have him in 2025.
It could be a Red Bull family contract, like Ricciardo is on right now. You are signed to the RB program for that long guaranteed but not guaranteed a starting spot (sort of like a team sport). The +1 can be negotiated to see if there is still interest in continuing together.
Max was promoted to Red Bull in 2016 and Kvyat was switched out, maybe they are following the same strategy here.
In Red Bull's defence, that 2nd seat is clearly cursed.
We’ll never know since they disnt swap for 3 years did they?
Maybe Max IS perfect for Red Bull, he went from filling in that second role, to the number one driver there in one day thanks to that first race in Spain 2016.
It’s cursed because Marko is a toxic viper to anyone who isn’t the best. It’s not the second drivers, it’s Marko who poisons them. While Marko’s approach might create a cut throat atmosphere that breeds champions, it doesn’t work when you have to have A TEAM of TWO drivers. They should get rid of Marko.
@@PeterAqualung yes they've cursed the seat themselves
Well they’ve never tried anything better than a midfield driver in it because they’re scared of upsetting max
Apart from that, I think Piastri is the best overtaker in F1 atm. the overtakes at Austria, and now on Leclerc on overheating tyres were incridible, and he absolutely perfected everything
I can see Piastri being the next Verstappen!
Pretty sure it's Liberty Media telling RB they can't remove Sergio before the Mexican grand prix. All I can say is... as a long time RB fan, I hope this backfires so bad for them. They could have done something much earlier and treated this well. Instead now they are stuck with their own decisions and will for sure lose the constructors title.
It's the Red Bull staff that suffer, losing their bonuses. Pretty sure you're right though.
The idea that Liberty has any say in the matter is hilarious. Grow the fuck up, lads.
This makes sense but analysis like this are not done on this channel. It’s all saltless and safe chatter.
And you base it on what?
@@bipolarminddroppingsif you think liberty and the FIA have no pull to influence certain decisions in F1, you clearly don’t know f1 history lol
A payout to Perez plus the cost of a new driver combined is probably higher than the difference between first and second in the constructors title.
Or Perez sponsor agreed to pay the difference
What about the brand identity? RB used to be a ruthless performance orientated team. Not any more
Perez is close friends with the multi billionaire Carlos Slim who gives Red Bull 30 million dollars a year so Perez can drive for Red Bull. IN F1 CASH IS KING
After watching the video The Race made, I'm convinced he will be replaced during the three week interim after Singapore if he underdelivers during those 4 races
Agree, I don't think it's "until the end of the season" for sure. I appreciated the reading between the lines they did on the statement.
Haven't we been convinced he was gonna get replaced ever 3 months since middle of last season though ?
I don't see what he could do in the next 4 races that's worse than the last 12
@@philb8437 Very true haha
@@Septimus_ii I think Red Bull hopes for some top 5 or podium finishes, but I don't know what they're expecting from him at this point either
Perez back on?
As a Checo fan and as things are, I am glad he has not been fired, but you do feel a sense of "it would be best just to rip the band-aid off" because it's obvious he's just not going to come into his own in a Red Bull. It's pained me to watch how he just cannot figure out his Red Bull the last two years. He had a far better handle on his car in 2020, so if Red Bull want to get out of his contract, maybe they should broker a deal to get him into a silver Racing Point for a year (give Antonelli a bit more time to develop in F2) and then in 2026, Checo can join a different team in a Alonso/Vettel-style role...
As for Ricciardo, in terms of results, I can't fathom why he deserves the second Red Bull seat. Ever since leaving the team, he's had one victory and the odd podium but I mostly remember him for being absolutely owned by Norris. He should be wiping the floor with Tsunoda consistently to merit a move up at his age, but he's only been driving okay. Tsunoda and Lawson have far more long-term potential (not world champion level, but potential nonetheless) and based on the level of experience, I'd give it to Tsunoda. Also, it seems that Tsunoda is constantly beging ignored in this discussion, it's constantly "Perez, Ricciardo, Lawson", "Perez, Ricciardo, Lawson", while Tsunoda has been putting in decent performances but no-one bats an eyelid.
