Red Bull's driver situation angers me

Red Bull can't make up their minds regarding their future lineup. Either keep Checo or just get on with and promote Tsunoda.
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What’s going on with Red Bull’s driver lineup for 2024 and beyond? The team is under intense scrutiny for its indecision, with big names like Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson, and Franco Colapinto all vying for a seat alongside Max Verstappen. As speculation grows, questions about Sergio Perez’s performance and his future with Red Bull are heating up. With Pérez struggling post-summer break and whispers of financial backers influencing Red Bull’s choices, the stakes have never been higher. Is Red Bull prioritizing sponsorship over success, or are they playing the long game with their next generation of drivers?
In this video, we analyze Red Bull's challenges, from the commercial pressures surrounding Pérez and Colapinto to Tsunoda’s bold bid for a promotion. Plus, we unpack the critical shareholder meeting that could shape the team's future and discuss Verstappen’s stance on his teammate. Don’t miss this detailed breakdown of the decisions that could redefine Red Bull’s dominance in Formula 1. Who should take the second seat, and what does the future hold for Red Bull Racing?
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[@LawVS]

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[@jeffp2935]

Sorry, X for me

[@LethalLee666]

should look at visa cash when daniel was there they where holding 6th in drivers championship look where they are now and yuki still scoring good points so cant blame him

[@jasonwoodward3697]

You build a fast car and a driver adapts to it. Look at Mercedes or any other team

[@tjg_23]

Still find it sad how Tsunoda has had the best season with RB since Gasly 2018 but still doesn’t get promoted to Red Bull

[@TheMissiIe]

There has to be some behind the scenes issues with Yuki that don't mesh with Redbull

[@LawVS]

That's the point. Red Bull would argue he is vital to ensuring 'stability and continuity' with that team.

[@RBot21]

Tsunoda is Honda boy

[@Kuromori-v9z]

@@RBot21 Irrelevant. If he performs, he deserves a chance, simple as.

[@Teito687]

⁠@@Kuromori-v9zI’m not a fan of the “Honda boy” narrative being used by fans like it means he doesn’t deserve a chance.

[@rigoio]

Checo Perez have the Horndog files is the only explanation. 😂

[@nickporter574]

Leverage!

[@saranshsarafmr23r06]

RPM viewer detected 😂

[@inoo2345]

That or he's taking the Horndog

[@antmitch78]

Yuki needs to get ahold of them 😂

[@Rasv-]

P4, P3, P3, P2 u goldfish

[@parkmia1752]

Yuki has started saying the quiet things out loud to the journalists that keep asking him the same question for 2 years.

[@harrisongray9172]

Oh yes. Redbull the team that used to be savage. Now keeping a driver that lost them the championship. No way would anyone other than checo still have their seat after this performance

[@LawVS]

Gasly got cut after 10 races.

[@ElMaxRaikkonen]

Sponsor's Money ;-;

[@quartzstatistics]

I think there are more nuances to this!!!! Ricciardo, Gasly, Albon all destroyed near Max. Checo not immediatly destroyed but kept fighting but had to capitulate partly in former years but fully in 2024 after ,i believe it was Monaco. Checo's management smartly negociated the deal and RB was hooked with a punishment article when RB cancelled the contract. I believe it is a set of circumstances but the basic problem was max all second drivers destroying and this pushed red bull in impossible position.

[@brolo7234]

​​@@quartzstatisticsRicciardo was never destroyed by Max in their time together. Even in the private test with the 2022 Redbull car, he was closer in his lap times to Max than Perez. It is why people thought he was a shoe in for the seat.

[@Rasv-]

P4, P3, P3, P2 u goldfish

[@Tita_]

Biggest threat to Red Bull Racing is Max quitting tbh

[@lamatakbertemu8197]

Toto will be delighted to snack Max

[@gestapo81]

the worst thing in all of this is that Tsunoda is paid peanuts money while he made dozens of millions for RB last 3 seasons.

[@alanpeter5527]

Yeah I think he gets paid the lower end of a mil lower the Sargent who got 1.5 mil let that sink in

[@OliwerHallblad]

Could it be possible that Honda is paying him as well?

[@alanpeter5527]

@ no they are not they just are partnered to him Honda pays red bull as a sponsor though

[@rsimon.]

6:51 This statement from his manager was actually regarding a video where Franco is seen walking around with an argentinian celebrity, and some toxic "fans" went as far as to ask his managers to do something about it.

