The bitter twist in Red Bull's F1 driver fight

[@stevenr12]

Perez shouldn’t even see Lawson during any race with the car he is in.

[@PC_Ringo]

Absolutely, the only thing more strange than Perez battling at the back is the fact his contract was extended to the end of next year.

[@mariusietswaard4353]

Only to lap him, but he's too busy getting lapped himself.

[@parkour267]

I think checo was trying save further embarrassment. Only making it more embarrassing for himself in the process

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Exactly this

[@PWCDN]

@@PC_Ringo pretty sure his contract has clauses that he can get moved to Alpha Tauri much like his last two predecessors. He's still technically employed by RB.

[@iamlato]

i think perez's engineer hugh bird is really getting sick of him calling other people idiots while fighting over a place well outside of the points

[@bison-yetistudio2296]

Nah birds been part of the reason checos been having problems. Honestly his communication is so bad.

[@christofferrsnes9508]

Yeah must be embarrasing having to side with him when it’s quite clear who is in the wrong all the time.. How Checo meant that start and squeeze on Lawson was ok doesn’t make sense, and it must hurt to have to defend it all the time.

[@richieduck67]

Bird should give him the Bird

[@Max_Flashheart]

Then flipping the bird will be a drive to survive feature

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

@@bison-yetistudio2296 honestly the race engineer is so important as Bird has never struck me as the best of race engineers

[@JoeVer-d6v]

This one felt like Checo trying desperately to make Lawson look bad in the eyes of team. Probably won't work

[@vojtas08jarema]

He is absolutely delusional at this point. Does he seriously think that after he has done the worst job possible in three season someone from RB will stand behind him a listen to his bs? Lawson lives in his head rent free and I love it

[@MidTennPews]

​​@@vojtas08jaremaI think it's less Lawson and more quite literally everything else at RB on top of that too. He's on the top team on the grid currently and like you said, he's had 3 seasons of shite driving behind him and in the forefront of his mind. If anyone knows how shite he's been it's him. He should just focus on the future and wherever that may take him. Like Danny Ric, it's time to move on to something else.

[@rebsredone450]

Let’s be honest here. Perez doesn’t need to have a relationship with Lawson, because the probability is extremely high that Perez will be gone at the end of the season. It doesn’t matter what his daddy thinks. What matters is what Red Bull thinks and they won’t be pleased about all the points not bagged by Perez. There were actually rumors that Red Bull was to fire Perez come the summer break, but it didn’t happen because someone persuaded them with money NOT to dump Perez. One can only hope it was more than the 4.5 million-odd worth of repair bills that Perez has piled up this season.

[@angelaso8411]

@@rebsredone450 also, he is costing Red Bull 9 or 18 million from finishing 3rd in the constructors rather than 2nd or 1st.

[@FormulaProg]

Lawson is already faster than him so it won't work

[@johncnorris]

The Red Bull driver situation is getting uglier than an AirDrop from Christian Horner.

[@Sem5626]

uglier than Horners thumb

[@realmcerono]

ROFL, I love you man!

[@Fishmanistan]

The Horndog File

[@楊玉詡]

pHUn

[@TheReelMcCoySC]

Don’t point your “finger” at me 😂😂😂

[@dtw1622]

Lost major respect for Perez after this weekend. He’s been spiraling all season and this felt like a final desperation attempt.

[@Fishmanistan]

Both Red Bull drivers for me. The way Verstappen went about those first few laps trying to assassinate Norris completely flipped my opinion on him.

[@dtw1622]

@@Fishmanistan 100% agree. I tolerated it during 21 season because I was sick of seeing Hamilton win but its really time to stop that type of driving.

[@sobversion3]

​@@dtw1622L; it should've NEVER been tolerated 😅

[@sandalphoncpu]

@@dtw1622welcome to the club m8. I’m surprised it took people this long to realize, even before 2020.

[@goldenox2424]

Checo is a better example of a pay driver compared to stroll now

[@alexhilder3817]

Perez being this angry with Lawson just shows insecurity he knows why Liam is in Vcarb right now and he knows there is a chance he is replaced by him for next season so Perez is trying to turn public opinion against Lawson and for people to focus on Lawsons attitude (which is fine Alonso and Perez need to get their heads out of their arses honestly!) rather than asking the questions like why the hell is Perez out in q1 again and putting himself in the position where he is fighting Lawson in the first place it all just feels like distraction tactics on Perez’s side

[@christofferrsnes9508]

Honestly, Perez fighting at the back with the Vcarbs should be enough to get him out of that seat, it’s embarrasing quite frankly.

[@alexhilder3817]

@@christofferrsnes9508 honestly put Yuki in the Red Bull for the last 4 races at worst he is no better than Perez or crashes a lot or at best he is actually able to finish in the points possibly ahead of the Mercedes where the car roughly should be! There should be no expectation for him to beat Max and just see how he does if he fails then back to Vcarb for 2025 and Lawson gets the RB for 2025!