I like Checo, at least he gets a last shot at winning the Mexico City GP, even if it sounds a tad bit impossible, considering his current form. He should go to Alpine in 2025, I'm pretty sure they would be more than happy of bagging him and him bringing all the cash.
This would be abysmal if he was in a VCARB, the fact he’s in a Red Bull is insanity.
Tommy's comment in the outro "Skip Checo's driver rating." 😂
It's a Red Bull problem now. Not just a Sergio Perez problem. The pace decline is noticeable. With a better car, both drivers should have done better in the last race. Redbull just realized that bringing a new driver alone will not win them the constructors championship. They need to make car improvements asap. If they bring a new driver, we all know now it won't be an aging Ricciardo. It most likely will be Lawson.
I hope not for Liams sake
It’s not a “pace decline”, other teams have caught up.
@aj897
I would say both. If other teams are improving, RB need to keep improving too.
@@aj897 newey said it would happen before the season started.. at the car launch event..and everyone was too busy going "welp GG redbull good job winning both championships in 2024"
Redbull will lose engineers keeping Perez.
Perez is not a driver that motivates the team, and if he costs them a constructors championship and the bonuses; then they will leave or just not perform at their best.
The only reason Redbull is getting slower is because Perez is their driver.
I bet Newey left because Perez was making his car look like a backmarker.
The discussion about Liberty Media meddling in the decision making for teams should scare the flowviz out of all of us.
Why? It’s a silly conspiracy, that doesn’t stand to scrutiny
All for the show folks, all for the show, and all the money!
The difference is that checo is struggling with the development of the car as the season progresses, Team priority is to make the car fast so, max is producing results and they are taking input from him to develop the car. As the season is about to end they stop developing and Checo gets suitable to the car, this not first it is happening.The same story carries over 2022 , 2023 and 2024.it is like a cycle. Feels bad seeing him in this situation. Hope he overcomes it....
Liberty Media got in their ear and said Sergio needs to be at the Mexican Grand Prix, go ahead and screw over Daniel Ricciardo
Conspiracy theories be like… if Liberty media wanted to seek more tickets based on nationality they would make sure to keep Zho and Sargent as the Chinese and American market are very important for them. Daniel fans are delusional, they seem to forget that he got fired from McLaren and wasn’t able to find a sit outside the redbull junior team while he’s getting beat by Yuki but you people seem to believe that he’s still good enough for that 2nd redbull sit
@@Meeko2689 Go back and look at his stint in Renault. He has been making chicken salad out of chicken shit for years and he earned that drive.
He’s better than Perez and if he continues to put in p10 and 11s he still brings lots of sponsor money as well
Do Mexicans actually want to go see their driver perform badly?
@@brocksisson7128 why would they want a driver who did the exact same thing perez is doing right now just last year?
Bullcrap! His performance is not even on par as the team's expectation
Agree, but red bull is getting tons of money just by having him there
@@korkebae7769nah they lose out more on repairing his car and losing constructors money.
Also Newey probably left because Perez was making his car look bad. And more engineers will leave when they stop winning the constructors because Perez screwed up their bonuses.
So in the long run it will hurt Redbull keeping a shitty pay driver.
Plus most importantly, people like me stopped buying Redbull because it means mediocrity gets rewarded now. So their brand value takes a significant hit keeping Perez.
I think Horner needs out… the controversy earlier in the year, the relative shambles the team have become, the massive driver problem created by greed, vibes… also is everyone forgetting about the Imola test? Seems like something to think about considering how consistent Red Bull is with their word
A controversy not proved, purely allegations, and most of the rest isn't even just Horner's fault... Looking for a scapegoat?
lol how about no.
hes no gunther steiner.. and that is a good thing!
