‘Sergio Perez not safe as long as Daniel Ricciardo’s sitting in an AlphaTauri’ claim made by F1 presenter
That is the view of F1 presenter Will Buxton, who believes Red Bull have "come to the 🐷realisation tha🍎t the only driver who can replace Daniel, is Daniel”.
Perez has seen his position at Red Bull come under intense scrutiny during the second half of the 2023 season after failing to match the incredible performances of teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.
Despite this, Red Bull have rep♏eatedlyౠ insisted the Mexican will be retained for 2024, as per his contract.
But Buxton has suggested tღhat Ricciardo was drafted back into F1 with AlphaTauri solely to “put pres♍sure” on Perez, and will earn a dream return to the senior team if he can get back to his form of old.
“For as long as Daniel’s sitting in that AlpꦜhaTauri, he♉ [Sergio Perez] is not going to be safe,” Buxton told The Fast And The Curious podcast.
“Because the only reason Daniel’s there is to put pressure on him. And I think Red Bull has probably come to t💧he realisation that the only driver who can re🐼place Daniel, is Daniel.
“If Daniel gets back to Daniel’s form of old,𓄧 then they’ll stick him in the car next to Max because they were the best driver lineup that they’ve had in terms of a two driver team, I think ever. And Daniel played really nicely with Max, and Max looked up to and respected Daniel.
“I༺ don’t think it’d be quite the same now because Max has elevated himself to a level that’s beyond almost any driver and Formula 1.
“If Checo can🐷’t maintain a consistent performance, and that consistent performance has to be co💮nsistent P2s because that is the best car in the field.
“The minimum expectation of that car is P2 and if you’re not getting P2, th🎐en what are you doing? You know, why are you there? And they will ask themselves those questions.”
Perez’s cause has been helped in recent weeks after he wrapped up second place in the drivers’ championship ahead of168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton, handing Red Bull their first-ever 1-2 finish in the stanꦰdings.
Perez officially secured the position at last weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, despite missing out on a P2 finish behind Verstappen on the last lap when he was brilliantly overtaken by Ferrari’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.
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