[@beast667]

Don't underestimate how far a Finn will go for good coffee

[@LawVS]

To be fair, I had my first cortado in Kuopio. It was good too!

[@maximosalas]

I would love that Colapinto vs Lawson duel at RB

[@Euderos91]

Your: "oh my god!!!" From 0:19 it's literally how my soul screamed when I read the news... 😂

[@derpachuthe3rd151]

The fact that Perez kept his seat after 2023, and that people are still questioning If he might get a seat proves that F1 is not about performance.

[@Rasv-]

P4, P3, P3, P2 u goldfish

[@samuelsabo9493]

​@@Rasv-Bare minimum in his car, he should be top 4 every race you goldfish

[@Holy_Randomness]

​@@Rasv- Delusional checo fan spotted

[@paimonshead2386]

Could it be that after Dietrich Mateschitz's death that the decision to change drivers was taken from the team and given to the Red Bull shareholders?

[@wizzyno1566]

No

[@NielsHeldens]

Not likely, Red Bull (parent company) tends to not be extremely hands-on with their sports ventures(football, cycling, extreme sports, motorsports). They have influence, but they prefer that the ventures themselves figure it out, as long as cans are sold and there is (relative) success. The key difference between Checo and Albon and Gasly’s situation is the sheer sponsor backing that comes with Checo. Though with Albon you could argue that the Thai part of Red Bull had some influence, maybe. It’s harder to justify ~20 million going from the budget than 2 million at the end of the day.

[@zaksacc]

I think people just forget that the whole purpose of Red Bulls f1 team is to market their drinks. And they need drivers who’d bring more attention like Checo has been in South America.

[@Kuromori-v9z]

As if Yuki wouldn't bring attention and sponsors from Japan?

[@Abd_Alrhman_443]

Riccardo replaced by albon is that marketing??

[@uhhhwhat4842]

Checo isn't from South America though

[@clinteastwood14896]

It's working. I'm rooting for Verstappen and I've noticed I've bought more Red Bulls than Monsters in the past few years.

[@user-vj6dn4kd1h]

​@@Kuromori-v9z you are from japan? You know sweet sugary drinks doesn't get as much popularity there....also Mexican is the highest consumer of sugary drinks mainly coca cola

[@benjaminwelch3799]

I think that it’s glaringly obvious that RB only ever took Yuki on to please Honda and now that Honda is gone they will be parting with him soon. Horner felt like Yuki was forced on him and that is why he was never and will never be given a chance at the top team.

[@roberthsieh8639]

I say Tsunoda take stroll’s seat in 26’

[@alanpeter5527]

There is a chance of stroll when his dad starts losing more and more control

[@nagasako7]

If only Honda just buy out Stroll family from Aston F1 and it becomes a Honda works team.

[@alanpeter5527]

@ that would take billions Lawrence won’t let that happen

[@Risviltsov]

That Red Bull car is opposite to Checo's driving style. He straight up needs to move somewhere else for his career and reputation. I love him and I want to see him succeed, but Red Bull's not it for him.

[@jonathanschreiber6053]

So much talk, so much discussion. In the end, nothing is gonna change I guarantee it. The four drives they have will be in the same seats next year. No matter what the fans think or "merits" dictate.

[@peterdevreter]

If you need to have a shareholdersmeeting to figure out to fire a underperforming driver you know that driver brings in A LOT of cash. If Verstappen moves on and is going to do something else in 2028 it's bye bye RB.

[@LawVS]

Indeed. Or whether or not the ROI will be greater should they remove Perez and replace him with a driver who can make up the difference.

[@madarauchiha116]

you know why? power struggle. its obvious, i think horner is holding to checo only to spite helmut marko. horner is the team director after all, people like helmut cannot decide for team director.

[@awesomesideofnerd]

I know your across the pond but Happy Thanksgiving Law!! Thank you so much for giving us so much of your time and enthusiasm!

[@alsaunders2490]

Yuki is the second best RB driver….

[@BOBBOBBOBBOBBOBBOB69]

low bar

[@user-vj6dn4kd1h]

Yes,but he will get mauled by max and getting depressed on team orders to not giving max a hard time as the result would be the same(max beat him)

[@Suicidalsheep]

I get it but putting two hotheads as teammates is a recipe for disaster.

