With each failed weekend, Sergio Pérez’s place is in more and more danger. It is true that the Mexican has a contract for 2024 as well, but as we well know, in Formula 1 this does not mean anything at all. Helmut Mark’s hints about a wobbly chair under Pérez must therefore be taken seriously.
If we were to save Sergio Pérez’s failures from the 2023 season, we could publish this article as a book. That’s why it’s fascinating how the Mexican manages to keep his place at Red Bull, when we remember the uncompromising approach of the management of the red bulls with Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon, Nyck de Vries or the juniors from the academy.
According to Nica Rosberga Sergio Pérez is lucky that Red Bull cannot adequately replace him. “I think that if there was an alternative available on the market, they would replace it,” he announced during the weekend in Qatar, where he performed the tasks of an expert for the British Sky Sports. “At the moment it’s too far behind, it’s just extreme.”
Daniel Ricciardo should return to the cockpit from the US GP, so why not check out the new Red Bull star Liam Lawson in the hot seat? According to the 2016 world champion, this is not a good idea. “You can’t put Liam Lawson in Red Bull now, because who knows how it would turn out. It would be too much of a risk. Even with Daniel Ricciardo it would be a risk because we haven’t seen him much yet.”
So far, Pérez’s form is not taking off, as Red Bull already has both titles in their pocket. However, everything may be different in a year. Christian Horner already outlined at the weekend that Checo must get together in order not to accidentally deprive Red Bull of the championship title a year from now.
He also has a similar view Helmut Marko. “In short, he must break out of this negative spiral. Sometimes he also added fast laps, but with so many penalties, it doesn’t count for him.” he recalled the course of the VC of Qatar and the numerous exceeding of the limits of the track. “The gap is simply too big at the moment, because even the second diačka in the championship is now in danger.”
If the end of the season doesn’t work out for Pérez, he will still have the whole winter to turn the page and start over. But will Red Bull be willing to risk it? Helmut Marko indicated that Pérez’s contract is not set in stone after all.
“In general, we want to stick to our contractual obligations that last until 2024. Now it’s completely in his hands,” he said to the Mexican Marko and reminded him what would happen if he… “On the other hand, in AlphaTauri we have three relatively good riders. We’ll see how it goes. However, we count on the fact that Checo will find his lost strength again.”
2023-10-09 23:02:43
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