The fight to take Sergio Perez's Red Bull F1 seat

[@stevieboy666]

That “crash damage” comment made about Tsunoda is absolutely wild. He’s crashed once this year and didn’t crash out in the entirety of 2023. Ridiculous and outdated comments.

[@CrusaderAce24]

Agreed

[@meehdrescher]

Agreed. Tsunoda might not be the best driver overall, but he is fairly consistent and a very safe driver that rarely makes fatal mistakes, he would be a much better fit for the second Red Bull seat than the underperforming Perez.

[@Suroyfamilia]

While he didn’t crash remember Yuki spun out while in the points at Austria.

[@noellehablutzel4957]

​@@SuroyfamiliaI believe this was in Canada, but your original point still stands

[@damedusa5107]

@@Suroyfamiliaso? He still has more points than Danny

[@W4ZEL]

The absolute stubbornness of never considering Tsunoda as a candidate for the main team is completely ridiculous. Any other driver would have been promoted by now with those performances, Horner needs to swallow his pride and accept he's wrong. Poor Yuki.

[@hmmxp5551]

His chances of getting the seat were already slim, with Honda parting ways with Red Bull, it only got a lot more slimmer.

[@gouthamb884]

The reason tsunoda was part of rb all these years is because of honda tieup, honda wanted a japanese driver in their team. With honda moving to aston from 2026 it is likely they take tsunoda with them

[@DAGATHire]

"poor yuki" pfffttt! this is the typical popularity contest logic of a new netflix fan. They don't care about the driving the sport the racing all they care about is their favourite driver and in their heads making F1 a popularity contest over being a bloody motor sport!

[@davidburke6139]

@@DAGATHirethen provide proof of ric this season outperforming Yuki to deserve a second stint in the second RBR. One sprint race is about it.

[@overdose0074]

@@DAGATHirePot. Kettle. Black.

[@joeywykoff74]

The fact that Yuki isn't option #1 is asinine. Yuki has consistently gotten points in a mid at best car for years. His attitude has gotten better and more manageable, and saying he's a crash liability is wild to me. He had a single qualy crash this year, and I don't recall him crashing at all last year.

[@Jimmythefish577]

Tsunoda is just as overrated as Perez is, he’ll never be anything other than a middle of the order racer.

[@noteffone]

Yuki is out of consideration as is Lawson because both of them will go all out to prove themselves against max - daniel will accept the no2 without question and won't rock the boat.

[@joeywykoff74]

@@Jimmythefish577 what's your argument for this? With such a strong opinion, you must have a reason why you think this

[@joeywykoff74]

@@noteffone thats a valid point for sure. But there's no way DR is gonna outpace Perez. Red bull want somebody fighting for podiums, I just don't think DR has that in him anymore. Guy can barely get points out of the RB

[@Unik39]

​@@Jimmythefish577 Just like Ricciardo

[@DaveMcKeegan]

RB constructors position can't afford to keep Perez, he's been too poor for too long - Lawson is too inexperienced for the RB seat and Riccardo hasn't shown the consistency for it at VCarb, I'd put Yuki in Perez's seat and put Lawson in the Vcarb for the rest of the season, then decide where to place them all next year at the end of the season

[@pedroibanez4744]

Can't afford in what sense? Perez helps Red Bull afford Verstappen's salary. Ricciardo has the same level as him but dont bring the same money, Lawson needs experience, Yuki is a good option but he would NEED to be in the top 3 to be worth it.

[@Gigi-zr6hp]

​​@@pedroibanez4744 that means Sainz is the best option moving forward. As he's more consistent than Ric and Checo where he only gets shafted by Ferrari strats just like Leclerc.

[@DaveMcKeegan]

@@pedroibanez4744 At the moment, Perez is just helping to pay the repairs bills on his car I think Yuki has potential but he needs the chance to prove himself

[@pedroibanez4744]

@@Gigi-zr6hp that would be great, but in my perspective Red Bull "protects" Max and Sainz in the same car as Max can be a problem.

[@Hamilton8timeChampion]

@@pedroibanez4744 yuki deserves the chance

[@ChefJeff789]

It sucks that Yuki isn't even being considered. He's the more consistent driver, in what is supposed to be an unforgiving car.

[@Noname12........641]

they are finding someone to help max not challenge him , they need second driver for marketing purposes and daniel riccardo is perfect man for jt

[@BadWallaby]

Genuinely think the Honda connection is hindering him at RB. Horner is still bitter maybe.

[@alwayswondering127]

Why would they put Yuki in RB when he’ll most likely follow Honda?

[@1greenMitsi]

yuki is not a level headed driver, sorry

[@MrNgMichael]

Yuki would not make a good #2 driver. He has #1 driver mentality, but I don't think he's as talented as Max. I think RB is just looking for a #2. I think yuki needs to oust lance somehow at Aston once honda comes onboard.

[@MrGten]

If they pick lawson over yuki then whats the point of the junior team?

[@johnnysmith863]

More advertising space.

[@danny_r27]

They literally got a washed driver in his mid 30s at the “junior team”. They were no longer a junior team the second they put ricciardo in that seat.

[@chriskeentechnician]

Lawson competed in the junior team last year and out placed Tsunoda having never raced in F1. That says a lot 💪

[@robertomezones477]

Yuki was promoted because he's a Japanese guy driving Honda PUs. He's got a lot better over the years, but he wouldn't had been promoted if it wasn't for Honda. I guess that's what it's in the back of RB leader's head.

