They should’ve signed Carlos while they had the chance. The argument of not wanting a competitive driver to pair with Max is irrelevant. You can’t say you want to be the best team and not go for the best drivers available.
@@janbriel especially now that they don't have the best car. They need someone with real skill and experience to pilot the second car to get the most out of the championship. Maybe they're working out a way to get Carlos out of that Williams seat and that's why they haven't announced the new driver right away?
@all-caps3927 yeahh I could see that have being the case for previous years when they had the best car and could guarantee podiums even with a mid driver but now they need two drivers to maximise the car to compete with the other teams
Talksport claim it to be Liam Lawson. I know red bull have a chaotic driver program but I personally think Hotta’s deserves a seat there to prove he’s still got it. The only trouble is he won’t get the same respected treatment as what Mercedes gave him when teaming LH. Max is their star and that’s that with red bull. A shame really, look what they done to albon in his first stint with them
@@ellbirch6835Redbull does not owe anything to Bottas to begin with. So no. It’s not a shame. Also, Bottas was a clear cut no2 even in his prime. The odds are now stacked against him at this age. It would be foolish to bring an ageing driver with probably a year left. They need to bring young talent in. That will also set them up for the future in the event Max leaves
Decision of Sergio's.....yeah, riiiiiggghhhht Christian. The conversation was 'mate, we wont humiliate you as youve done the team well, so you're taking a sabbatical to spend time with the family. Sign here.'
Of course it would have been like that. But isn't that also better for Checo? I mean he wasn't performing at all. No other team would have kept him in the exact situation.
Which is very good of Christian, why humiliate Sergio. He gave Sergio a dignified 'send-off', which is more than what he gave Gasly and Albon, for example. And think Nikki DeVries and Ricciardo. The team needs a second driver who can score points and avoid crashes.
I think people are forgetting how good Perez was. He was best of the rest in the racing point that’s what earned him the move to Redbull. He was the best at managing the old smaller tyres etc. he’s lost his way in this car and hopefully he can come back stronger like hulk did after his sabbatical.
@RaptureCentralControl Sure, because Haas was not interested, he was in a similar situation as Carlos was this season, but with fewer available seats. If you want to hate, that is fine, but first, use Google to verify your "facts" :)
Because redbull are not as fast as they were at the start of the season, he is committed to williams which gave him a multi year contract, and likely to be back in a Ferrari in 2 or 3 years once Lewis retires from F1. Every other team offered him a 1 year contract. And Carlos would not be a good number 2 driver, redbull want someone fast enough to score points but not fast enough to challenge Max while they work out how to have the fastest car again.
@@procatprocat9647 it's blatantly obvious, listen to the words of Horner after Abu D. It's blatant that he was being booted either way it was just about if perez accepted it or not.. Accepts to leave and he gets the "it's was his choice, family time" ect instead of the "he cost us the constructors and he is simply not good enough" ect
I have seen a lot of comments on serveral F1 sites who felt the need to put Sergio Pérez down in a very humiliating way. I don't think Pérez deserves that. Indeed he had a horrible second part of the season and I agree with the decision of the team. But there is no need to dismiss Pérez as a bad driver. He has shown a lot of good performances, he has played the team role to Verstappen in a proper manner. Pérez is not made of champion material for sure, and he is not alone in that. Only a few drivers have this great talent. I wish him all the best for the future whatever that may be.
He probably is really sad, Checo is a really nice person, he brings in like 30-40 million in sponsor money, doesn't make max angry, gets merch sold like hot bread in south america. Why wouldn't he be sad? if the points deficit between max and checo was not so big he probably would've loved to keep him
Checo needed to go, but how are they not promoting yuki! Feel bad for him yes Liam is still an unknown but feel like he was gonna get that seat no matter how much Yuki beat him by!
if they consider performance then it obviously should be YUKI. Just look at the numbers between Liam and Yuki. Yuki basically wiped the floor with every teammate he had this year.
Put someone with 4 years of experience next to Tsunoda and lets see who gets Wiped... So Far Tsunoda has had only Gasly who had experience and never won against him. Then Won to Nick? Who came from formula E and ditched after 6 races Ricciardo? Who everyone knew wasnt at his prime Lawson? The dude has how many races? And how many of those did Yuki lose? Dont wanna talk about it? Performance Wise Yuki goes backward in race pace, how good is that?
