According to some rumours from the other side of the world, the major sponsors of the RB team would be annoyed laid down by the choice to replace the pilot Australian. Visa and Cash App they are in fact putting pressure on the top management of Red Bull so that Daniel Ricciardo can stay in Formula 1.
Is the Australian leaving Formula 1?
"They are aware of the fact that this could be my last race, so I tried to enjoy it”. This is how he began Daniel Ricciardo, in interviews at the end of the Singapore GP, the race that, according to rumours in the paddock, could have been his last as an F1 driver. rumors yes but it is added the voice of the pilot himself – visibly tried and with a broken tone of voice – who has declared not to know what the future has in store for him.
It is well known that Liam Lawson., young driver of the Red Bull Academy, has a clause in the contract which would allow him to break free from any obligation to the team if he does not receive a seat by the end of September. Helmut Marko does not hide his will to reserve a place in the team for one of the drivers he has raised in his "nursery". A backstories but it could allow Ricciardo di finish the season.
Visa and Cash App push to keep Ricciardo
A well-known Australian paddock photographer, Kym Illman, reported theindiscretion that the sponsorship contract with Visa and Cash App would have gone in port its thanks to the Ricciardo's presence in the team. According to Illman, the two American companies are doing pressure to convince Red Bull to keep Daniel.
On social media the photographer writes: “Daniel's management company CAA (Creative Artist Agency) reportedly brought Visa and Cash App to the team”. He then continues by underlining the influence of the two sponsors. “Since these companies are the major sponsors of VCarb, they would have exercised a considerable one pressure on the team to keep Ricciardo driving their single-seater".
The precedent of Checo Perez
Il Ricciardo's future remains uncertain, the pilot, waiting for an official announcement, has returned to his beloved Australia. An excruciating wait, for the number #3 who walks in the dark not knowing what will happen in a month's time. The 18 October in fact he will take the off to Austin for the weekend, which Ricciardo calls his second home GP. If Daniel were to take to the track at COTA, it would mean a Red Bull backtracks.
It is not the first time that the Milton Keynes team has taken a step back. Just think of last summer, when the future of Checo Perez was in the balance. In fact, rumours claimed that the Mexican had his days numbered within the team. The Monday after the Belgian GP however, to everyone's surprise, Perez came reconfirmed. Some rumors coming from Germany attributed this choice to pressure from Liberty Media. Could this also happen to the Honey Badger? Visa and Cash App will they be able to keep Daniel Ricciardo in F1 at least until the end of the season?
SOURCE: FormulaPassion.it