[@robotnikkkk001]

..BUT MONEY TALK OTHERWISE,HEHE ..........

[@PearlAquaOcean]

Just want to say the part about Franco's manager is from the moment that he was filmed out on seemingly a date with an actress who has a reputation in Argentina that is less than stellar and people were going after his managers for not looking out for him and allowing him to go on a date with her and ruin his reputation as well as saying they are allowing him to be distracted from racing by going on dates. It was big and messy and a lot of jokes about him having to now support 3 kids. It was a wild day on f1twt.

[@Suicidalsheep]

Tbh people should kindly F off, who are they to even do that. He’s an adult I don’t get how people dare to invade someone’s privacy like that, even though someone has a reputation lol.

[@TheWhiskyRebel]

The drama is easy to understand if we assume that they think Franco has the best shot at being an exciting #2, but they want someone from Japan, or New Zealand or Argentina to come along and be a new, HUGE sponsor to supplant what they had with Carlos Slim. IOW, if we can't get a George Russell or Oscar Piastri as our #2, then we want to keep seeing Checo-bucks, and I don't blame them.

[@LawVS]

Argentina's Globant would be willing to do so, but I reckon that the Slims would be open to supporting Colapinto, albeit for not as much cash as they would for Checo.

[@TheWhiskyRebel]

@@LawVS Hence, the drama. String them along until one of them says, "Fine, here is another huge bag of cash in support of our driver!". I'm with you: Red Bull with Max and Yuki and RB with Liam and Franco, but I completely understand them fishing for more money.

[@justaregularguy1234]

I think there's a report that states Slim is willing to sponsor Franco, that's why Red Bull was inquiring about his service in the first place.

[@yercs]

it’s just checo he’s clogging the entire driver lineup. no clue how he’s managed to stick around, at no fault of his own tho I can guarantee the car is 90% geared towards max’s liking

[@Audrey-zr1lf]

Max has trouble with the car too much understeering . They cabt gear it towards 1 driver if they cant get it to work predictably

[@LimitPro1]

You haven't met Stroll

[@huehuehue7451]

If the car is geared towards max' liking then the team should get someone with similar driving style, not keeping one with polar opposite

[@wazzup105]

Putting a rookie next to Max would be stupid (IMO) Even Lawson is still a stretch.

[@driver694]

Best move would be Redbull: Verstappen and Tsunoda RB: Lawson Colapinto And Checo as mascott or something

[@pablosilva6932]

seeing this crap makes me sometimes wish that the FIA would introduce a system where if you’re underperforming you could lose the super license(like how in soccer a team is dropped to a b series) so that we wouldn’t be forced to put up with trash like Stroll and Perez filling seats

[@alanpeter5527]

@@pablosilva6932😂 that would be such a bad rule. Giving the FIA that much power is a recipe for disaster. Also underperformance can be subjective so yeah

[@donaldhausenfluck2200]

U mean dress him up like a Chihuahua

[@Shambley1]

No matter who they put in the car they will be cobsidered idiots. They could have had sainz and any other option is the wrong one.

[@Wyzarka]

6:52 I looked into this a bit, and it's regarding the fact that he was seen in Madrid with a controversial Argentine model called China Suarez. She apparently has had a bunch of scandals before and the people from Argentina were concerned that that could affect Colapinto's sponsorship opportunities.

[@LawVS]

Oh ok. That would make more sense.

[@The123Orion123]

I went into this video convinced you were going to massively talk up Yuki over Liam for RB. You were far more reasonable than I expected. Liam is doing pretty well, but it still 80 races behind Yuki in experience. We are often guilty of recency bias. Liam’s poor result in Vegas doesn’t look great. But Laurent Mekies has said they stuffed up his car setup in Vegas but they nailed Yuki’s. As if things aren’t complicated enough. Liam is still putting forward his case with his wheel to wheel driving. So far for me he’s been second to none in that department. His outright speed could do with some fine tuning, but that’s just lack of experience.

[@LawVS]

I just want them to make a decision or to end the conversation outright.

[@The123Orion123]

@ Amen to that!