@@isurumw6119 it simply took Yuki too long to get there. Liam is showing potential already and has not even had a full season, so there is more room for growth if he keeps improving, which he already has been...
If Yuki was that good he would’ve been much quicker than Lawson, he’s had four years in F1. The fact Lawson is so close to him and beating him on occasion is bad for Yuki.
@@Andrea-vl6mfActually towards the end Tsunoda proven he's just as fast if not faster than Gasly, his race weekends weren't there at that time but then nowadays he's there, ready... as for experience he smashed Ricciardo who has alot more experience, Lawson just too steady for Redbull.
Wiped the floor? Most of the time Lawson was within 1-2 positions and roughly 0.05-0.15 off Yuki. For someone who’s had a 4 seasons of racing, drove all of those tracks before against a rookie with 11 races, new to the tracks… and to be only faster by that little bit is hardly wiping of any floor.
Red bull wants an amazing driver and a good driver, to win the constructor championship. Two amazing drivers on the same team will become a problem during the season, can potential lose both the WDC and the constructor.
A brilliantly and beautifully scripted interview. Well done to all involved in carefully preparing it word for word. Excellent delivery, pace, timing. Honestly Hollywood would be proud of you...
He has a slip of the tongue when he refers to Mercedes having “George Russell with another newcomer as well”. Meaning as well as us, with Liam being the only new comer out of himself and Yuki…..I think Liam will well and has real potential.
The poetic tone of Christian Horner saying that Checo would take a sabbatical, when at the same time the team says that Red Bull and Checo are going in different directions, sounds contradictory. I would prefer the communications to be less political and simply state, "We didn't want him for next year, and in the end, Checo aligned with the team's position. We thank him for everything he did in the past and wish him the best". That's how the communications should be; they should own up to the mistake of renewing his contract.
Personally i think Bottas would be the best choice. Hes a great supporting driver but also skilled enough to keep a fast car near the front of the grid. Hes been in that position before. redbull clearly doesnt want a driver that would be too competitive to max or theyd have signed carlos.
Another dignified exit from the Red Bull "family". At least it's always nice to watch Christian's cheek muscles twitch whenever Craig asks him if he regrets his bad decisions. I do love watching Craig wind the little tosspot up.
Twists the question of signing Sainz back to signing Checo nicely without actually answering the question... undoubtedly messed up not signing Sainz imo
The next driver is ONLY going to prove that Alex Albon said: THE CAR ONLY SUITS VERSTAPPEN There is just no way anyone is going to ever beat Verstappen in a RedBull, unless he starts sandbagging like Vettel
@@not_the_1 Yes....So lets just wait to see how the new TEAM MATE does against Verstappen. He is one of the GOATS but his team mates cannot be ALL that bad. That is the point.
@@Lame-Couch-Gamer - Albon did not say that and he is free to set his car to his liking for the most part. Verstappen is a genius, who also delivers for the team, so I totally understand why Red Bull would set the car and the design to his driving style to another who hasn't delivered the same.
@@Lame-Couch-Gamer Let's be real though, Albon isn't at the same level as Max or any other top team drivers. There were lots of factors that led up to the car being built around Max, and as to why they moved on from Albon.
thats the only caliber of driver max wants to compete against. Never had to and never will fight a good driver on the same car it seems. 10+ years and im still waiting. They refused alonso, hamilton, sainz, bottas and others... ask yourself why.
So basically him not signing Carlos, is because of other factors like his father and how close he could get to Max, and at the same time this guy says he wants performance from both sides WTF is this guy on about
Yuki has shown it takes him a long time to get the best out of a car, he’s performing well in VCARB now after four years. How long will it take him to get comfortable in the RB and typically he doesn’t react well when he’s frustrated. Where as Lawson has performed close to Yuki in a really short period. And has a proven track record of getting on pace quickly in different cars across multiple series. In this regard Yuki would be a greater risk than Lawson.
how did he play a key role in the 2023 Constructors championship they could have had mazepin in the 2023 red bull 2nd seat and still have won the constructors because of max
Thank You Sergio for your time with the team. The next driver has a lot on their shoulders already. 2025 is going to be the wedding and honeymoon before the hard work begins in 2026. 2025 is looking like an already tight race in the WCC and there’s been a lot of lessons learnt for the WDC It’s a difficult one for the team to decide.