[@christofferrsnes9508]

@@alexhilder3817 What Red Bull needs is a driver that actually can finish in the points. Both Yuki and Liam would be a lot closer to Max than what Checo is now. His season has spiralled downward so far now i don’t think he can pick himself up and it would be better for him to step away from that seat, if Red Bull won’t pull him out. It has been sad to see how his career has lost a lot of it’s positive reputation, he was always so good in the midfield and in 2020. Must be tiring to have to stand in the media pen every weekend and have the same excuse every single time.

[@alexhilder3817]

@@christofferrsnes9508 yeah I agree Red Bull missed a huge opportunity not getting Sainz he is the perfect 1.5 driver they need right now but I think it will be Lawson that gets the seat as he has shown a lot of promise let’s just hope it doesn’t turn into another Gasley/Albon situation! As for Perez yeah he has just lost any respect he gained from fans in 2020/2021 over the past few seasons I think he absolutely can blame some of it on the car as even Max doesn’t like it but Perez has just shown he isn’t adaptable at all something top drivers need to be at best he has always been a solid midfield driver but he also hasn’t helped himself with the talk of fighting for a championship over the past few years when he is fighting to get out of q1 at most races! Honestly the best thing for both parties is for him to leave RB and maybe try go to a midfield team and try have a few good seasons there so he can end his career on a more positive note than it is currently on at Red Bull if he retires now he will just be remembered terribly something his early career doesn’t warrant really

[@christofferrsnes9508]

@@alexhilder3817 Absolutely agree, well said!

[@guitarsimon1]

The difference between Ricciardo's graceful bow-out and Perez' kicking and screaming decline is insane.

[@juanjj9662]

Ricciardo's out. Let. Him. Go.

[@AndrewinAus]

@@juanjj9662 Fair point though, Ricciardo didn't throw any tantrums and was quite diplomatic. Perez on the other hand is beginning to crack at the seams and isn't showing the same level of class. Frankly I can't see Perez holding on to his seat either. Only question becomes who do they stick in the second RB seat once Lawson takes the second RBR seat.

[@markd6816]

⁠@@AndrewinAusHadjar in the second RB seat maybe?

[@AndrewinAus]

@markd6816 It's possible things seem to have gone a bit quiet on Hadjar. I know a while back there were concerns he was a hot head like Yuki used to be.

[@christopherodonoghue3858]

Being honest, niether of these drivers should be in a redbull for next year, should be Sainz. Christain Horner saying he's worried that their dad's are not going to get on is a bit pathetic. Max Verstappen has too much control in the team.

[@argh_666]

100%

[@MuhammadNiz007]

Absolutely

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Sainz is better than Perez but he’s not realistically better than Lawson. Lawson has delivered right from the get go without any testing or track time. While Sainz got obliterated by 17 yo Max. When you look at other teams - Hamilton Leclerc, Russell Antonelli, Norris Piastri. RB will have a crappy lineup if they settle for Sainz.

[@rickyspanish4792]

Yeah. Jos Verstappen is toxic af, but that's his own problem. Just boot him if he becomes to much of a bother

[@MrChoklad]

Nah no need to ruin Sainz like this, no good driver aside from rookies should drive alongside max, it's wasted talent

[@AndyWhyte_]

It's madness that we're discussing a battle between RBR and Toro Rosso (or Visa Bumcloud Bull or whatever they are called these days).

[@Leith_Crowther]

My buddy and I have just been calling them Hugo since race one, where a certain camera shot with the word highly prominent prompted Alex Jacques to say, “That’s not the name of the team.”

[@vojtas08jarema]

Visa cash Alpha hamas app 9/11 was an inside job tauri rosso redbull team Formula one team I think is the official team name, if I remember correctly

[@Ale-nv2bo]

Just a reminder that Toro rosso won a race before RBR did. Jokes aside, yeah Perez needs to go.

[@AndyWhyte_]

@@Leith_Crowther hahaha 😁

[@AndyWhyte_]

@@Ale-nv2bo That is a tremendous reminder! Didn't Vettel get pole position that race, too?

[@Henchman1977]

Checo asking during the race "what is this guy doing?"... He's stealing your lunch, Checo! Lawson did nothing wrong. I don't know who belongs in Checo's seat but I know who doesn't, and hasn't since mid last year.

[@goldenox2424]

Perez is handing him the lunch on a platter. No stealing here, just dropping the ball

[@Max_Flashheart]

Liam did an Alonso on Alonso and a Defense on the Minister of Defense and they hated it.

[@halofreak1990]

Lawson did nothing wrong, imo. Pérez's move was a desperate one, and Lawson left him enough space.

[@rabicake1019]

Nothing wrong? Then why apologize

[@fakee7744]

@@rabicake1019 PR

[@dontwannaname]

​@@rabicake1019 Lawson apologised for giving Perez the middle finger not for what happened in the overtaking move.

[@alias19]

Perez had a go at playing Max Verstappen pushing cars around. I guess he didn't see Max getting penalized for the same.

