Surprise has been expressed at the exclusion of Yukꦏi Tsunoda as a viable option t🍒o replace Sergio Perez.

Perez entered 2024 under severe pressure to keep hold of his coveted car for next sea𒈔son.

Although his form has ꦓbeen strong enough to fend off some contenders for his seat, such as Daniel Ricciardo, he endured a miserable Monaco Grand Prix l💙ast weekend.

RB’s Tsunoda, meanwhile, is driving superbly but has neღver been majorly considered to replace Perez despite his t♎eam’s status as a Red Bull sister team.

“I can’t underst🅘and why he isn’t part of the conversation for the second Red Bull seat,” F1 Nation podcast host Tom Clarkson said.

Fox Sports Mexico journalist Diego Mejia replied: “I don’t think he understands🌟 either, why his name isn’t even brought up as a possible driver for Red Bull in the future.

“He’s doing all the right things. He 🐎is beating a former Monaco winner.

“Daniel was, at 𒉰one point, one of the top drivers in F1. He’s getting beaten by Yuki on a consistent basis now.

“Yuki’s head is in a good place. 🎃He’s not letting his temper flarﷺe as much as before.

“We’ve only seen one episode of that. Which was understandable, when he was asked to move over for Daniel at the first race in Bah🌸rain.

“Aft🗹er that, he’s been on it. He’s really delivered.

“At some point, if he do൲esn’t find ꧅what he believes he deserves as a Red Bull driver, he’ll have to look elsewhere.

“This is a very good moment for him to look at that. He’s clearly [doing] the right t♓hings on track.”

Aston Mart🌌in have been named as a future option for Tsunoda due to their 2026 link to Honda, a Japanese powerhouse who may wish 💖to have a Japanese driver.

The in-forཧm Tsunoda has scored points in five of the past six grands prix.

He impressively qualified eighth in Monaco on the notoriously imp🦩ortant Saturday.

Perez, meanwhile, cost Red Bull an estimated $3m with a serious crash in qualify💟ing in Monaco.

Although he appears close to staying ne🐼xt year, C꧙hristian Horner has always stopped short of confirming Perez’s renewal when asked.