[@SuprDave45]

This is forgetting his terrible performance in Mexico, both in pace and in attitude. Been saying and I stick by it, Lawson is overhyped. Yuki will eat his lunch over an entire season, people underestimate how fast he is, pace isn't Yuki's issue. That being said, Lawson should be fully evaluated, it's the only way anyone will truly know, that's the purpose of VCARB anyway. Side note, I don't get people's obsession with Colapinto either. Why? because he has faired decent against Albon? Who faired decent against?? Latifi?@?! Colapinto shows some decent pace at times, but he's been utterly destroying the car in the process, on a team that just doesn't have means. I don't see the attraction, unless a team is devoid of young drivers. I can't help but feel like the Williams just isn't a horrible car, Russell would have good quali's in it, as has Albon. I believe Latifi and Seargent fed fuel into the narrative that the car was terrible, when it really isnt all that bad for a back marker. Hence why Colapinto has been roughly on par with Albon. Latifi and Seargent simply did not have any hands at al.

[@The123Orion123]

@ I think you’re wrong on few things here. Firstly Liam and Yuki have been racing each other for years now. I’m talking pre F1 here. Liam was the stronger driver of the two. Given time that will show in F1 as well. I don’t have anything against Yuki here either. I would be happy for him to get promoted to RBR over Liam if it meant Liam got to maintain his VCARB seat. You can’t just throw away the fact Yuki has more experience in F1. For either side of the argument. Saying Liam is over hyped is just not the case. He is the only rookie that doesn’t bin his car every other day and he has bested some huge names in dogfights over the last 4 racers. His attitude is justified. RB have put ungodly amounts of pressure on him and he hasn’t crumbled. He doesn’t have big money behind him. So RB being RB will have a problem on there hands with him. Do they want talent or money? I know the answer, but that will leave Liam to go elsewhere which will also be a problem for them. Cos he is a proper talent. Not an overhyped one! You are right about the Colapinto hype though. That is a bit OTT at the moment. Sure he has some good moments. But if it keeps up like this Willaim’s will go broke.

[@SuprDave45]

@@The123Orion123 He did have two different accidents where he shares blame in Mexico, though in varying amounts. His accident with Checo and then response to it was the worst of it. I am not saying he has NO talent, not at all, they all have talent at this level, but the behavior is as if he is this proven commodity that was being held back all this time because he doesn't have a seat. This is not Leclerc or Verstappen. Yes, Yuki certainly has more experience than he does, which is one of the reasons he will beat him more often than Lawson will. Time will tell, I have nothing against either driver, just calling it how I see it.

[@ivaneurope]

IMO the main reason why Yuki got a F1 seat in first place is that Red Bull wanted to continue using those Honda engines after 2021. Otherwise, they were going to be stuck in a bad situation with Renault (since the rules stipulate that the manufacturer with least teams will have to supply a team or teams in case of no deal penned), who were not exactly jumping of joy of the prospect to be reunited with the same people who kept verbally bashing their engines (regardless of being right or wrong) over and over again during the turbo-hybrid era to the point that in the final years of their now toxic relationship Red Bull branded them as TAG Heuer. And you can bet that neither Ferrari nor even Mercedes were going to give them a lifeline had the negotiations with Honda fell through. But 2025 will be Honda's last year with Red Bull and Yuki no longer has the Honda connection to use as a clout in making his case for the Red Bull seat. Even the prospects of moving to Aston Martin along with Honda aren't a sure thing as Lance Stroll has an 'ironclad' contract (it will take a boatload of cash to make Lawrence Stroll reconsider) and Fernando Alonso may decide to race until his 50's.

[@arachniidsGriip]

Tsunoda doesn't need the Honda 'clout' as he's outperforming not only Perez but Lawson (and, earlier, Ricciardo). Lawson is more or less a rookie, but Tsunoda is clearly the better man for the Red Bull seat, partly because of Lawson's inexperience -- Red Bull's history with throwing rookies into that seat is well documented, to say the least.

[@adiba9734]

Still waiting for people who comment yuki was there because of honda and will leave when honda swicth to aston

[@Lisvonian]

The fact is: Horner hates him. He hated Pierre too, Albon was saved because of the majority owner of Red Bull. Red Bull itself doesn’t like Tsunoda since he’s with the Honda program and it seems they’re having a messy divorce. If it were me… I’d have Yuki in the second seat to keep that peace but what do I know

[@alanpeter5527]

I predict that Yuki will be in the RB seat. Cause he is doing the RB test right after the race so accurate data. He can also easily beat Perez

[@the_P_I_G]

Unless it's in a backmarker team scoring 6 times less points is inexcusable

[@focofox37]

I feel this frustration. I have a RedBull flag in my garage from the Seb days. I just can't get behind this team these days.