[@BMRace]

It’s not Lawsons job to make space for Perez to saunter on by. Perez is no longer worthy of his RB seat and should leave F1 already before it gets more embarrassing for him.

[@HandSolitude]

Lawson is pissing off the senior drivers because he's making them look bad. It's ego.

[@EyelessSnowy]

It's not Liams job to make friends He's there to do a job in 6 races It's his chance at a shot for full time drive. Glad he's showing some fire and guts Not bumbling around in 16th and complaining when someone overtakes him in a slower car If Perez drove on Auckland's southern motorway, He would see the finger way more than he would like

[@vralmanuel]

Agreed, but at this point he's doing it in such a way that neither of them is going to end up with that seat.

[@geopolitix7770]

​@vralmanuel it seems like Liam has learnt a lesson this weekend too for that reason - he knows he has to shine in all departments to have a shot in the main team. I don't think he'll go full Yuki again.

[@gp1683]

Perez' career in F1 is coming to an end and he knows it....He's desparate

[@lukew6725]

Lawson's racing Perez so hard! 😭

[@soundscape26]

Unironically that's what Marko said

[@danilonden3782]

Perez shouldve been fired 2 years ago. Cant believe they kept him on so long and let Sainz go. Also i keep hearing he is supposedly a good driver, but he never showed it in a top team.

[@thechurchofsupersampling]

He's had some moments, quite rare though

[@danilonden3782]

@thechurchofsupersampling in the red bull he sometimes was decent. But hey, even lance stroll has good races. Doesnt make him a good driver.

[@hugoestrada2089]

This is why I love this sport. It is so explicitly unfair. Checo comes along a huge money bag from Carlos Slim. This is just accepted. Checo can probably find another team as long as Slim is willing to put the money

[@StreetComp]

Perez is a good guy who has had a long career in F1 with some wins, not easy to do so I’ll show him some love, but definitely it’s time for him to move on

[@noname-sd5dt]

Horner just wanted his sponsor money to pay verstapens salary.

[@NonchalantWalrusParty]

Loving the stones on Lawson!

[@andrewandjoanhart7882]

Sadist. He has more bottle than most, he just did what people are thinking about Perez and his abilitiy

[@aussiepie4865]

All this could have been solved if they dropped Checo at the summer break like the should’ve. Instead they dropped Danny Ric because they wanted the Mexican money. Max and Dan for the rest of the season and Yuki and Liam then sort out 2025 but no, dollars were the only thing they saw that’s why the crap that is Checos driving continues.

[@Pedro285]

Nailed it

[@Kuromori-v9z]

They dropped Daniel because he proved he's past it.

[@MrJoel9679]

DR would have been with Max, no question. Yuki and Lawson need to compete to show maturity. DR needs back in RB now!

[@DeceiverIX]

/s Yeeaaah but who REALLY cares about the WCC, anyways....? Not Red Bull, apparently lmao.

[@michaela7100]

@@Kuromori-v9z Agreed, but he would've put up more of a fight for team points. Perez is only driving for himself.

[@willynelson8750]

Liam is quickly becoming one of my favourite drivers

[@davefellows]

ditto! Love his approach and take no shit racing on track.

[@Mountee29]

That picture at 0:58 of the Bluetooth tire is excellent

[@Gierut77]

The future of AI racing.

[@Scott_Bishell]

Tyre wasn't blutoothed, it was attached to a stealth car...

[@paullavallee1631]

I was surprised Checo started the 2024 season and I am surprised he still remains on the team, must be bringing a load of Mexican funds into the team. Checo is washed up and needs to go

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

Perez whole career has been backed by the former richest man on earth He brings a *lot* of money to the team, like the financials he brings is probably only second to Lance Stroll for obvious reasons

[@paullavallee1631]

@@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1 why repeat what I just said

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

@@paullavallee1631 literally adding further context Anyways and more importantly this is a free space for people to express their own expressions Have a good day

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

My guess is he's around because theyve never been happy with Yuki and weren't confident on where Lawson and DR were. (I know everyone claims Lawson beat Yuki last year, but the reality was there was never a clean weekend to compare them and from little data with can compare Yuki was faster and more consistent. Which oh wow the guy with years in the car is faster than someone dragged in last minute. Doesn't really tell us anything). Rather than risk Lawson, Yuki and DR doing worse they kept with the devil they knew while testing the others. There's also the benefit of his cash and his knowledge. Before RB Perez was seen as Mr Adaptable, his failures, the failures of Albon and Gasly as well as everyone in the team finally admitting if you're not Max you can't drive the car. They'd rather use Checo's experience to help develop a more rounded car than sacrifice a rookies career who provides no real useful feedback (or in the case of DR someone else who can only drive a very certain type of car which is the opposite of Max's preferred set up). It has worked so far, RB have traced their current fall off in pace and inability to upgrade the car further to a development they made over a year ago, a development Sergio at the time said would cause these very problems but they ignored. He might not be performing, but there's no guarantee anyone else available will. At least with him in the seat they get some cash, he can help them develop a car that may allow others to perform and they get to scapegoat him for issues that began to form in the team before DR joined Renault.