It won’t be Yuki because he’ll actually fight Max when push comes to shove. Lawson seems like the groomed guy who is compliant and will do whatever Red Bull asks without question.
When you're paid nearly $20 million USD a year and you don't perform, you're gone. It's as simple as that. It's nothing personal, it's a performance based business.
But he brings in like 40 mil. And there’s no guarantee Lawson or Tsunoda (but really Lawson) will do better. That’s the big worry here. But anyways yeah check was doing really bad. He beings in money but also doesnt bring many points or podiums and those count too
We sat him down with HR and he fired himself...yeah OK Christian. Whoever gets the drive will be down to money and marketing, which is where Perez came in really.
You are spot on. The 2nd driver is always given a very underdeveloped car. All Redbull's effort goes to Max's car. Anyone who thinks those cars are the same is stupid
Yeah, but that means Redbull throw away yet another manufacturers championship organisationally deliberately, just to keep Max happy. So weird, when Sainz was a viable option. Such a stupid decision in my opinion.
@@shepherdkamumvuri1662 so who do you think could challenge Max , because looking back at the Brazillian GP, there was nobody anywhere near him and the fact he was not even in the best car.... Max is the best driver out there, im just a F1 fan , Norris should of won the title but the pressure got to him and the Ferrari's should of done better but their pit stop decision's was sometimes crazy ...... The Team's try to put out equal car's most of the time ....
@Mucus1972 yeah they don't have that kind of mindset or maybe can't handle two top drivers battling eachother like Mercedes in 2015 -16!! They always want to keep max happy because he's toxic and aggressive and won't talorat a challenge so they don't wanna lose him
I feel Bottas could compete with max and they won’t like their “star” loosing to their second driver. It’s how the red bull hierarchy works unfortunately. Christian is too far up joss and max’s ass
HE decided to take some time out…? LOL, no one believes that spin, a week after he said that he had a contract and was going to sit in a Red Bull next year. He was fired, don’t think people are idiots. 😂😂😂
Honestly, looking at the history of Red Bull and what they typically do I’m thinking Liam 100% because every time they’re number one driver is either on the verge of retirement or considering leaving they bring in their next favourite candidate and let them learn from the current number one driver, and typically with Red Bull within 1 to 2 years you will start to see the shift from the preference to who was number one over to their future number one if you look at the history, they did with Weber and Vettel, and then again with Vettel and Ricardo, and again with Ricardo and so now they’re gearing up by the looks of things to do it again, but with Max and Liam we will have to see how this goes but given that Max is starting a family he’s expressed that he wants to do other motorsports. I don’t think he’s going to a new Formula One after this contract so I think Red Bull or preparing for a life without him and trying to get their next driver trained by Max to be a good leader for them.
It will be Lawson, he slipped by saying 'another newcomer' and Horner is obsessed with youngest F1 driver champions. Liam and Max are both super aggressive in style, I can see many clashes.
For all speaking about Sainz don’t realize that he was never even on RB radar. Sainz said himself that RB never reached out to him in the 6 months he was a free agent. I think RB want a clear #2 driver any driver who will bend the knee anytime they say.
2 drivers let go at the worst possible moment. Not when they could find another drive for another team. I dunno that Daniel would have but still. Strung Pirez along then dropped him after all the seats were full for next year...
I've only read two people in the comment section mention Franco Colapinto and I'm surprised no one mentions him as a possibility. As much as Horner praised Lawson for his performance he hasn't shown anything to make him stand out. He even lost the car with Franco, gave Checo a hard time at least twice, and was on his parent team! Yuki is definitely not cut for the seat. He is an average driver, not champion material. Franco, on the other hand, smart and fast rookie, brings big sponsors, has the potential to replace the fan base that will be gone with Checo, and from what we've seen gets along with Max. My money is on a Colapinto announcement near Christmas.