[@Rasv-]

P4, P3, P3, P2 u goldfish

[@Crunchy_Troll]

That Cartel Money got Red Bull in a chokehold

[@Rasv-]

Telecom money. Also P4, P3, P3, P2 u goldfish

[@YungSucc]

My girlfriend & I had a good chuckle about your hoodie! I’m glad my KZbin algorithm crossed your path again, Masako :)

[@Megadeth6633]

7:47 I'll say this humbly, Franco's Brazil accident was mostly his fault. I've seen analysis after analysis of the telemetry and the strategy.. Franco accelerated too quick, and the team's strategy of leaving him on the intermediates was correct, it was Franco's responsibility as a driver to not crash for a few laps. I completely understand that Franco judged the car undrivable, but he has to stick with the best strategy otherwise... why are you in f1? Don't get me wrong I love Franco and he IS a good driver. I'm glad this happened now and not further down the road. He's smart enough to really learn from all of it.

[@MokiF1-y8u]

The games and "will they won't they" situations with the RB seats has really desensitized me at this point. For me, if i see Red Bull for god forbid a Sergio Perez headline, i just scroll past. Just can't be bothered anymore, and i don't want it warping my perspective on other teams' driver switchups anymore.

[@Ponchov009]

How hard is to understand that RB knows that any driver is going to have the same fate as Checo. They know it. Theres no reason to take that risk. They know its not a drivers problem, the team and how they work is the problem. IT ANGERS ME HOW EASY IS FOR FANS AND MEDIA AND CONTENT CREATORS TO FALL FOR THE NARRATIVE OF RB. NARRATIVE THAT CHANGES EVERY SINGLE DAY!

[@JDYTC]

WTF are you talking about?!?

[@desshinnick9365]

Red Bull International are #1 in Mexico. That is worth far more than chump change in F1. Checo/Slim are smart. Checo's value may be being damaged at the moment, and look at his comments about the car. Those are reported in Mexico. If Checo goes, does he go to Monster #2, do him and Slim back that. Best call for Red Bull - bring Colapinto in. It does not matter how much he crashes. Red Bull International would be pleased.

[@robotnikkkk001]

...EXACTLY,HEHE ....NO BIG DIFFERENCE,JUST ANOTHER LATINO DRIVER,HEHE

[@will4may175]

The issue is we have some good drivers struggling for a seat and not enough spaces, ignoring a couple of drivers who's outlived their invite to their seat we do have possibly two teams coming in, Bottas and Colapinto would be good together, Tsunoda inito RB, Alonso desperately needs someone in with him to help develop that car as it's an uphill struggle with someone who cannot even use his mirrors, maybe Perez in Tsunodas seat or into Andretti's team with Lawson🤔

[@christiandenbutter5597]

The only reason Checo is still around must be that he has some serious dirt on Red Bull al la Nelson Piquet Jr. on Renault in 2008/9

[@brolo7234]

Terrible analogy considering Piquet Jr was sacked anyway.

[@BruceKarrde]

We should be extra extra realistic about F1. While for most of us it is a sport to watch/consumer, for the teams it is a way to make money. Most of all, for the parent companies or even the actual brand names, it is nothing more than marketing; if their team or driver does well, sales in that region go up. What I'm trying to say is that even if you're the big boss of an F1 team, there's still a bigger fish you need to report to. This is very sad. Because let's consider opportunities for drivers: - A South or Central American driver can boost sales. - Who are the consumers? - What does this mean for female drivers? I don't see women suddenly buying more Red Bulls - or maybe they will. Perez has the F1 team in a chokehold, because the main Red Bull doesn't want to lose the market advantage. And there we have it ... F1 drivers are nothing more than gladiators to endanger themselves for the public. Team managers are nothing more than product owners. And the viewers? The viewers are part of the "bread and games" that will spend their money on merchandise, subscriptions, and track tickets.

[@gfox382]

I’m think to my self, why isn’t this channel on Spotify? Would listen in the car. Then I checked and you have done just that , Thankyou from Australia.👍🏻

[@LawVS]

Yep. Decided to do so nearly a year ago.

[@geriatricvicenarian8208]

Colapinto is a solid replacement. Everyone is crashing the Williams. It's not really his fault when every driver that has touched the car has had crashes.