[@MuhammadNiz007]

​@@elcactusdelamuerte506you do know Yuki never being promoted has a little race issue and also the fact Yuki has never a RB driver. He still is legally contracted to Honda racing. He is a honda man, not a Red bull guy. He is not a joke either Toyota wants to sign him with Haas but Honda is not interested and that's why him in Aston Martin is a real possibility if he doesn't get RBR

[@Frank_Torre]

As a Red Bull fan Checo needs to go. His form is beyond terrible and he's outing himself as a liar. Saying he hasn't been confident under braking, yet he dive bombed Lawson in a tight corner that caused the incident.

[@invisiblekid99]

The car's brakes are just fine, the issue is that Perez doesn't know when or how to use them.

[@Frank_Torre]

@@invisiblekid99 Agreed, yet that was Checo's reason for feeling uncomfortable in the car, but he was comfortable enough to dive bomb onto a tight corner though 😂😂 hence he's a liar and Red Bull need to hit the ejector seat button on him instead of always showing him grace which they never shown to their 2nd driver before.

[@geopolitix7770]

Good observation.

[@f1wo4ld97]

Lawson should without doubt replace perez

[@justice4g]

Lawson sucks

[@Hungary_0987]

*Yuki

[@ignaciolance4629]

You dont know the level of pressure of being the 2nd driver at redbull with verstappen. It have been seen before with gasly and albon. I dont think lawson can handle that as a rookie and with less than half a season as experience. In my opinion they need someone with much more experience.

[@WaveFlightSimulations]

@@justice4g yuki and riccirado sucks

[@rickyspanish4792]

@@ignaciolance4629 Yuki it is. But Verstappen probably won't allow that to happen

[@firedell1031]

I genuinely don't understand why any older driver would expect the young drivers to just yield to them.

[@invisiblekid99]

Because all of the older drivers on the track are not driving like a complete invalid who can't even start in right spot.

[@firedell1031]

@@invisiblekid99 What do you *think* you're on about?

[@invisiblekid99]

@@firedell1031 Most of the older drivers are not being sown up like an amateur and having to come up with lame excuse like "I'm older than you so don't overtake me"

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Alonso and Perez seem genuinely shocked that Lawson wanted to race. It wasn’t even Max kamikaze moves either

[@MurrayBenson-ey7bu]

Trying to put blame onto Lawson. He deserved the middle finger. This is racing, Lawson wants points and Perez's seat. Go Lawson !! A true race driver.

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

Perez is simply driving like a defeated broken man. Some days you gotta know when you don’t have it anymore and go home and be a wonderful family man to your children Leave F1 before F1 leaves you To quote the wire the thing about the old days *they the old days*

[@acomingextinction]

A++ quote.

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

Perez has been occupying a seat in the best/one of the best cars in f1 for years now, and has been one of the worst performing drivers on the grid already for quite some time. So basically, with the exception of Stroll, he is the damn luckiest f1 driver on the grid, and should have no business to complain about Liam, or anything really. Checo deserves no pity at this point.

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

@@acomingextinction Gotta do it in my Slim Charles voice lol The wire - greatness personified as a TV show

[@jakeparker8254]

Lawson did same in dtm, turned up and gave the status quo a big shake up.. i think lawson will give max a good run for his money.. and definitely mentally strong enough to take it to max

[@perfectfantasies]

is he mentally strong? i feel like the way he raced didn't really prove it. If Yuki did the same people wouldn't say it is strong mentality.

[@kerry7051]

Imagine being so terrible you are fighting with a rookie in the junior team. Then racing like a hack and then demanding an apology. You are the one who owes an apology for being the weakest link in the team.

[@Barni2212]

I don't understand this attitude that "You need to show respect to the veterans" Why would he do that? Is there a rule that say you need to let pass free people who are champions, or they are in F1 for a long time? I don't think so. On the track, Perez is the same as Hamilton or Stroll. Just another car you race against.

[@k8m8a8n8]

I didn’t see it as a respect the vet type of thing. I honestly thought sister teams give way to the main team

[@ThePancaked1]

@@k8m8a8n8 i prefer racing to politics but that's just me i guess

[@NathanStin]

​@k8m8a8n8 That is expressly forbidden by the rules.

[@davefellows]

100%. I couldn't believe all Alonso's complaining about Lawson's defence at COTA. I watched the onboards and it was completely normal racing.

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

Perez has been occupying a seat in the best/one of the best cars in f1 for years now, and has been one of the worst performing drivers on the grid already for quite some time. So basically, with the exception of Stroll, he is the damn luckiest f1 driver on the grid, and should have no business to complain about Liam, or anything really. Checo deserves no pity at this point.