[@cryptoKR]

They picked Riccardo over Lawson. What's the point of the junior team

[@serapeach6252]

I know they won't put Yuki there but that's who I want to see in the red bull for the last half of the season

[@MediocreAverage]

Same, Im a Perez fan but he's had it now. Yuki has worked hard for that seat and has out-performed Ricciardo. Danny doesn't deserve Perez's seat. It's a no-brainer to me. But no surprises The Race don't see it.

[@Left4Coragem]

Tsunoda not been considered for that seat is shameful.

[@L.L]

Could you imagine those 2 with their attitude driving together it would be 🧨

[@BostilCensurado]

Even Sargeant is a better driver than Perez

[@soundscape26]

They don't trust his general attitude especially when you consider he would be routinely beaten by Max.

[@Gigi-zr6hp]

​@@soundscape26 put in Sainz then

[@5150TJT]

Danny Ric was faster on the same tyres in the Hungry race, Yuki wasn't plus the damage..

[@bornresaabe]

Does Yuki deserve a shot? Absolutely. But it seems like most of you don't realize how big of a jump it is, especially in this particular scenario of jumping in half way through the season. It's a whole new ball game of added pressure to perform in top teams fighting for championships. Not just that, you have to perform against someone like Max, it's massive. Look at all the other very solid drivers who have been promoted and failed (Albon, Gasly, Perez). Especially considering it's for the 2nd half of the season. If Yuki doesn't perform it could literally ruin his season and he could end up fighting to stay on the grid. just like what happened to the other guys before him. The logical choice here for this particular scenario is Daniel Ricciardo. He's won 7 races in that exact car before. He is proven to perform with the extra added pressure of being in a top team and against Max. I would argue this is the case even this year as all his best results have literally come when he's been under the most pressure. The car is suited to his driving style. He's in a do or die part of his career now, why not give him that one last chance in the car that made him a legend to begin with. If it doesn't work out, he can retire at the end of the year. Then Red Bull can see Tsunoda vs Lawson up against each other for the remainder of the year and see who can replace Ricciardo for 2025. It's a much better situation for both Lawson and Tsunoda being able to have a pre-season testing and a fresh year to show what they have rather than jumping in now.

[@gilanganugrahfajar5502]

Agree

[@jamiemaxwell9649]

💯🤙

[@illegitimate0]

It's not the same cars since Daniel won his races. He's been slower ever since he left Red Bull. I don't know why he's getting so much credit as an experienced driver. An experienced driver should be beating Yuki.

[@jamiemaxwell9649]

@illegitimate0 he was quicker and soundly beat both Hulk and Ocon at Renaut. The McLaren years have may have damaged his reputation, but he simply isn't this "washed hasbeen" that detractors keep saying he is. Let him go back to where it all began and see if he cooks again, I say.

[@illegitimate0]

@@jamiemaxwell9649 The less washed he is, the better Yuki should look. There simply isn't really a case for not taking Yuki. He's got years of experience now and he's regularly outperforming a race winner.

[@foxmind2490]

I would love Yuki to get the spot with Red Bull and then Lawson going to RB to develop. Yuki has more than earned his spot in my view. He has matured so much

[@SuperPhelix]

I don't know... The lunge at Daniel after the first race of the season and during FP this weekend when he shouted at his engineer when he got told to get a move on. Doesn't scream maturity to me. I think his lack of control over his emotions is why RedBull aren't willing to go for him. I do agree that his racing has showed that he deserves the spot though!

[@RegionalBull]

@@SuperPhelix tell me an f1 driver that has not done these things, ppl like you have a bais and just will not admit youd rather die than see Yuki in that seat before any other driver. lack of control over his emotions my asss

[@philipvalvoschnotalla9634]

​@@RegionalBullRedbull needs a number 2 driver, someone who will move aside and let Max through and support him in wins. Do you really see Yuki performing well in that scenario based on his past of losing his cool and lunging on his teammate just this season? Redbull doesn't want someone to challenge Max, and Ric at this point will know his place.

[@Jimmythefish577]

Tsunoda doesn’t have what it takes to deserve a top seat, he’s mediocre at best, he’s like a petulant child when things don’t go his way, he’s only where he is because of the sponsorship he brings.

[@RegionalBull]

@@Jimmythefish577 A child that is currently out performing your favourite driver ricky. Weep more because along as anyone can say Yuki is out peforming riccardo your point remains bull shit.

[@jasepaul91]

IMO, Tsunoda is the best person for the seat and should be promoted. He's by far the best candidate. Promoting Ricciardo would just be compounding the issue of giving Perez a new contract. The crash damage comment about Tsunoda is ridiculous, Perez has been involved in way more crashes than Tsunoda

[@NigelTufnel612]

But he is a total head case - there is a reason Horner isn't hiring the guy. RB need a Rubens/DC type driver who will always bring the car home and in the points, every race.

[@jasepaul91]

@@NigelTufnel612 Their lead driver has just proven he's a headcase too in certain scenarios, what's the difference? Tsunoda has put his car in finishing positions is does belong in and that demonstrates patience and calm, something Tsunoda has gotten a lot better at

[@tvs99999]

YUKI IS WITH HONDA. RB LEAVES HONDA 2026. NO REASON TO GET HIM.

[@NigelTufnel612]

@@jasepaul91 I don't disagree

[@Grammarlings-cf8yw]

@@NigelTufnel612 Tsunoda is a very consistent points scorer in 2024 in most races in a terrible car. He has as many points as Hulkenberg and everyone agrees he's having a great 2024 (in a very similar car)

[@aluwanimoyo4093]

If they can't trust Tsunoda, then what the hell is Marko there for? Haven't they been "developing" him all these years? It's time to give Tsunoda his chance.

[@soundscape26]

Not sure if developing him or more fulfilling a clause in their contract with Honda.