Random 2am theory. So Max posted a video of him and Dan in a helicopter, and his instagram is 99% race stuff, it’s always his thoughts on the race. And there’s a report from Motorsport Italy that Carlos Slim (Checo’s main sponsor) came in and gave RB extra money to keep him. So my theory, is that Max’s instagram video was a “wait until the news breaks in the summer break” tease, and then RB changed their mind when Carlos Slim offered more money.
it’s not just a theory
I think it's always the same thing with Red Bull (and has been for a long time) - the team/designers/Newey will always design the car primarily for the No. 1 Driver. It happened with Vettel and has happened with Verstappen. The MAJOR problem Red Bull has is that Verstappen has a very unique driving style (Verstappen likes a pointy, rear-light car). Every other teammate has struggled against Verstappen due to this aspect - no one has got to grips with that style of car. I think you'll find that the gap between the Red Bull teammates would close if the car was more neutral.
I think if Perez was to be thrown out of that seat, it can go one of 2 ways if they put a new rookie driver in there - either a rookie driver can adapt quickly to that style, or it will be an immense struggle (a la Gasly or Albon).
In my opinion, Red Bull needs to make up their mind - either continue this design philosophy and lay all their eggs in the Verstappen basket in order for him to win more drivers champs (and drag his teammate, whoever it will be, to a team champ) or take away the ultimate Verstappen advantage to make the car more balanced across the team.
Bold Prediction: Perez will keep his seat for 2025. Red Bull needs some continuity as Newey is gone, and my own personal opinion is that the 2025 car will be more balanced. 2025 drivers champ wont be Verstappen, but Red Bull to win Cons champ.
You are correct. When season starts the car is neutral and Checo is closer to Max. Then RB upgrade the car towards max and Checo struggles
As bad as this sounds, I want Max to win the championships and yet Red Bull to lose the constructors. Perez is not good enough for Red Bull anymore.
SPA imo showed either that Redbull is the 4th fastest car and Max is making up the difference, or Perez is just slow as a driver at this point.
Perez was pnly ever good when the RB was on a high level.
Yeah 4th fastest car that got pole by 0.6s with Perez P3. 😂
Spa just showed that Max cannot win from P11 in a normal race, nothing else.
RedBull is very AWARE that the car is Max-Specific. They would have private (non-public) test data/simulations from other drivers AKA Liam Lawson
(not sure if Daniel Riccardo has driven the car). Basically Max VerUnstopen is the ONLY driver that can get the MAX-imum out of the car.
Alex Albon has already publicly stated the car was close to impossible for him to drive.
Finally someone says something different. I also think that RB needs Pérez to develop the car, because Max's style is developing the car in wrong direction
@@felipeperez3744 Yes. It is starting to show especially at SPA where RB banked on the DRS being too powerful like in the past seasons
i agree... putting anyone else in that car outside of Max they will be the same or worse as Perez. RB would need another Max clone to have both cars higher up in the standings but i dont see another driver besides a Hamilton or Leclerc or Sainz being able to produce better in that RB.... maybe RB should have sprung for Sainz instead of an RB/VCARB/RB academy driver...
@@coreymeh8335 Yuki Tsunoda would atleast put in the hard work and effort. But it would take him 18 months to get up to speed. Does not look like RedBul would want someone like Yuki.
It terms of temperament, Checo is much better than Tsunoda or even Riccardo, who has ego. And Albon was too young to be a cool second driver. I think Red Bull knows that
Matt! The one plus one starts next year. He is confirmed for next year contractually.
Just wait until RB lose the constructors, then there will be questions asked big time
I'm pretty sure that scenario combined with what happened at the beginning of the year would make Red Bull (the wider company) seriously consider kicking Horner out. Especially seeing as Liam Lawson is not being given a chance meaning he could get fed up and do a Piastri and join another team.
That’s what Liberty media wants to cause chaos and make ppl watch more. They clearly sabotaged max in Australia to allow someone else to win bc ppl were stopping to watch
What’s the gap, 43 points? If max has another DNF like in Australia, and Checo finishes P10, whilst McLaren bag a 1-2 with fastest lap, they are level on points. Yes Max is doing an Alonso 2012 and keeping them afloat, but Red Bull are truly in the red zone for losing the constructors.