[@garyradley5694]

Lawson being "humble" is not going to get him a drive at Red Bull. He needs to show that he can mix it with the best and that is not going to happen if he is respectful to his "seniors". Both sides need to treat each other as equals.

[@cypherzeros]

Perez should ask why he's having battles with a midfield car in the first place.

[@MrJoel9679]

Ask Max why he isn’t sealing every race too.

[@carguy7627]

The fact that checko is still being discussed is pretty crazy in my eyes. He should have been replaced many races ago. It’s been like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

[@JusttheRun]

Short of winning all of the final 4 races... there is nothing that can save Perez's position at Red Bull.

[@Frank-jg4tq]

God damn I am proud of my boy Lawson, he was tired as fuck of sitting on the sideline watching Perez and Ricciardo take up a seats they aren't worthy of. And now he's here he doesn't give a fuck who you are! Whether it's Alonso or Perez, he's gone get you! NZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[@kakilander3238]

Perez...If you drive with elbows out you cant expect other drivers to pull their punches and yield. Lawson young and hungry but was hard and fair until you forced him off, at that point he wasnt going yield at all. you trying to drive like max but not a champion ends with this. Not that Max got away with the way he drives either.

[@F1SHY99]

This race has defined his entire season. Slow at qualifying , bad at overtaking with a race winning car, poor judgment and finally blaming the other driver for his mistake. Piastri started in the same position as Perez and ended up 8th, shows where red bull is losing the constructor championship.

[@r2024j]

Race winning car is a bit of a stretch

[@darthkarl99]

@@r2024j Seriously. The Red Bull has had serious flaws for the last 2 seasons, it's just that everyone else was so far behind for so long that that they could dial it into a more drivable state and still win. The moment they had to wring every bit of performance out of it Perez fell off super hard because of the amount of oversteer the driver has to deal with in that state. Max is known for loving massive amounts of oversteer in a way thats really unique amongst the grid. I've heard Riccardo and Lawson like oversteer to some degree, but honestly no idea if they like it that much. Perez is having to basically completely gimp the cars performance in setup to make it drivable in a consistent way for him.

[@IRenegadEEEEE]

I like Checo as a person, but enough is enough. There is just no way he can stay there beyond this season. I also feel badly for Yuki who hasn't even gotten a sniff at the seat although Lawson does seem to have a higher ceiling.

[@boontjes5528]

Lawson is eager, but definitely a better driver than Perez. Would love to see him next to Max.

[@stephencruse6525]

I’ve always said, Red Bull should have signed hulkenberg instead of Perez. Perez doesn’t have a killer instinct

[@danielraeburn3718]

7:54 Calling Tsunoda's move into turn one a risky move is just silly that's racing. If he doesn't go for that very obvious move everyone would be saying he needs to be out of F1. Not sure why The Race seems to have such a big problem with Yuki

[@thechurchofsupersampling]

It was fucking optimistic to say the least

[@Coconutscott]

I hope no one ever accuses me of "mental fragility".

[@SPQRTempus]

There were enough variables to suggest it wasn't entirely Tsunoda's fault. He was squeezed by Gasly and Albon but you could argue when he made the decision to put his car into that gap there was sufficient space for him. Yes it was a risky move, but this is F1 and as we saw with Sainz's move on Verstappen, who dares sometimes wins.

[@Mrneko8]

genellaly speaking, and to be fair,it was typical racing accident just after started.

[@Matt04108]

Tsunoda made the same mistake that perez did last year at Mexico. You can't run 3 wide on the outside going into the first corner, as the whole field swerves left so they can make the corner. He drove into the racing line that belonged to albon, when albon moves left like everyone else in the field. Checo did the same last year, 3 wide on the outside, the 2 guys inside move left as normal and he crashes out

[@iiTsFaded_]

Sergio's 2024 season is proof that money does not equate to success in this sport. Same with Zhou Guanyu. It boggles my mind how these teams can fill their pockets while settling for mediocrity. You would think they would want to contend for the championship.

[@ab-ly6yg]

Stroll, sargeant, schumacher

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

A team like Sauber knows they can not win the WCC as currently constructed so it’s in their best interest to make as much money as possible from pay drivers However for Red bull to have this attitude as well it’s definitely sad, Perez should not be at Red Bull

[@rutar2008]

You just cant put Perez in the same bag as Zhou or Stroll, while he has big sponsor backup he proved multiple times to be a very solid and talented driver. His 2012 season with Sauber was magic and he demolished Hulkenberg in 2015 and 2016. Then beated Ocon in 2017 and 2018, finished 4th in the standings in 2020 beating Alexander Albon (the second Red Bull driver at that time) and did a phenomenal job as a second driver in 2021 with Red Bull. And im not even mentioning all the podiums he got with midfield cars, he is a very talented driver, not in the same league as Max, Alonso or Lewis but he proved multiple times his big talent. Thats the reason his last 2 seasons have been so disappointing, because everyone including the team and himself knows what he is capable of and he has not managed to get his confidence back, which is a shame but is just another fact of why F1 is the toughest motorsport category on the planet.