[@JustSomeDinosaurPerson]

@@soundscape26 It has everything to do with their former Honda relations. They never really wanted Yuki to begin with and that's what other commenters don't seem to understand.

[@themarimo3324]

Unfortunately it is Horner and the Thai owners who have more power than Marko in decisions.

[@RdyMixFlapjacks]

Be interesting to see what the outcome would be with Tsunoda driving the 2nd RB, I want to see it.

[@haarshitsukumar]

I dearly hope Tsunoda gets a shot at the Redbull seat after the summer break. Meanwhile Lawson and Ricciardo can have a shoot out in RB for the Redbull seat for next season.

[@MalcolmTann0]

So where does that leave Yuki for 2025???

[@CaptainKenway]

If it's anyone it'll be Ricciardo. Tsunoda is a Honda driver, not a Red Bull one. It's also much easier to just send Danny off into retirement at the end of the season if he doesn't perform, whereas Yuki gets demoted back to the VCARB as a lame duck who already blew his big chance.

[@RnBaas]

Tsunoda does not have the mentality. Has anger management issues he has to work on too.

[@kenethpescador206]

​@@MalcolmTann0 Aston Martin-Honda

[@Texasracingfan713]

@@kenethpescador206 Aston isnt converting to Honda PU's 'till '26

[@Smithy2204]

Would love to see Yuki get the seat. It’s so hard to gauge how much progress he has made since his poor rookie season and a drive in a top team would tell us a lot

[@lorriethelorrikeet]

How many wins does Yuki have?

[@lorriethelorrikeet]

2k24 Yuki Tsunoda fans are the worst fans

[@hueyfreeman7810]

​@@lorriethelorrikeet Zero. 😂😂

[@Blu9ty]

@@lorriethelorrikeetuntil sunday how many wins did Oscar have? I rate Oscar super highly, (one of the best to join in a while), but just using wins is a terrible metric.

[@samsea0489]

@@lorriethelorrikeetHaving wins doesn’t necessarily mean a good driver. Consistently matters. Look at Hulkenberg for example

[@Biggspeed]

I don’t understand how Perez is still in. They didn’t give Albon or Gasley anything close to that much patience.

[@MrMessiah44]

He was good team player and solid in previous seasons, poor this season.

[@jakubknotek4891]

​@@MrMessiah44he was shit towards the end of 2023 as well 🤷

[@suehirogaribright]

Answer: he brings handsome 30 million USD to the team...

[@gopr3117]

Mexican money

[@robertm5969]

​@@suehirogaribright I wonder how much all of his crash damage, missed development data, and potential loss of constructors position will affect the team financially. Probably it's pretty close or more to what he brings at this point

[@88luda88]

Yuki has that DAWG in him. Get him in a car next to the strap on, so they can both push each other to higher levels.

[@KA-om9oz]

Lil tea cup poodle

[@x.3527]

LMAO stfu no one wants yuki

[@YashOnTheBeat]

He's at RB till the time they are working with Honda.

[@02foolofatook]

I want Yuki at Red Bull. He would definitely match Max on team radio meltdowns.

[@oskar6661]

His only trait.

[@dynamo1796]

The Race: “Hey Yuki, wouldn’t it be weird if Lawson walked onto the Grid in a higher position than, you given you’ve been driving for longer and have more experience?” Yuki: 🤬

[@Samps76]

I cannot fucking wait for this whole 2nd RB seat drama to be done with.

[@Sauceyjames]

It's gonna be their videos every year until RB leaves F1.

[@flyaway6671]

Is it affecting your life badly?

[@soundscape26]

Yes, it's one of the most tiresome subjects this year. Danny Ric for instance has to keep answering the same questions on all weekends.

[@d9zirable]

Here's a tip: Turn off the screen and go outside

[@Ludiotic]

This won't go away while Verstappen is still at Red Bull. The way they make the car for him just confounds every other driver they try in it.

[@ireeeebz]

Daniel Ricciardo since he's comeback to VCARB - Hungary, disaster strategy - Silverstone, Engine issues and bad quali strategy - Canada, Clutch issues and undeserved penalty - Monaco, unwanted set up changes by the team - Imola, Disaster strategy - Miami, Wrong set of tires - China, Stroll - Japan, Albon - Australia, Bad call from the team out in Q1 - Abu Dhabi, Debris in brake duct - Brazil, Flying wheel - Mexico, Bad tire choice from the team - USA, Debris in brake duct and bad strategy from the team - Zandvoort, Broken wrist - Hungary '23, Zhou crashed into him dropping him to last There's more to the story than Yuki's handful more points

[@baydos602]

This, and its so sad that everyone decides to overlook all this information, and completely trash talk Ricciardo. Don't forget that his chassis had issues, and therefore his first 8 races weren't an accurate representation of his pace.

[@taylorwhedon9486]

I’m impressed by the time dedicated to making this comment.

[@devilzuser0050]

usual Red Bull "kill him" strategy?

[@MrJoel9679]

Yep adding the 8 race busted chassis to that list and you have to wonder why the Race doesn’t make the same corrections. Oh yeah they are paid to spin PR into the community.

[@Lilzigzz]

@@baydos602 Ricciardo is awful driver

[@JK-lj4lp]

Even Piastri wanted to see Yuki team up with Max. I agree.

[@STORM3SHADOW]

I've said before this is the master stroke for RB if they indeed give Checo the boot is to give Danny Ric his "last chance" opportunity over the last 10 races of this season and insert Lawson into the other VCARB seat. It makes total sense. If Daniel thrives, give him another year alongside Max and let Liam prove himself worthy for 2026 or make 2025 the competition for the RB seat between him and Yuki. If Daniel disappoints, you promote one of these two and bring in Hadjar into VCARB. I feel bad for Checo, but he's been digging his own grave and nothing less than a podium in Spa will save him, if that.

