The data speak for themselves: Sergio Perez it hasn't been in Q3 for a long time 4 races in a row. Meanwhile, his teammate Max Verstappen conquered the fourth consecutive pole position. If at the beginning of the season the Mexican was indicated as the only possible "mosquito" against SuperMax, today it seems impossible for him to chase the title.
Marko blurts out, but the alternatives don't seem valid
Red Bull, in previous years, has always been at the center of decisions very reckless. Without digging too deeply, the matter can be discussed gasly, relegated from the Austrian team mid-season for poor results compared to his teammate. The situation seems to be almost the same also from the point of view of the protagonists. The Frenchman's teammate was indeed Max.
During that year, however, ad Helmut Marko, consultant and head of the youth department at Red Bull, just looked into Alpha Tauri to find a perky one Alexander albon to be promoted to “first category”. A choice that later revealed itself bankruptcy, with Max increasingly at the center of the RB project. The Thai began to bring home poor performance, leading to Marko having to sign for 2021 Czech.
Who to join Max?
To date, neither Christian horner, team principal of the Milton Keynes team, nor its consultant, they can find talents capable of standing alongside Verstappen. Going into details, None of Red Bull and/or AlphaTauri drivers belongs to the nursery. Verstappen has been hired, Perez comes from the old one Racing Point, tsunoda it was strongly desired for sponsor reasons with Honda e De Vries belonged to the Academy Mercedes.
The only solution could be to Daniel Ricciardo, currently test driver for the Austrian company and who, after the Grand Prix of Silverstone, will drive the RB19 for i Pirelli tests. As confirmed by Horner himself, however, the honey badger is not part of this type of plan. Obviously, all F1 fans are expecting a great return from the Australian, with some even thinking he's the only one who can worry the raging Dutchman Max Verstappen. At the moment, however, these remain only dreams in the drawer. However, some team principals have joked about the laps Daniel will complete at Silverstone, saying that he would be considered as a possible replacement for Perez if he did the track record.
ARTICLE BY FRANCESCO ORLANDO