You don't think they're aware they lost it ?
That's not it. RB just prefers to win the driver championship and not the constructors. Most of the glory for non or casual fans and much more wind tunnel time
They are afraid of revenue drop in Mexico
They're afraid of being assassinated in mexico
I doubt it's revenue. Max had to have bodyguards last year just because he had the audacity to be incredibly talented.
Checo doing what no Racer in the history of F1 could've ever managed, getting the fans to care about the WCC.
This guy has to be the best Red Bull seller of all time if losing the constructor championship is not more beneficial to sell Red Bulls then keeping im.
10:45 Unfortunately, I don't think Tsunoda has a realistic shot at the Red Bull seat even if he has a year of favorable head to head comparison with Liam Lawson. Tsunoda is connected to Honda and Red Bull no longer has a relationship with Honda. So, while Yuki may deserve a shot at a Red Bull seat, I think the politics of F1 prevent him from getting that seat. I think it is a lot more likely that Tsunoda is stuck at VCARB until Alonso retires, then gets a seat at Aston Martin via the Honda connection.
These are my thoughts, also Honda have said they’ve got a say in who has a seat and they want him. I reckon (even though strolls dad owns it) Honda have some performance clause for his extension too and if he doesn’t do better next year they will boot him and bring Yuki in OR alonso will crack the shits with the car/stroll before and leave and Yuki with join. Stroll and Yuki is not a combo I’d want to see though
Everybody talks about the money, and I don't understand it. It can't be about that. Just can't.
Red Bull never lacked money. And now with the cost caps, it could be argued they already have more than they can spend, anyway.
There's got to be more to it. A lot more.
we all know F1 is the pinnacle of autoracing
because EVERY DRIVER is performing at their BEST
100% ALWAYS
0:02 FRANK!
SPRINT RACES SHOULD BE DONE BY THE 3RD DRIVER!!
+Points only for the Team
+Each Main Driver is out for 3 Sprint races
+Direct comparison between driver
+30 Cockpits instead of 20
+Sprint Races would be a true Highlight
Maybe redbull's plan is to win the drivers' championship then place lower in the constructurs' so that they can have more tunnel time?
I think it's just because of money and corporate RB and Liberty Media told the team to keep Perez
Finally someone with a brain
Are you just getting on here repeating stuff you heard in another channel? 😅
I feel like It's because after the summer break the races are: Zandvort, Monza (Perez quite good here), Baku (Perez amazing here), Singapore (Perez very good here) and then another 4 week break. 3 tracks that perez performed really well on in the past, If he doesn't perform there, It's got to be over.
No, it's Zandvoort, Monza, Baku, Singapore. And Perez was horrible at both Monza and Singapore last year.
It's official, the P1 Podcast has gone to the dogs
Conspiracy theory, RBR need to finish 3rd or 4th in Constructors this year, Because they need more development time for the next year.
Not Tommy repeatedly saying Mexico is in South America 😂😬
Geography is hard for Brits
There is north. And under North is the south. 😂@@Singular_Opinion
@@Drbudweiser Is that you, Kamala?? 🤣🤣😂😂
@@freddiefreihofer7716 no need to be a fragile saltine
@@Singular_Opinion Americans can't even point to where Canada is!
I was at the Texas Grand Prix last year and amount of people with Checo merch was UNREAL! By far the most popular guy that weekend.
Since Canada Ricciardo has been beating Tsunoda.
Fr
yes, they'd be 5-1 for ricciardo if team strategy didn't screw him in hungary.
Hungary GP
@@themarimo3324 Hungary they screwed his strategy. You didn’t watch the race clearly.