[@The_ZeroLine]

It’s so obviously the most sensible path. It’s just become so popular among these new DTS fans to hate DR and love LL for some reason. Daniel likes Max’s setup, knows the RBR team inside out, can handle the spotlight and is the only teammate to beat Max let alone not just get destroyed by him. Like you said, worse case scenario = he’s still mediocre and you drop him at the EOS. Then you promote Yuki and have seats for both Lawson and Hadjar at RB. Why put Lawson under that immense pressure in the RBR seat? And based off what, a 9th at Singapore that would have been a 14th had it not been for 5 unlikely retirements.

[@simonh870]

16th to 7th in the 2nd fastest car on the grid isn't a huge achievement.

[@Sauceyjames]

Neither is 3rd to 5th 🥱

[@sumitblogs15]

@@Sauceyjames have you come from DTS ???

[@rounak471]

​@@Sauceyjamesatleast the guy who finished 5th is leading the championship Checo hasn't outpaced max in more than a year

[@ItsReallyAmir]

we should give him credit for overtaking almost half of grid and finishing near max at least, decent race from him

[@justinburley8659]

@@ItsReallyAmir He shouldn’t have to overtake half the grid

[@felipecuenca2811]

Lol the people thinking Ric has any chance of going to RB... Like, he's been beaten constantly by Tsunoda, who doesn't even stand a chance at RB himself. Ric hasn't shown anything worthy of that seat in half a season.

[@The_ZeroLine]

lol, sweet haircut.

[@devilzuser0050]

AS someone wrote up there: Daniel Ricciardo since he's comeback to VCARB - Hungary, disaster strategy - Silverstone, Engine issues and bad quali strategy - Canada, Clutch issues and undeserved penalty - Monaco, unwanted set up changes by the team - Imola, Disaster strategy - Miami, Wrong set of tires - China, Stroll - Japan, Albon - Australia, Bad call from the team out in Q1 - Abu Dhabi, Debris in brake duct - Brazil, Flying wheel - Mexico, Bad tire choice from the team - USA, Debris in brake duct and bad strategy from the team - Zandvoort, Broken wrist - Hungary '23, Zhou crashed into him dropping him to last There's more to the story than Yuki's handful more points

[@tak8261]

It’s funny how people talk about how they need a “consistent driver” yet the biggest issue with Daniel has been his consistency lol Daniel is not going to do much better than Checo, then might as well just stick with Checo until the end of the year and look to replace him then. It’s sad to see a team like Red Bull not being able to make objective and rational decisions.

[@ktelite]

The fact that perez get this much chance still suprise me.

[@perkins8417]

cos he's better than Danny Ric

[@santiagooehler]

I think there's something going on behind scenes that redbull is yet to admit, they haven't been this patient in the past. I am a Checo fan, being mexican myself, and I don't understand how he is still in that seat. I don't think he is a bad driver, he was one of the most consistent drivers and suddenly he can keep his form for more than five races. This last two years have been demorlizing for me as a f1 fan, I don't follow as close f1 as i used to do cause everyone is having a go at Perez, and with those results it's obvious why, still I believe there's something going on that redbull knows and are being so indulgent towards him

[@tcrmn]

Apparently he brings an insane amount of sponsor money from some Mexican elite old dude which is why it would hurt to get rid of him. But yeah I'd definitely like to see someone better in that second Red Bull.

[@aaronyoghurt9210]

especially when they just wipe the floor with D'vries with almost no change at all.

[@sbdwadwa213]

Carlos Slim pays $30 million+ per season to whichever team takes him

[@arqbox3darqbox3d52]

Why you keep insisting with Ricciardo??

[@gcm747]

Put Danny in the Red Bull. Put Lawson in the RB. Give Danny 6 to 7 races. He fails, replace him with Yuki and promote into RB next to Lawson. Danny goes and RB has become the junior team promoting young talent it should be.

[@marcodesanti9304]

I mainly watch F1 for Danny Ric now, I need him back at Red Bull for the epic return narrative. I'm like Matt with Charles Leclerc, only for Danny Ric, I just watch the tower times and forget about the race for the lead, I'm sure other ppl do this for their drivers as well. Spa is crucial, if Red Bull choose anyone else I might stop watching it altogether. ~Come on Danny Ric

[@dylanmonaghan3342]

Well like me you must have struggled through Hungary 😩😩😩😩 I was beside myself!

[@dylanelliott9474]

Hülkenberg would be perfect for that second seat with how good in qualifying he is and with Seidl leaving Audi he might be open for Red Bull buying out his contract.

[@not_evenclose]

dont give me that hope

[@dylanelliott9474]

@@not_evenclose I’ve been a Hülkenberg fan since I started watching in 2016 I’m just praying at this point 😂

[@soundscape26]

That would speak volumes about Red Bull's current driver program... 4 available drivers to put alongside Max and still they would have to recruit elsewhere. 😄

[@gouravghosh588]

Red bull wont bring in a driver who can be at the same pace as Max, and occasionally beat him, even if just in qualifying.

[@Meklerens]

I wish it is Hulk.

[@xTenseiga_]

Danny>Lawson>Yuki as the lineup to replace perez? They best not replace Perez if they are going either Danny or Lawson. Yuki has been consistent for the most part gaining points.

[@rkentwenger5095]

It seems to me that the fact that neither VCARB driver is a slam dunk for this seat is an indication that RB's whole driver pipeline is not working...