Messaging here appears mixed. Leaves with "immediate effect" "taking a sabbatical" "will still be involved with the brand" the truth is muddled in there somewhere.
Yuki delivered results by scoring over majority of points for RB and won his teammates. It is incomparable with Liam doing well with his sim work and in six races. Christian compared the drivers very unfairly and was disrespectful to Yuki.
They should do a few test runs with Sebastian and see if this would do well, Lawson and Yuki are not so promising and if at one point if the team was ready to consider Daniel then Seb is the best available option. I am sure Seb would be interested in signing for a top team and making a return.
Perez has a large contribution in RedBull's success. No bad words; Sergio stays a respected gentleman in the whole paddock. To his successors to prove they'll do better. He was occasionally - on city tracks - faster than Max. No place for shame, a sabatical will be good for him.
I see RB didn’t want to announce it last week to avoid anyone drawing parallels. Mercedes know how to see off a driver but RB just kick them out the back door.
Horner can't name me as Checo's replacement until next year. I promise the world next year as a Red Bull driver, unlike Perez, I will not crash the car.
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Tsunoda either needs to move up or move on. Maybe talk to Cadillac about 2026 instead Yuki.
Yuki has strong ties with Honda, hes more likely to go to Aston Martin than Caddi
@@SVPSkins Lawrence pls let your son go from the f1 team . Let in Yuki
Yuki is a Honda driver, he does not bring anything else with him.
dumb comment considering he's tied with Honda
Its more likely Alonso will retire and that Yuki will replace him
They should’ve signed Carlos while they had the chance. The argument of not wanting a competitive driver to pair with Max is irrelevant. You can’t say you want to be the best team and not go for the best drivers available.
@@janbriel especially now that they don't have the best car. They need someone with real skill and experience to pilot the second car to get the most out of the championship. Maybe they're working out a way to get Carlos out of that Williams seat and that's why they haven't announced the new driver right away?
But it is relevant for red bull, they don’t want anyone getting in the way of max
@all-caps3927 yeahh I could see that have being the case for previous years when they had the best car and could guarantee podiums even with a mid driver but now they need two drivers to maximise the car to compete with the other teams
@@lewispullan6725 if they were smart they'd get Carlos and Williams extend Colapinto for a year
@all-caps3927 You've hit the nail on the head. Max doesn't want anyone who will challenge him.
the fact he dodges the question on yuki's honda ties about why he might not get the seat , says all about who's getting it
Agreed, also he said "and another new driver" about Antonelli, im guessing the other new driver is Liam.
Talksport claim it to be Liam Lawson. I know red bull have a chaotic driver program but I personally think Hotta’s deserves a seat there to prove he’s still got it. The only trouble is he won’t get the same respected treatment as what Mercedes gave him when teaming LH. Max is their star and that’s that with red bull. A shame really, look what they done to albon in his first stint with them
@@ellbirch6835Redbull does not owe anything to Bottas to begin with. So no. It’s not a shame. Also, Bottas was a clear cut no2 even in his prime. The odds are now stacked against him at this age. It would be foolish to bring an ageing driver with probably a year left. They need to bring young talent in. That will also set them up for the future in the event Max leaves
@@ellbirch6835who's Hotta? Never heard of him?
There's no point giving yuki the seat with Honda going too aston martin for 2026 anyway.
Sergio didn’t come to the realization. You flat out told him he wasn’t driving next year.
And he left it to long and messed up his chances to get a different drive.
Decision of Sergio's.....yeah, riiiiiggghhhht Christian. The conversation was 'mate, we wont humiliate you as youve done the team well, so you're taking a sabbatical to spend time with the family. Sign here.'
And what is the problem with that? They are trying to be nice.
Of course it would have been like that. But isn't that also better for Checo? I mean he wasn't performing at all. No other team would have kept him in the exact situation.
Which is very good of Christian, why humiliate Sergio. He gave Sergio a dignified 'send-off', which is more than what he gave Gasly and Albon, for example. And think Nikki DeVries and Ricciardo. The team needs a second driver who can score points and avoid crashes.
I think people are forgetting how good Perez was. He was best of the rest in the racing point that’s what earned him the move to Redbull. He was the best at managing the old smaller tyres etc. he’s lost his way in this car and hopefully he can come back stronger like hulk did after his sabbatical.
