Il pilots market for the 2025 season it will certainly be remembered as one of the most eventful of recent years. Lewis' pass Hamilton from Mercedes to Ferrari, the question of the empty seat in Mercedes (where "our" Kimi Antonelli can land) and, as often happens, the decision on Max's partner Verstappen in Red Bull.
Despite having signed a renewal of a two-year contract at the beginning of June, Sergio's near future Perez essere essere away from Red Bull. The Mexican driver's performances are certainly not what one would expect from deputy Verstappen: first against seventh in the championship, 277 points against 131, seven victories to zero. Today, in fact, there will be a meeting to decide his future.
Perez away from Red Bull: three-way fight for the seat
Perez, therefore, risks going on holiday for the summer break and never returning to the grid. At this point, however, we have to wonder who would replace him. There are three candidates: the two Racing Bulls Yuki drivers tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo and reserve Liam Lawson.
Among the three, at the moment, the Australian seems to be the rider with the best chance. The 35-year-old Perth native has already raced alongside Verstappen and a possible misstep would not risk ruining his career as in the case of Tsunoda and Lawson.
Despite this and the excellent relationship with the Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, Yuki Tsunoda has accumulated almost double his points so far in 2024: 22 to 12. The same cannot be said for Lawson, who this year remained watching the action from the pits after 5 appearances in 2023.
The problem, for Ricciardo, is the following: if the Red Bull landing doesn't go through, the job in Racing Bulls it could be a risk. The former AlphaTauri, in fact, has always been a hotbed of young talent, and Liam Lawson (22 years old) is eager to secure a full-time seat.
A test to decide the future
Wednesday, Imola, Lawson e Ricciardo they will be busy in a day of test with the 2022 AlphaTauri car likely to put the final say on their future. He will also be present on the Santerno circuit tsunoda, however engaged in a filming day with the current Racing Bulls single-seater.
The chances of seeing the Japanese driver alongside Verstappen in Red Bull starting from Zandvoort are slim, while it seems to be a question between Ricciardo and Lawson. Even though the summer break has just begun, in Formula 1 there is no time to rest. A hot week is expected.