[@sachitm]

What if the talks are actually not about Franco? What about Sainz ? Or Albon ? I think they’ll be better suited. Franco makes sense for RB not the main team. What do you think ?

[@Grnvolpe]

Albon and Gasly don’t bring in a Carlos Slim with $40m

[@Celoth]

Twist: The RBR - Williams talks are about *Carlos Sainz*, with Colapinto to Williams being the appeal for Vowles.

[@brolo7234]

After all the crashes lately between Colapinto and Albon, I am not sure there is much appeal to Vowles to lose Sainz.

[@desshinnick9365]

If Red Bull do not take Colapinto their worst nightmare is; - Colapinto in F1 - Colapinto gets sponsored by Monster (Monster, we're #2 in Mexico but we try harder) Colapinto could end up at McLaren or Ferrari within 2 years. As reserve driver at Williams he could well get an F1 seat pretty quickly during the season at Red Bull/RB or any other team that decides to replace a driver. It's worth betting on his potential to park him in their stable. They should also send him to Japanese Super Formula to improve for a season.

[@robotnikkkk001]

....WHAT A TIME HAS ARRIVED.....WHEN MONEY DECIDE JUST *_everything_* ,NOT ACTUAL TALENT ......

[@Greg_M1]

I've only recently discovered your channel and have enjoyed a couple of your recent videos. Your commentary and humor are excellent. I'll be honest and mention that I personally rarely watch 20 minute videos on YT. Not a fan of long(ish) format. I'll try to stay subscribed, but I'm a user that tends to unsubscribe a lot when I think there's a (even minor) barrier to watching. Meanwhile, more from you (esp. about F1) is what the doctor ordered. :)

[@TheOneWhoMightBe]

Everyone at Spa: Checo is out. Mexican cartels: About that...

[@justgary2471]

RB is more interested in playing politics at this point.

[@Tita_]

Red Bull's main issue is that Max is just too OP... so everything else is irrelevant

[@dewiarita543]

RBR ignoring Checo's performance deficit feels so unfair to Max. Max works insanely hard-pushing the team, fighting for the championship, doing extra testing (like Imola earlier this year), attending more engineering meetings, and running more sims-while Checo still struggles. It’s like Max is fighting alone, and Horner doesn’t seem really to care. Honestly, what’s the point of keeping Checo? Young drivers like Yuki or Liam would at least have a longer future with the team. 2028 is just four years away-if they’re not ready when Max leaves, what’s left?

[@elaldo2382]

To be honest I don't think Hadjar is in the reckoning at all for 2025. They already have 5 drivers for 4 seats (including Colapinto), Hadjar is 6th in the list and so nowhere near a seat. They'll probably use him in the Lawson role of smiling on the pitlane when another RB driver spins off. It should be Max at Red Bull and Franco at RB, pick and choose Yuki/Liam for the other 2 seats. Maybe do a seat share like Klien/Liuzzi in 2005? 4 races for Yuki at the top team and then swap with Liam to RB for 4 races etc?

[@punkavatarworld2]

Yuki's a honda driver. He's been in f1 nearly 3 years but a relative newb comes in and finishes ahead of him in half the races. He's not consistent enough. Liam is the man! Colapinto took 3 corners off his car in qualifying. Was Helmut watching?

[@federicocorrao8307]

the tweet of franco’s manager was talking about the people talking because franco was seen with a argentinian celebrity

[@LawVS]

Ohhhh. I see. Saw it being seen in F1 articles.

[@snailcorn7480]

the title is actually so relatable 😂😂

[@jamat616]

TBH, Marko and Horner said so many things, how can you trust them anymore? Also they said that Checo will stay in 2025, so if they were going to reinforce that, I wouldn't think it's their final answer. The only thing that makes an end to this discussion is an RB driver announcement. The fact that they didn't do it shows Checo is not safe. They wanna make sure, rather than make another announcement a week later, you gotta give it to them. If it's Lawson, they were not going to remove Checo, and make a second announcement about the whole restructure. If it's someone else, Checo's gonna go, expect the announcement in half an hour 😃 simple as that.

[@jutherson]

Franco is a good driver, he has charisma, he is funny and above all, he is fast. Franco is the best choice

[@O530CarrisPT_C2]

Yuki Tsunoda will have his day, although at Aston Martin (which will switch to Honda engines in '26).