[@lucastimm2511]

Very interesting point, I guess the whole keeping Gasly at the Junior Team forever Saga didn’t help their prospects get the nod, I’d like to see Lawson and Hadjar in the VCARB next year to see their pool competing again. Besides those two there are some F3 RB Juniors that look interesting in Lindblad (3rd currently), Goethe (scored every race and 7th) and Tramnitz (showed pace but was a bit unlucky at times, 9th)

[@Maddi5445]

Never seen someone fail upwards like riccardo

[@MediocreAverage]

Innit! 😂

[@oskar6661]

Dude started with the talent to be an F1 driver, obviously. But he has not kept up with the cars or the tech (plenty of drivers don't get along with certain generations of cars). Dude is a super nice guy, but it's painful watching him act as if he's going to suddenly be World Champion. Guy is maybe 35 years old? (i.e. old for F1) It was really sad watching them gift him the race win in Italy when Lando could have easily overtaken him on track. I really, genuinely wish the guy would leave F1 and go pursue any other motorsport where he could win and start enjoying racing again. Dude could drive in WEC/IMSA (vastly more entertaining/enjoyable) for another 10-15-20 years if he wanted...and with a works team as well. Tough watching him desperately cling to something he isn't competitive at anymore.

[@slowaccord]

Yuki has been proving time and time again that he deserves that RB seat way more than Checo. Hope he gets the promotion!

[@sandalphoncpu]

DTS fans in this comment section are ridiculous. If they actually love F1 they would check on their stints and know Ricciardo is often faster than Tsunoda for the past 5 races before Toro Rosso pitted mostly Ricciardo too early into traffic and forced him into a 2 stop as opposed to a 1 stop for Tsunoda. Since most of them will jump to useless conclusions anyway, take a look at Alonso and why he’s been beaten by Stroll recently. Take a look at Albon and why he’s been complaining about his team’s indecisiveness for pitting him too early.

[@Gargleon]

These kind of fans are genuinely a cancer on the sport.

[@pooyakhalili406]

I agree ❤

[@maximus-q6s]

Ricciardo has consistently finished behind Tsunoda. Horner said Tsunoda made progress but is not ready. So, it seems Liam Lawson will replace Ricciardo.

[@P_FamilyJAR]

RBs own analysis showed that DR was much faster than YT at the last race, if you take the bad pit stop strategy out of the equation, he would have been 8 seconds up over Yuki. People look at the end result and ignore their actual race pace, which RB doesn’t seem to be falling into the trap of doing. DR was 0.3 seconds per lap faster than YT. To quote Fox Sports “Both drivers stopped within a lap of each other - Ricciardo on lap 28 and Tsunoda on lap 29 - and both took new hard tyres, giving us a useful comparison. We’ll look at a 30-lap sample between laps 30 and 60 - after both drivers had completed their out-laps but before Ricciardo was forced to slow for blue flags. Tsunoda started 16.3 seconds ahead of Ricciardo on lap 30. That margin was reduced to 10.4 seconds by the end of lap 60. Both drivers lost time battling other cars during this stint. Subtracting those from the race time gives Ricciardo an extra 1.5 seconds, theoretically reducing his deficit to just 8.9 seconds. That represents a gain of 7.5 seconds on Tsunoda over the stint - or, in other words, 0.3 seconds per representative lap.”

[@Dasycottus]

How the fuck can they not be talking about Yuki? That's ludicrous

[@yindyamarra]

Give Dan Rick the ride, he needs a good car under him with a team that won’t stuff up his races like RB did at Hungary ,

[@lorenzomccray542]

Who ever said yuki would do as much crash damage as what he would being in from better championship position is cold blooded. Over looking checo’s crash damage and now max’s with Austria and the last few races is crazy

[@aaron_ow]

This weekend should be Perez' chance to prove himself, Max is likely to take an engine penalty and RB has been historically good around Spa, if there was ever a chance for redemption - it would be this race.

[@devilzuser0050]

Easiest weekend. ERS will be dominant, driver knowledge 2nd. Maybe even a Perez podium. But that's good, they keep him, and on the other tracks Perez will fall again. And constructors maybe McLaren will have a chance. That would be fun!

[@The..Dutchy]

Riccardo proved that he still has the skill in the Miami sprint race, he just needs a better car

[@lucastimm2511]

Sure, but we could legit make that case for every driver that ever over achieved

[@mmonkeyman1403]

The obvious solution is to put Ricciardo in for the rest of the season to see if he’s still got it and if not then put one of the other two in for 2025 based on the Lawson vs Tsunoda results in the 2nd half of 2024.

[@laszlokaestner5766]

Correct, which is why they probably won't do it!

[@justinlacek1481]

It should either be between Riccardo or Tsunoda, with Liam taking the other vcarb seat. And from what we've seen, Tsunoda is the more consistent driver.

[@Slaineh]

Sadly with the car being a bit crap by the sounds of it, I think anyone who gets the seat might struggle. I'd love to see Yuki in the seat then let Lawson take on Danny. Danny has been there before.

[@skiper7795]

Yuki should get a seat. He deserves it more than anyone else.