[@MuhammadNiz007]

Fun fact teams winning championship get at least 120M in just base payment alone and with championship bonus it's close to 145M

[@bundesautobahn7]

@@ab-ly6ygSchumacher wasn’t the money, it was his name.

[@Braselton21]

*Give Yuki a one year deal in the main seat* Grab Colapinto, put him in VCARB, let him & Lawson cook the midfield Whoever does better gets the 2026 Seat - Maybe Both move up to RB by '27 if Max leaves) Then you have two VCARB seats up for grabs in 2027 for up & coming talent.

[@Leith_Crowther]

Helmut Marlo’s said Red Bull isn’t interested in Franco because of his long-term ties to Williams, which Williams doesn’t want to give up.

[@rickyspanish4792]

This!

[@soundscape26]

Oh my, another season full of "should Lawson/Colapinto replace Yuki in the next race if he doesn't improve?" The 2nd Red Bull driver needs some stability not having other drivers constantly looking over his shoulder. They should give Lawson the seat and leave him in peace doing his thing for at least 2 seasons.

[@dazzab111]

Yuki is trash

[@Braselton21]

@@soundscape26 What if Lawson drives poorly & gets dropped mid season/end of the season 0_o Just let the kid get more experience, there's no need to rush. Yuki deserves the seat.

[@Drifty325i]

Liam is doing an amazing job, he’s never too aggressive but pushes really hard, great balance! He’s got an awesome attitude too, he’s got the x factor, can’t wait to see him in the RB next to Max, he respects Max allot too so i think it will work really well. RB NEED a fast 2nd driver to win the manufacturers, the cars not the fastest anymore so need two guns in the seats

[@5lipperysausage]

Max gets along well with New Zealanders. Lawson would be a stable team mate for him.

[@ilovelimpfries]

The finger and the staredown was just 👌🏽

[@JeffreyGoddin]

I 100% bet Lawson gave him the finger on that pass, Perez deserved it.

[@TheMega98765]

@@JeffreyGoddin He did.

[@geopolitix7770]

As a friend just reminded me of one of Murray Walkers great lines, Liam's telling him "I'm going to be number one!'😂

[@kevinkevin6542]

If Red Bull were smart they’d swap Lawson and Perez for the final 4 gp

[@SashaGrace94]

Whatever happens Red Bull will absolutely need a better number 2 to pair with Verstappen. The RB20 was stellar in the first half of the year and if Perez was actually on it Red Bull wouldn’t be third in the constructors. McLaren and Ferrari are getting their houses in order, there won’t be another 2022/23 breeze for them.

[@ofthenearfuture]

I'm convinced that Yuki wouldn't have gotten a seat, or kept it after his rookie season, if Honda wasn't involved at RB.

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

100%

[@ajoash]

Looks like max & lawson rivalry will be legendary 😂

[@soundscape26]

Given Max's status within the team I think Lawson will be much more careful with him

[@dewiarita543]

​@@soundscape26and Liam always says that he respect Max a lot in multiple occasions

[@maaduece5132]

I think he understand that the full rb seat comes with a clear role and responsibility and that s supporting max , the rb seat is a very clear no2 role

[@geopolitix7770]

​@@dewiarita543yes, but I think that's because he knows Max is properly fast and will take any weakness for all its worth. I don't think it would mean he gives him any more room on the track though. Should be super interesting... Hamilton meets Alonso again?

[@jivewig]

In Austin Yuki got screwed with strategy and in Mexico he just DNFed while Lawson damaged his car. So i still dont know who did a better job so far.

[@justice4g]

Lawson is 6-1 vs Yuki due to strategy 3 times and DNF/DNS the other 3 times and they booted Daniel due to inconsistent results despite having the highest peak of all of them.

[@Max_Flashheart]

It could have gone either way and it didn't work for Yuk then freaked out when Liam came out in front and spun. Then Mexico crashed his car and totalled it twice when they are showing why they should have the 2nd Red Bull Seat.

[@RadityaPramanaPutra2001]

Whoever the drivers, Red Bull is no longer same now.....

[@philipmeisterl]

Well yuki crashed twice this weekend

[@Max_Flashheart]

@@philipmeisterl 1 was him the other in the race was unlucky

[@Stevelangdon93]

At this point why does Perez even WANT to keep his seat. Constantly being under scrutiny for being shit has got to take its toll, just get it over with, for yourself and everyone else 😂

[@zeberto1986]

Perez either thinks he might still have a chance at the wdc at red bull or its all about the money.

[@leebrown1803]

Not much of a fight between the two! Lawson is fighting for points and Perez is fighting for Q2.

[@EuroGuy85]

The seat should go to Lawson! If he has time to give Checo the finger in the middle of a race while he's overtaking him, he deserves a chance to try the same car.