[@Exo-riah]

Just finished watching your other video! Perfect timing

[@kiwiciwi123]

How comfortable is the stair ? Asking the real questions here!

[@LawVS]

It's not so bad with shoes on.

[@obud3777]

Red Bull’s second driver will be decided by the Red Bull GmbH board of directors, and with the approval from Verstappen!

[@Wilko_o]

The stupid thing is they are overthinking it Perez should be replaced with yuki, Lawson needs the experience in the cash app seat first rather than be a contender for Being maxs teammate Colapinto whilst exciting, shouldn’t be chucked in to a redbull seat, Lawson Should realistically be with A driver who hasn’t been given a opportunity either

[@Telsion]

I discovered you a week or so ago, don't even remember which video, cause I've watched a fair few 😅 Interesting about Slim potentially backing Franco. That could open the door and makes me more hopeful that he'll stay in F1

[@B.404M]

Oliver Mintzlaff isn't the owner but CEO of RB. Chalerm Yoovidhya owns 51% and Mark Mateschitz 49%

[@andrewntoth1]

To add complexity to their driver line up , Ricciardo is still on their books technically ... and he was quicker in race than Tsunoda after his chassis change (until his last race where , looking back , he just unravelled ) . Not that I'm saying he would or anything , just a point .

[@Janny890]

Redbull might as well get a third team.

[@-syn9]

2064: 9 red bull owned teams vs Aston Martin (lineup: Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll)

[@thesfdoctor3603]

The best example of a good driver completely drowning on a top team because he couldn't get grips with the team is Frentzen in 1997 with the Williams. He was amazing in all the other teams, yet he looked like an amateur in the best car of the grid. Same thing has been happening with Perez imo

[@juanpablofont3151]

My theory: Franco signed a contract with Redbull already, he can´t talk about it or even hint about it because Redbull is trying to get rid of Checo paying the less amount of money possible in this scenario. A tweet in the wrong moment, a bad timmed comment and they could end up in an ugly legal battle with Checo similar to what Sauber had in 2016 with their 3 dirvers.

[@tgamagedon]

Just to be clear Minzlaff is the CEO of corporate projects and investments aka all the redbull branded stuff, that's not drinks. They got like 3 CEOs at this point for different parts of the business.

[@LawVS]

Oh yes they changed the structure after Didi's passing.

[@deadliner5446]

imo Red Bull CEO in Williams means they want to sponsor Colapinto (just like they sponsor Albon) so that he can stay as reserve driver in Williams for 2025 and to keep him as their 'reserve South America celebrity' once Checo leaves

[@NiclasHorn]

3:30 i agree with @LawVS due to Red Bull never will build a car for Perez, Perez might be better off in a "Cadillac" and do the job he did in Force India and get a car for him that can take him from last place in first lap to win the GP.

[@rudyluisman5824]

Bortolleto's contract White mclaren was ending this year. While colapinto still is under contract till end 26. So Thatcher comparrison about them aint right

[@jacobit49]

There is only one way to solve this: have all the prospects race at the Redbull Ring in equal spec F2 cars. The fastest wins the second seat.

[@doubl33Ace]

Get rid of Checo, please. That dude embarrassed himself enough.

[@danni10331]

'Anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering' ~ Yoda

[@biminduaberathna4513]

I don't think so. Redbull need someone who follows orders and help Max to win his 5th title. Hike Checo. Now he is less good for their consstructor championship. But issue is, in a RedBull seat both Liam & Yuki will aim for the chamionship.🤠🤠🤠🤠

[@EstebanLopez-bn9pd]

You are forgetting something incredibly important. Yuki beat Max on an RB Monster Truck while max was on a Red Bull monster truck.

[@alanpeter5527]

I’m assuming this is a joke

[@grantcornett277]

As long as checo is at red bull the speculation will never end, they did commit to him but there’s still talk about if he’ll be there race to race

[@noeldangerrr]

It’s already been decided they just can’t say yet because of certain contracts in place until the end of the year. Silence speaks volumes. Or else they would have confirmed the same lineup already.

[@cabc74]

The shut up of Franco's manager was because he was caught in Madrid with a famous, much older, argentinian woman. The social networs and gossip TV were full throttle those days in Argentina.

[@The123Orion123]

Just realised we aren’t seeing the forest for the trees here. It’s in your name LawVS = Lawson and Verstappen. Let RB know immediately!