[@ChuyR.]

imagine a second hot headed kid on a redbull, it would be demorilizing for the team if Yuki and Max are cursing and shouting at them every other weekend, i dont think Redbull is coming back to dominant form tbh, if Ricciardo can be turned back to his old ways he is the right answer

[@captainross4706]

@@ChuyR.look at Vcarb right now, Yuki is raising their spirits thanking the team after every race after yet another great race. It’s Danny causing low moral on his side of the garage constantly publicly blaming his team and getting angry about his strategy

[@Surya-rv3ib]

3 times out of 13 times he was ahead and boom he is considered for the red bull seat??!😂😂

[@leoa4c]

I have thought about this very thoroughly. There are only two reasons why Perez still has his seat. 1 - RedBull, as a brand, feels the need to expand into Central and South America. 2 - By having a clear number 2 driver, the chances of Verstappen leaving the team are greatly reduced. Why else would RBR retain such of an underperforming driver? Gasly, Kvyat, Albon. ALL three of them were booted for A LOT, LOT less. So, my conclusion is that RBR is doing everything it can in order to retain its number one driver. If a Tsunoda or a Lawson starts to get a pole position here and there, or worse, a string of victories, that will not make the Verstappen camp very comfortable.

[@edgararroyo1981]

Dame this guys already make about 3 or 4 videos about Pérez living redbull and keep considering Daniel 😂😂😂.

[@nittojoe136]

You're all gonna be so pissed when Riccardo gets the seat 😂 Red Bull never wanted Yuki. Honda had to blackmail them into giving him a seat

[@oskar6661]

I mean, that's not a surprise to most people. Guys like Yuki (young, arrogant, etc.) don't get seats based on pure talent...it's what they're bringing with the package that gets them a seat. I think Tsunoda is now (finally) a decent mid-pack F1 driver, but I don't see anything special in him,

[@lifeofslice9864]

Yuki should be in Redbull. He is one of the most consistent drivers on the grid.

[@carloslepe6609]

Yuki is doubling in points Ricciardo. Why people can’t get over the fact that DR3 doesn’t have anymore what is necessary to be in RB?? He’s in formula 1 because he’s a meme and has a good PR team.

[@soundscape26]

I get the feeling you guys already made this video a couple times.

[@oskar6661]

Slow news week...gotta reguritate the content sometimes.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Red Bull should sign Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri for the second seat.

[@96wtfomg]

F1 Media trying to push Danny Ric down our throats.

[@soriabox]

At this point, it is uncomfortable, but very entertaining to see how they want to influence opinions and online realities.

[@PhoenX_Music]

There are a couple of trophies in verstappens cabinet that are owed to perez. Verstappen would have no chance to be where he is at if Perez didnt agree to play second fiddle. Ric is a shadow of himself. Perez was the only one to deliver under pressure and RB knows that better than anyone

[@ogTryhard21]

While Ricciardo aint looking outstanding by any means (mostly due to bad luck) he's definitely having a better season than Perez. Plus, it definitely won't get much worse 😂. You really could argue for and against both him and Tsunoda, but Ricciardo has experience with Red Bull and more in F1 in general. No real reason not to roll the dice with him.

[@darthhame]

DR would be at best an Aussie Perez. It would an absolute travesty to overlook Yuki. He's a little volatile yes, but, he has matured considerably this year. It has to be either Yuki or Lawson. The DR experiment has been tried at McLaren and Renault. Look younger.

[@tvo6453]

Riccardo is constantly losing to Tsunoda…so why would anyone choose him to replace Perez….nonsense

[@soundscape26]

Basically attitude. It's clear they don't trust Yuki's mindset to deal with being beaten by Max on a regular basis.

[@bigdawg44444]

you aren't watching then, 4 out of the last 5 gps ricciardo has been the quicker driver, he would've beaten yuki at hungary too if he didnt get pitted 3 times compared to Yukis 1.

[@jacklinkhorn6507]

Plus Ricardo brings bank

[@bigbusiness7035]

@@bigdawg44444Ricciardo hasn’t been quicker lmao

[@AndrewinAus]

Yuki is Honda's pay to play driver, why would they choose him since he is the other option. Especially with Honda's money departing for Aston.

[@renatatostada3318]

I think Belgium should be viewed like this by Perez: It's likely too late for one race to *save* his seat at this point--unless he does something incredible like win by beating Verstappen on pure pace--but it's certainly not too late for one race to *cost* him his seat.

[@jonathonalsop2120]

Sergio has qualified 3rd and finished 2nd in the last two seasons in Belgium, I don't see that happening this year.

[@98MTBiker]

Q2 exit probably, a Q1 exit at Spa is below even him

[@jonathonalsop2120]

Well Sergio in fact does qualify 3rd again and starts from 2nd. Jeez maybe he can win tomorrow?

[@ai5563]

Red Bull’s main issue has come back to haunt them: making a car only Max can get all of the performance out of. That fundamental issue has to change for Red Bull to get the constructors this year.

[@c18x66]

I think they need to switch out Daniel and Yuki every race for the rest of the year. Put Lawson in the extra seat and then keep whichever driver does better at the end of the year in Redbull. Not going to happen but it would be fun

[@Baleygr_86]

Yall gotta stop spreading this Ricciardo shit. There has been talks about Danny getting sacked from VCARB!!! And now all of a sudden he is the best choice for Redbull??? Na, like im actually getting mad listening to this. He is not good enough for F1 anymore. he doesnt deserve the VCARB seat. and he DEFINITALLY does not deserve the Redbull seat.

[@ademyildirim6874]

Why cant Red bull give Daniel 5 races, Yuki 5 races, while Liam occupies the vacated RB seat. This way they can compare Yuki and Daniel to max and also Liam to Daniel and Liam to Yuki, all at the same time...?

[@lucastimm2511]

Because they’re fighting for the WCC and they need consistent scoring, not tryout races…

[@ademyildirim6874]

@@lucastimm2511 Yeah but no one will be as bad as Perez, so either way, they win.