@@oj4249 i mean thats true no denying it, but still disingenuous to be like "he also won that one" when he didn't, whats next? Oh yuki actually won spain because his floor was damage? Its better just to focus on the results
I feel like the wording by Horner was a bit funny. He said something along the lines of "I hope he'll show us what he can do at his best tracks," (nowhere near the exact quote, but I frankly can't be bothered), and his best tracks are Singapore and Baku, which are two of the next four races. I feel like RBR has given him, whether with his knowledge or not, four races (Zandvoort, Monza, Singapore and Baku) in which he HAS TO perform. Let's not forget there is another three week "Break" after Singapore, during which they can decide whether to keep him or not. Had it been literally any other team, I wouldn't give two shakes of a titty about what the TP said, but since it's RBR, which is infamous for their driver treatment, I think the slightly open wording is extremely important.
Ok, the Tommy portions of the intros are becoming hilarious.
I was hoping they would do a Ricardo - Perez swap for the remainder of the season just to see if Perez could actually do anything or if Ricardo could do something in the A- team Red Bull. I don’t feel as if Perez still has the heart. I think Daniel would do better in that car at this point then maybe next year or there after Yuki has a shot.
I think it's an admission of how bad the car is (credit to Max). They feel like it really doesn't matter who is driving, might as well stick with experience and hope he at least slightly improves.
Its a generally difficult time for RedBull currently. I see why they rather stick with Checo then bringing in a new driver which would naturally bring more chaos into the team. The Car is also hard to drive recently that even Max is complaining about everything whats wrong with it. We'll see how it goes.
the Mexican avocado lobby is really strong
Could keeping an underperforming driver in at the top team, not giving Liam Lawson a chance (risking him doing a Piastri and going elsewhere) and the "controversy" at the beginning of the year be enough reason for Red Bull as a wider company decide to oust Horner at some point?
Sergio is such a likeable guy. I really hope he can turn it around. Liam Lawson is so deserving of a seat though, this would have made it easier to do a shuffle around with Ricciardo etc
Likeable? The moment a driver says "I'm not getting the same car, that's why I'm behind 0.6 to 1.5 seconds in Qualifying!" he has immediately lost all his likeable points.
I don't find a guy who cheats on his 6-week postpartum wife particularly likeable.
lol...they left out the part where they said checo was from south america...
They claim to have some of the best "wheel knowledge" but don't even know where Checo is from...listen to their false claims on their podcast! Why did they cut that part from the YT Video ....
At this point if you put someone else in the car they will struggle adapting to the end of the year there isn't much to do
It is a very very very long season, with more races left after the summer break than the whole season used to have... Lots of time to get up to speed and with folks like Riccardo that already have lots of F1 experience and better still in his case apparently get along with Max and have experience with the RB team it shouldn't take more than a race or two to see the benefits or replacing a badly slumping Perez who at his best was never that great.
What about de vries being replaced mid season?
@@crypton18 they weren't challenging for anything important
The truth is that most of the people complaining arent even redbull team fans.. theyre haters.. and months ago, they hated on Ricciardo for holding the RB seat.. too fn bad.. may you cry 1.5kg of tears to make Georgies car legal..
So Bernie Collins said it - you have a whole team orbiting to Max. Now RB saw that was not good. So they know they need to help Checo to get a better car.
8:00 ish the saddest thing is almost that we have to talk about him now, as if he was Ricardo Rosset. And maybe even worse, rightfully so.
Or Lord Rangathan?
You'd think at this point you've gotten used to the intro but every f**** time it catches me by surprise
You seem to be forgetting that Perez had a contract for 2024, and the 1 (25) +1(26) will still cost Red Bull the 2025 season.
Their only hope now is a performance clause trigger by the end of the year.
So you think that the point you’re making that he fell from 2nd to eight during the race is just because he’s a shitty driver when he has continuously demonstrated that he’s very capable with a good car of storming through the field from back to front I would like to see you guysanalyzing deeper the situation with Paris not just bashing the driver
Like some others, Perez's race at Spa-Francorchamps was undone by a discutable strategy (that second pitstop 🤨) more than driving issues, but it seems that people (like Matt) like to focus only on track positions...🙄
I fully second this. The car is just not the same, Max could not even overtake Leclerc and he would have lost the position to Norris if he wasn't the absolute monster of a driver that he is. Checo had no pace in the medium stint, he really needed to go Medium-Hard-Hard and his race could have been a bit better (at least to finish ahead of Sainz and maybe even ahead of Norris).