[@RabidJohn]

Of all the stars that have risen through the RB junior program, I feel Yuki is closest to Max; not in terms of talent, but that they're both destroyers of team mates. I get the reticence about putting them together. If I were Dan Towriss I'd snap Tsunoda up for Cadillac. A six-year vet still in his prime trumps an over-the-hill vet like Bottas or Magnussen, IMHO.

[@oliver-]

It’s hilarious that Red Bull has four seats on the grid and yet struggle the most to figure it out. They need to be forced to sell VCARB.

[@toahamahfuz2565]

also mick left as a reserve driver at merc

[@EdisonArias]

I really think we are seeing a situation where they cheated in some way or another and they can't just push check aside or humiliate him to avoid what happened with Briatore and Renault with crash gate 2008, the guy followed instructions and cheated with the team and they had the Balls to fire him, and he had no reason to keep his mouth shut, we know what happened after that.

[@midas7394]

Decision has already been made but the media refuse to accept the fact that Checo will be racing for the Red Bull team in 2025. As for Colapinto or another rookie replacing Lawson .... that's another 'can' of worms.

[@alanpeter5527]

No they haven’t just cause checko got a contract for two years does not mean he would stay. Even Horner said they still thinking about the drivers for next year

[@midas7394]

@@alanpeter5527 Yes. We know Horner is thinking about drivers for next year in the Vcarb team.

[@alanpeter5527]

@ also the main team

[@gunshipzeroone3546]

Bottas definitely should have a seat at Red Bull...

[@AirflowToTheTurbo]

Perez's crashes are hurting the teams development with the cost cap. He's gotta go. Colapinto isn't ready for a top team seat yet. Not even close. I don't think Lawson is, either. I think Tsunoda should go to Red Bull. He's driving the tits off that RB. Colapinto or Hadjar should join Lawson at RB. We'll find out after Abu Dhabi. In any case, it's awesome we have so many rookies coming in next year. Wonderful to see.

[@sevenflowers6103]

i dont understand the perez hate. perez is their only driver who accepts being #2 to verstappen, their car is a knife's edge that only verstappen can drive, perez is trying what he can with a car that is really not developed around him, and brings them loads of money. why would they fire perez without giving him an actually stable car that can help him get back to points? points are not how you judge a driver, verstappen cant score points in a sauber, dont u dare judge these really amazing drivers, who have loads loads of talent. perez doesnt need to prove to anybody how good he is, he has had a stellar career yk, and talking abt tsunoda, he is probably their next #1 driver after max leaves, and thats why they dont want him driving along max, they want him to stay #1 in vcrab than become #1 in rb. and no dont say lawson, lawson cant even cooperate with perez , i dont see a world where he accepts being a #2 driver?

[@VenomCold]

Not signing sainz in that second rb seat is criminal

[@benjamindeloney]

Part of me wonders where Red Bull would be if Riccardo stayed or if they stuck with Gasly instead of cutting him halfway through 2019

[@cococalm]

Yuki driving the RB during a test is nothing more than a lame condescension and really insulting to Yuki - what RB are saaying is - "...you are only good enough for testing, now be a good boy and be happy with the place you have". But thruth be told, RB F1 must be an absolute sh1thile to work for and the atmosphere must be really toxic. I do not envy anyone worlking for this company. But this whole RB saga is nothing but causing people to tongue-wag and as they say in the classics, "... any publicity is good publicity - just as long as they talk about us and no-one else". In my view, if Checco is kept, Lawson is screwed because he will be replaced by Colapinto. They screwed him over just enough that no other team will have him next year. Had they been clearer earlier in the year, then Lawson would possibly have been signed at Audi be even at Williams before the Sainz signature.

[@DonEnzone]

They gave Bortoleto for free because it was Audi. Had it been Red Bull, you might have been looking at a Colapinto-esque sum.

[@Pac3rup]

Put Daniel in the Red Bull we all want it ❤

[@ihnchaser10]

I’m a fan of Yuki but he’s not gonna do well in the RB seat. And the more these driver complications go on at RB, the more insane i think it is for young drivers to want to join that program if they have other offers from different teams.

[@nagasako7]

What's for certain, Redbull is not going to be frontrunner in 2025. It's wild how badly run champion team is. Technical side even without Newey is great. Management is so bad tho.

[@Incalvideo]

what mic are you using ?