[@BurnerFYT]

If Perez is booted and that seat doesnt go to Yuki then that would be absolutely criminal

[@HeyItsMeSeb]

i don’t get it, why r they considering replacing checo with daniel if checo placed 7th in hungary, and daniel placed 12th?

[@Dani-it5sy]

Are they going to wait until he accidentally has on one good race and make it extra awkward to fire him? Knowing RedBull I am sure about it.

[@MajikPPMan]

Riccardo for the seat for the rest of 24 and lawson to vcarb with the option to switch them around for 25

[@nicorenco]

Ricciardo is the worst option by far. Don't know why British media push him so hard.

[@alexpeak16]

Not just the media, it's also Horner's preferred option. Which shows the power struggle between him and Dr Evil Marko. Put Liam Lawson in the RBR seat and be done with it.

[@gouravghosh588]

Ricciardo is not the best option but he is definitely not the worst option. Its an even bigger risk putting Lawson in the car. If he doesn't perform well, it could jeorpadise his career.

[@Grammarlings-cf8yw]

it's not ''British'' media, it's just media and mainstream F1 bollocks.

[@eddieconroy212]

Quite frankly I don’t think any of the second drivers will deliver this season. The car seems to be on a knife edge where even Max is having trouble with it. I really don’t see any of the RedBull drivers getting better results?

[@rafaelmartinvannostrand2084]

Ok, Pérez is not performing. But is Ricciardo going to perform really any better? It doesn't make any sense

[@damon1691]

he has tho, he has been quicker then yuki the last 5 races, he has been dealt a bad hand in strategy, if you cant see that you have been watching f1 on tiktok

[@JustSomeDinosaurPerson]

Ricciardo's driving style matches closer to the Max's and therefore the car as well. Perez's style doesn't match the car very well. Ergo, Ricciardo is likely to perform better.

[@Creatureskater123897]

@@damon1691 Not to mention the crashes that weren't his fault...

[@twiggzwilliams9211]

I honestly don't see how Riccardo could possibly be a better option than Perez to be able to consistently score Constructors securing points wich is basically behind or ahead of Max for every race going forward. Which is frankly impossible.

[@Grammarlings-cf8yw]

Yuki is the only logical choice, but Horner won't swallow his pride and admit they underestimated him

[@madred1842]

Ricciardo to Red Bull, Lawson to RB, Perez to Williams. They should not burn Lawson by promoting him too soon in a highly stressful environment like Red Bull alongside the best driver of the grid.

[@lew0071]

Honestly, at this point I’d take Magnusen from Haas. Hes gone at the end of the season so would likely leave mid way through this season if tempted, if not just to prove he can race in a top car and enhance his chances of garnering a seat for 2025. He can’t do any worse then Perez and Magnusen himself has proven he is a team player when assisting Hulkenburg to better results.

[@gregidour7315]

You're probably to young to remember this, but this whole long scenario is soooo Ross and Rachel

[@DjWellDressedMan]

BOTH Perez and Riccardo are done.

[@FabledGentleman]

That's my gut feeling as well. And I would love to see Vettel come back and take the Mercedes seat. Sainz would be perfect for Williams if Newey ends up there. And I would have swapped Perez with Lawson in a heartbeat.

[@analex4044]

@@FabledGentlemannewey probably won’t go to Williams imo. I heard that his salary requirement is a lot and Williams dont have that money currently It’s my opinion

[@soundscape26]

One of them will surely be retained for 2025

[@FabledGentleman]

@@analex4044 He has been spotted looking for a house close to Williams HQ. So it's not entirely out of the question. It would be effin awesome if he did and designed a car for them that brings them back to the top. Williams is the most winning team in F1 history.

[@analex4044]

@@FabledGentleman yeas. I would love to see Williams being higher in the grid again

[@jamiemaxwell9649]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Ric Haters minds popping off all over the place 😂

[@ok.-ok.]

Replacing Perez with Ricciardo is like replacing a rotten banana with a rotten apple

[@ScottHosking]

Ricciardo is the only driver who has been with red bull who has been close at all with verstappen as a teammate. Plus the car suits his driving style.

[@georgthesecond]

@@ScottHosking yeah and all of that was how many years ago?

[@that1guy487]

An apple with an obvious worm whole in it. Could be salvageable. Could be trash.

[@Robs.channel]

After last year Silverstone test, things moved isntantly. This year it did not. That should be enough information.

[@Grammarlings-cf8yw]

@@Robs.channel people talk about that Silverstone test, Horner obviously wants Ricciardo in. But where's the data from that test, people are basing it entirely on Horner's offhand remark - no quantification at all.

[@Siethon1]

Simple answer: Tsunoda promoted, Checo kicked, Riccardo stays in VCARB, Lawson is introduced to VCARB.

[@Siethon1]

Other option: Tsunoda promoted, Checo demoted to VCARB, Riccardo kicked, Lawson introduced to VCARB.

[@josegrullon024]

I bet you Danny Riccardo wouldn't lock up on Lewis in turn 1 😂. Danny on that Red Bull was just different. Special to watch god I remember.

[@The_ZeroLine]

There is an obvious, most sensible path: DR has half a season to prove himself in the RBR, which allows Lawson to come up to see in the RB and compare him to Yuki. If DR fails, then you replace him with whoever looked best in the Yuki vs LL, which then allows you to promote your best F1 prospect (Hadjar) to sit next to either Lawson or Yuki at RB For the interim, we know DR likes Max’s setup, knows the RBR team inside out, is used to the spotlight + has the highest potential ceiling as the only teammate of Max’s to beat him let while the others all fell apart.