@@Niko-fj4mo I've read that Redbull had only one set of hards for each driver so, Medium/Hard/Hard wasn't in the cards.
In my opinion, a Medium/Hard/Medium or Hard/Medium/Medium with longer stints for each compound (especially with hards) would've been better. Perez did 21 laps on hards and Verstappen 16 laps with his second set of mediums, so I think going longer was possible.
Or maybe, they could have try a one stop like Russell, Alonso, Stroll, Kmag or Tsunoda did?🤔
Sergio is estimated with his sponsorships to be pulling over 30 million per year....
And how much money is lost when they become 2nd overall?
@liannevanveen9808 right?! oh trust me, I hate what Redbull are doing. Makes no sense. Cut him and give yourselves a chance at getting the constructors. This whole thing is a joke. Redbull need to get it together before they completely explode. Maybe not this year or next, but 2026 isn't looking good
@@liannevanveen9808 that was poorly written on my part, sorry. Definitely not supporting their decision, I was pumping out comments as I was watching the video and expecting everyone to guess as to their context
I fail at the internet today lol
I’m surprised they haven’t come to similar conclusions as other outlets; that Perez will be kept ONLY until Baku and Singapore.
I suspect what actually happened is that Horner wanted Ricciardo and Marko wanted Lawson and neither wanted to budge so Perez keeps his seat by default
Thanks Disney
What would be the point of replacing him? That second Red Bull seat is poison, no other driver would perform any better. Checo is not the problem, as neither Gasly or Albon were the problem either.
Checo is clearly the problem. Stop defending poor performance. Replacing him can't be any worse cause he is already doing atrocious. Worst thing would be the replacement is as bad as Perez. The only thing keeping Perez there is money, just like Stroll, Zhou, etc.. Albon and Gasly were just mismanaged and thrust in to a RB seat too early.
It wasn’t poison for the last two years though was it? Perez has very clearly performed worse, it’s obvious for anyone to see
It would be hard to perform as badly as Perez has been, I agree the team is problematic for its #2 driver but still...
When most everyone else on the grid right now would manage to do better in his seat if you have intention of winning the constructors he has to go. His current form might even keep Max from winning the drivers should he have a bit of misfortune - no teammate hoovering up real points so his lead collapses. Sure the car may not be #1 fastest by a huge margin cruising to victory now, but its still so darn close to #1 when it isn't still the best by a reduced margin on a weekend that really threatening the bottom step of the podium is where a RB should be...
If checo gets replaced before the Mexican GP, it likely would be a safety concern to hold the GP, let alone the lost revenue from lack of ticket sales.
Crazy how no one brings up that the battery on Perez car wasn't working but yeah blame it on checo
There’s definitely another review after the next 4 races. Lawson has a September deadline for them to decide on him and the next 4 include some of Checo’s ‘best tracks’
Red bull wants to leave Mexico in one piece
Idi0t
What if Red Bull is less concerned about the money they get from the constructor's title and more concerned about the development/wind tunnel time they lose by winning it. They have to start developing the 2026 cars next season (without Newey) and may want/need that extra time in the wind tunnel. So as long as they think Max can win the Drivers title they aren't worried about Checo not finishing well and in turn getting the development time back by finishing lower in the standings.
This is al thanks to Liberty Media.
Rumours
0:02 Tommy's really let that beard go wild
Apparently it was something to do with the Mexican GP and Liberty media
Source: Trust me bro
The USA market matters way more given the latin population who support perez and make up a lot of the ticket sales/tv figures too
One of my coworkers goes to Mexico to visit family very often, I asked her if f1 is a big thing there. She had never even heard of f1, so I showed her a picture of checco and red bull merchandise if she's sees any walking around and she's like, no way. Obviously it's just one part of Mexico, I just thought it was interesting!