[@999999SkyGuy]

😮😊😂

[@jamiewatton7732]

Lawson's been pissing into the wind, waiting two years for this opportunity. He's hungry. He's read. And he's not going to roll over for another driver. Especially not a main rival if they should happen to meet on track.

[@deegeedroid]

Should redbull even be allowed to have basically 2 teams if they won’t race each other hard like everyone else?

[@geopolitix7770]

I reckon Christian will be delighted to be able to point to this weekend everytime someone berates them for not really being independent: "Of course we are seperate! Just look at Liam was doing ripping Perez apart!" He'll just have to hope people don't point out they were jostling for 16th😂

[@bernardoberner4]

Lawson doesnt need to change anything in his approach, thats exactly the attitude we need more. Drivers who arent willing to back down, just because theres and elderly person on the other car😂. Both Checo and Nando were 1000% wrong, both complaining because someone was racing them. Nando needs to come back to the WEC, see what real racing is for a change

[@klzeccwozi1290]

I'm sorry but Perez does not deserve that seat anymore. He did in the past, but not anymore. His downward spiral of under-performances has been going on for years and this year he is the reason why Red Bull not only lost the WCC but ended up 3rd. What he showed in his home race was just an embarrassment. He simply does not have the chops anymore to be in a top team, nothing against him of course, but it's just the reality.

[@Appletank8]

i gotta be honest, pointing the finger at each other like they're having road rage on the freeway is extremely funny

[@itsnotmeitshim]

fact is, Perez shpuld only ever be sharing the same bit of track as Lawson when he's lapping him.

[@lihlezamisa9461]

What did Checo think Liam was gonna do, give in? You’re fighting for your seat buddy, put some dip on your chip playa!😭

[@adcs88]

Lawson just needs to stay strong with Alonso, Perez, Tsunoda and Colapinto all giving him grief; he must be doing a good job.

[@guiltysparq6463]

Bottom line… the senior team shouldn’t be fighting with the junior team…. Perez shouldn’t have ever been there

[@BigJuffer]

Perez has nothing left to give in that car and is feeling under threat. Lawson has everything to prove so is going for it (quite rightly). Red Bull and RB are supposed to be independent of each other but we all know the reality... if it were another team / driver Perez would be quiet about it.

[@samsung40_media87]

cant wait to see how 3 of the 4 RB seats turn out next year

[@Gr33nMamba]

If I was Lawson, I wouldn't even be defending the on track battle, I'd be pointing out Perez should be doing far better than dropping out in Q1 in a RB20 and would have likely never have interacted that far back for so long. Perez saying he needs to humble is hilarious. The lack of a second driver than is competitive this season is what is going to cost them the manufacturers.

[@JamesMullarneyIsAFraud]

I love how Lawson flipped him the bird. Zero f's given.

[@tomasz9429]

RB sent a clear message. "Do what you do, Liam, and you'll be in the team with Max soon."

[@fabzahd]

Great summary of the current driver situation at RB & VCARB, well done. You have a new subscriber.

[@truthboomertruthbomber5125]

Red Bull energy drink must be the most popular non-alcoholic beverage in Mexico. It’s the only explanation I can come up with for why SP ( Slow Person) is still in F1.

[@sissyspaceship]

It's getting there. Red Bull overtook monster in sales there.

[@MuhammadNiz007]

Nope, it's actually because of his backer Carlos. Did you watch ford launch, ford CEO is a huge fan of Perez and he is the one putting pressure

[@soundscape26]

Red Bull does much more than just selling energy drink cans, they're a proper sports conglomerate now

[@dookieshoes141]

Lawson flipping off Perez just turned me into a Lawson fan

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I do wonder how much worse Perez car is than Max's, it is obvious how much the team focus on Max. It would make sense why they didn't replace Perez as they knew the reason why his performance is dipping was the much worse car they gave him.

[@Ministerstvo.propagandy]

Lawson seems to have special feelings for older drivers who speak spanish 😂

[@6drmr6]

the fact that Perez is struggling and racing Lawson in RB car just means he should get sacked

[@MEchanicAL_LSTAR]

Personally I think Perez has been a bit overrated for years. Every year he has had incidents with other drivers. He seems to place his car where there will be a collision, expecting he will bully the other driver out of the way. I’m sure if he didn’t bring in the money to the sport that he does he’d have been let go some time back.

[@craigbarth7474]

Swap Perez & Lawson in Brazil for the weekend... How much worse could it be than Mexico!

[@lasarith2]

Red Bull~ Max - don’t pass me or I’ll drive you off track, Perez - can’t drive this car worth a damn but they’ll never replace me, RB- Yuki why the ***** ***** **** ****** have I not been give a RBR seat Lawson: you know what this car needs - elbows and middle fingers…

[@Kinetic-Images-Australia]

I don"t understand why Yuki is never in the rhetoric for the other RB driver vacancy. (if Perez is to vacate) Is it a Honda thing?

[@Brian-tr7gz]

Marko is just being polite when backing up Perez. Surely he loves the attitude of Lawson.