[@athulzakk7892]

Both should make way for younger talents. Somebody give Yuki a seat

[@pedroroque1924]

Yuki is a bit difficult at times

[@abhaykiran7325]

young talents lool lando should make for lewis at this point bro is so trash , your argument make no sense

[@petewick8627]

I like Sergio but he has not been delivering for quite some time. The problem is Max destroy’s the confidence of his teammates and they are no longer the same. In the RB team at least

[@Kal_El1994]

Yuki deserves it way more than Daniel & Liam.

[@5150TJT]

Then why wasn't he quicker on the same tyres last race. Go study the race data..

[@Kal_El1994]

@@5150TJT why is Yuki above Daniel in the standings with more points? Why has Yuki outraced Daniel 6-2 to Daniel ? Out qualified him 7-2 to Daniel? And beat him in 2023. One race doesn’t make him more entitled to a seat.

[@5150TJT]

@@Kal_El1994 lets see who RB puts in the car then 🤔

[@ireeeebz]

@@Kal_El1994 Mainly bad luck in Daniels favor tbh. After China Daniel has been faster but gets fucked by tire calls, collisions and strategy.

[@Kal_El1994]

@@ireeeebz excuses excuses. Yuki hasn’t always had the run of the mill either or luck. If Daniel was so great he could’ve made up for the weaker strategies. Daniel has been faster since china - at times maybe - but Yuki is better this year

[@swhi7404]

Red bull clearly see Yuki as a “favour hire” to keep Honda happy, but he’s improved so much and deserves a shot. If not Yuki then Lawson

[@grumpsisinthehouse8828]

"Checo... This is James..!!"

[@CraigTaylor]

Best option for Red Bull is the following: - RIC to replace PER - LAW to be teammate to TSU - PER to leave F1

[@AustrianCitizen]

Swap Perez and Daniel for the rest of this year. Give the RB seat to Yuki for next year. Give one seat to Liam. Keep one of the oldies to mentor him.

[@lushbIood]

Agree with all the Tsunoda comments 110% but I think the ties to Honda is what's stopping Horner from letting him take the seat. It means another powerful entity vying for control in Red Bull.

[@Schmitzelhaus]

I sure would be happy for Ricciardo, about time he catches a break and show that he doesn´t have forgotten how to drive a F1 car.

[@oskar6661]

I mean, are you ignoring the fact that the dude is basically washed up and done? He's proven he doesn't have much left in his F1 career already. Anyone bouncing from team to team...to reserve driver...he's done.

[@Schmitzelhaus]

@@oskar6661 Apparently not as much as Perez and that guy just got a new contract. 😅 But i´m sure you know it better than the current manufacturer WC...

[@stormforce7599]

Sorry but Ricardo is not the person to replace Perez if needed. RB have far better replacement on their books to make that swap if required.

[@Braselton21]

Liam & Yuki need to start handing their CVs to other teams. They're playing games with these guys careers.

[@robertm5969]

For Yuki yes. For Liam, I think he'll be in F1 after the summer break

[@Grammarlings-cf8yw]

Tsunoda should have done this for 2025 already

[@oskar6661]

That's been the case for most young Red Bull drivers...and it's a shame they can't see it or do anything about it. Gasly could end up being an entire wasted career. Albon may end up being an entire wasted career. Danny Ric didn't benefit from the Red Bull system except a handful of wins before his downward spiral. Tsunoda will likely do nothing major in his F1 career. It's just how RB works. Younger drivers are just bargaining chips or ways to apply pressure to the drivers they actually want/employ.

[@Grammarlings-cf8yw]

@@oskar6661 so true, the Red Bull family is a family, but an abusive one

[@htcf124]

Everybody forget. about yuki. Horner dont like him. And he is honda Protege, and that is a bad thing now.

[@morafi6685]

Everyone underestimating Liam Lawson. Dude is an absolute DAWG. Not scared to race and has that mental game locked down. Lawson at RB is not as much of a gamble as people make it seem. Not putting him at RB is more of a gamble.

[@Fiasco3]

Any of the lower teams with a spare seat should grabbed Lawson.

[@captainross4706]

The Danny propaganda is on overdrive trying to convince us that a driver that is: losing 9-4 in qually Losing 8-4 in races Losing 22-11 in points is some how a better choice for a top seat. They can’t focus on performance so have switched to BS intangible and disapproval nonsense about being comparable with max, suiting the driving style and other bs. I’m not saying that Danny is washed or that it’s black and white, there are things that have swayed a few of the results like Yuki racing with a a broken car in Spain and Danny on the wrong strategy in Hungary. But there is no conceivable measure by which Danny has earned the seat over Yuki.

[@zerogo40]

Give Riccardo a sniff of a win he won't blow it , put them in the sim with the current car and see who's fastest.

[@hoverpilder1905]

Oh please, he cant even outscore Yuki, and you're talking about a win? How about consistently being ahead of Yuki EVERY weekend like he's suppose to?

[@sparx2565]

He can’t even sniff the top 10 and you think he can beat anybody in the top 6 lol

[@ivanangelov8825]

Honestly this would be a good strategy - try Riccardo for several races, if he fails, back to test drivers, then try Tsunoda. Red Bull 2 team is meant for this - feed Rad Bull 1 drivers. If these aren't found to be good fit, there will be place for the next ones.

[@jrruss453]

They're doing Tsunoda dirty. Plain and simple! I love Danny Ric but he simply does not deserve that seat over Yuki.

[@Chaburinkun]

So true

[@jahrome4561]

Crazy Daniel is even in contention, the guy has been so underwhelming the last few years. Its insane. Overwhelmingly beaten by Lando and also Yuki

[@robertvanzant2653]

Old Austrian, no need to make fun of Marko , we hopefully will be old someday .