We will know if checo is good when we get to Baku. Glad red bull is keeping him still because it means they are working and not listening to the drama
Horner is digging his own grave, and Dr. Marko is definitely playing the long game.
The only reason I can think of that keeping Perez makes sense, is because max has already signed with Mercedes….
If he had signed it wouldve been announced already. But maybe its a wait and see if he does go there or not.
Its possible if merc put someone else in the car. Red bull might kick out perez because max is staying
Wow. And Wow.
And his new contract is 25 + 1 (26) this season was his previous one
He must know some illegal things that have been going on. I think they are afraid he talks😂
Considering this is RB who have been so brutal on the #2 drivers that have performed far better than Perez is now in their first few race weekends before getting tossed out it really does smell doesn't it...
There’s probably a clause in his contract for the Mexican GP lol.
He knows all about the Horndog
Tommy hit then nail on the head with why he's leaving at the end of the year
Imagine Redbull were just sandbagging this whole time and come back after the summer break to dominate and crush all our hopes and dreams of a title change ☠️
the ultimate sanbagging: second seat so trash compensates domination of the main driver
There’s always the autumn break!
Apparently Liberty media suggested to red Bull to keep Perez prior to the Mexican gp due to the potential of tickets not selling
Why isn’t Liberty media doing the same thing with Zho and Sargent? Both of those drivers are on strategic locations where Liberty media wants to grown their audience and market
@@Meeko2689shhhhhh stop making that idea look even dumber
They’re mostly sold out lol
Well they didn't say until the end of the season. They just said he'll be a Red Bull driver after the break...
The Verstappen family were told after Spa that Sergio would indeed be replaced and then turn around and kept him, watch for this to boil to the surface as well.
Your source?
souce please
@@konekillerking His arse
It's coming out from more and more reporters
I believe the original source was a media member known to be close to them @@konekillerking
RB prolly just playing safe at this point. Checo is still getting some decent points but if they try other drivers that are available they might risk more losing the constructors
Tommy, Yuki is not having a better season that Daniel, please wake up
Which of the 2 has the most points?
@@williammatthews9678 extremely lazy argument
Yeah, I'm a big Danny Ric fan, but outside of a brilliant sprint drive, Daniel is having an incredibly average season. All that matters are points and Yuki is leading him by 10 points. That's a lot of points for the so called Formula B
@@davidcasciari1989 its literally the only thing that matters in formula 1. its not like danny ric has been more unfortunate then yuki
If they just put Perez in a car that performs better with an understeer based setup, he would excel. But sadly that's not the case.
It's not even the so-called Liberty media interjection, but I'm pretty sure RedBull staff fear for their lives if they tried to show up at the Mexican GP later this year and Checo wasnt their driver. They'll announce his departure at the end of the season when he finishes 6th.
6th is generous
@@shaytrueblueaussie You ain't lying
He won't finish 6th, he'll be 8th, and it won't be close.
Hey just to clarify, this decision doesn't mean he's confirmed till the end of the season. Autosport reporting it's next few races at least and then another comparison before the mini autumn break.
Would NOT be surprised if he stayed even if he performs badly which Is really sad as thats Red Bull moving away from the philosophy of high performance in favor of 💲 money 💲
I love how it bothers them that Checo Perez continues driving
I think Tommy's projection for the Red Bull plan, is spot on.
Funny how easy it is to forget for a short time there was a legitimate conversation at one point for Perez to challenge Max for the Drivers Championship.
Says a lot about what's happening behind the scenes at Milton Keynes. It seems like they're desperate for any sort of stability, whether it guarantees points or not.
I'm loving the Tommy gimmick. Cracks me up every time. 😂
THANK YOU for finally talking about the sponsors Checo brings. I'm from Mexico and he's on thousands of billboards across the country and on commercials on TV non-stop. That's why they're keeping him and I hate that the defending WCC is willing to lose the championship because of this.