[@MrSpeedyAce]

Checo has tainted nerves for F1. Once you start over-thinking and under-performing over and over again, it forever ruins your pace confidence. Lawson might be jumpy at the moment, but he is more fearless than Checo on the track. That's the only way anyone will extract the pace and be able to compete against Max.

[@SBX70]

It is kind of sad to see what has happened to a once very good driver. It’s like when a great hitter just can’t seem to get on base anymore. Sometimes the magic just disappears and you can’t get it back. There is know way Perez will be in that seat next year unfortunately.

[@shrishpotdar343]

Same with DR same with Check, maybe you lose some of your race sense as you age, back then perez was one of best midfielders

[@drsfly11]

RB needs to get rid of that Helmut boozo.

[@JezzaWezza]

The kicker is Perez's performance problems in the Red Bull has been going on for so long it looked like Ricciardo would take his F1 seat to Ricciardo being kicked out to make way for Lawson who's now looking to replace Perez instead. Ricciardo got kicked out for less of a performance problem compared to the other driver compared to how badly Perez has been to where Max is.

[@procatprocat9647]

Senior drivers deserve no more respect than junior F1 drivers. They're all doing the same job and there's no hierarchy on the race track by age. Any other approach would be predjudiced against age. Its shocking to hear drivers misunderstanding such basic employment and sporting rules. The pay and marketing bs has clearly gone to their heads.

[@combatwombat594]

0:11 are we all just going to ignore how the car had all four wheels off the ground and flew for a second? lmao

[@TassieLorenzo]

See Glock during the 2008 Australia GP! He went flying over a ditch and then two wheels broke clean off -- yikes.

[@botortamas]

UNREAL that Perez is still in that seat. Gotta be the worst performance to car ratio ever. The only such consistent performance deficit compared to the car itself that I can remember in my 25 yrs of watching F1 was watching the replacement drivers for Massa back in the latter races of 09 lumbering around the back pack completely uselessly.

[@emilandersson4001]

The stewards, stating that Perez did infact push lawson of track then why didnt they give him a 10sec penalty?

[@masongiles8443]

Thank you hope you keep it going for seasons to come

[@TheMega98765]

I actually watched the onboard for that lap with the middle finger thereafter. Perez was definitely holding Lawson back. Going extra slow in the slow corners (kinda like Abu Dhabi 21) so he was trying to ruin Lawson's race as his was already over having pitted for Mediums much earlier. I don't see how Perez keeps his seat after this. Losing to a VCARB in a Red Bull.

[@sajjadhashmani4064]

He lost to Zhou. He's cooked

[@DasE30Cuz]

Checo's behavior was more petulant than Liam's during this whole exchange as well. Also, the way Liam gave him the bird too was so hilarious so me. Like a calm drive by "fuuuuuuuuck youuuuuuuu 👎" I loved it.

[@voongnz]

Where can I watch this onboard? Sounds like he was trying to cause an incident like how Alonso did to George Russell by backing off unexpectedly causing that crash in Melbourne.

[@davidarco6127]

Crazy idea: How about drivers stop pushing other drivers off track? Like, leave room for the other guy if you're side by side, dude

[@NIGERIAN_K]

The most embarrassing part of Checos race is him pitting to get fastest lap, and him not getting it😂😂😂 Also I wouldnt get Yuki because of his attitude and how he crashes when he has the best of chances just like last Sunday, tho I dont think he haw in the Wrong, i also dont think Albon was in the Wrong, putting 20 Cars behind eachother on a Long straight like that right next to eachother is a bad idea But dont forget Hungray where he crashed in Quali. Getting Tsunoda is basically just a Faster and More eager Perez Keeping Perez is just a mistake And Getting Lawson is just an inexperienced driver who is quick but Has anger issues when there is contact involving him Ricciardo is just a more reliable and better Perez My Choice would be between Ricciardo and Lawson That is my bet rn

[@albertolamandini]

Two weekends in a row that Ferrari wins and still not one dedicated video by the race, maybe exploring the chances of Ferrari winning the constructor's championship

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Lawson is absolutely here to play

[@aumpauskar4653]

By the looks of it the next target for Lawson would Alonso -> Perez -> **Sainz**

[@jackt6453]

Perez saying that Lawson needs to be humble for the senior drivers is silly. You're there to win races, not hold doors open for drivers past their prime.

[@TheRebuttal-e4h]

Another great race by Ferrari and no one cares. It’s either about Perez and Lawson or Max and Norris.😂

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Wait until next season lol

[@Craig_Simpson]

Old slow driver always have issues with fast young drivers. Been like that in F1 since its inception.

[@AdrianFu]

I think Lawson’s personality is a perfect fit for Red Bull.

[@guanotea11]

I've been hearing for a couple years now "Perez isn't as bad as he looks". At what point do we hold him accountable for his performance? I think maybe he is as bad as he looks.

[@jmazza774]

Imagine getting smacked around like that by someone in an objectively worse car and still complaining.