@@nickforsythandkids and he is the only driver who stand and support Max 4 years
He was out of a seat. No-one came in for him until Red Bull offered him a place
@RaptureCentralControl Sure, because Haas was not interested, he was in a similar situation as Carlos was this season, but with fewer available seats. If you want to hate, that is fine, but first, use Google to verify your "facts" :)
I see some similarity between Checo and Albon here. Max seems to destroy teammates.
He refused to go and his reputation reflects that. Between him and his father it was rather pathetic.
How Carlos is not in the car is mind blowing
Jos Verstappen and Carlos Senior do not get along. Horner doesn't want them butting heads. I wish Jos would dissapear.
Red bull dont like having 2 number 1 drivers
Because redbull are not as fast as they were at the start of the season, he is committed to williams which gave him a multi year contract, and likely to be back in a Ferrari in 2 or 3 years once Lewis retires from F1.
Every other team offered him a 1 year contract. And Carlos would not be a good number 2 driver, redbull want someone fast enough to score points but not fast enough to challenge Max while they work out how to have the fastest car again.
Verstappen Sr hates Sainez Sr
Maybe that why Horner was sniffing around the Williams Hospitality a few week back trying to buy him be starts ant Williams ???
Very good PR spinning it as his decision
You don't know that it wasn't his decision.
Cynicism is dumb if applied ignorantly.
Can't blame them if it wasn't
@@procatprocat9647 it's blatantly obvious, listen to the words of Horner after Abu D. It's blatant that he was being booted either way it was just about if perez accepted it or not.. Accepts to leave and he gets the "it's was his choice, family time" ect instead of the "he cost us the constructors and he is simply not good enough" ect
Only for those stupid enough who believe what ever Christian comes out with
@@procatprocat9647checo saying he would be on the grid next year recently is a good suggestion 🤷🏻♂️
It was almost a robotic corporate response
welcome to F1. Have you seen Russels interviews?
nothing new
thats why F1 is the highest series
Rightly so, as the CEO, it's the most responsible thing to say.
Almost?
I have seen a lot of comments on serveral F1 sites who felt the need to put Sergio Pérez down in a very humiliating way. I don't think Pérez deserves that. Indeed he had a horrible second part of the season and I agree with the decision of the team. But there is no need to dismiss Pérez as a bad driver. He has shown a lot of good performances, he has played the team role to Verstappen in a proper manner. Pérez is not made of champion material for sure, and he is not alone in that. Only a few drivers have this great talent. I wish him all the best for the future whatever that may be.
@@gerritleemburg6777 very well said
“We are sad to see him go” right of course you are.
He probably is really sad, Checo is a really nice person, he brings in like 30-40 million in sponsor money, doesn't make max angry, gets merch sold like hot bread in south america.
Why wouldn't he be sad? if the points deficit between max and checo was not so big he probably would've loved to keep him
@@krinordbecause he lost the championship for Redbull. Perez totally destroyed their chances.
Wake up!!!
Maybe they are, he should have been a great second driver tbh.
@@procatprocat9647 Yes, thats why I said " if the points deficit between max and checo was not so big he probably would've loved to keep him"...
There sad to see his sponsorship go
Checo needed to go, but how are they not promoting yuki! Feel bad for him yes Liam is still an unknown but feel like he was gonna get that seat no matter how much Yuki beat him by!
Yuki is no were near good enough, they need to give a fresh new young driver a chance.
Honda
Not good enough for a top team.
Yuki has neither the talent nor the temperament. Liam probably doesn't have the talent, but he might do.
He's a Honda driver; why would they want him in a Ford-branded car? How are you not seeing the conflict of interest?
Horner is like a lawyer. We cannot believe a word he says.
@@HUMC5 he just talks 🐎💩
💯
I trust him over Sky.
Can’t trust where he puts his hands either
Tell me which teammanager is any different??? Lol.
Good for checo keeping his salary 😂
Yeaaa I'm sure ''he was the one that decided to step away''
Telling every one after every race that he is going to be here, I have a contract. lol
Checco will forever be remembered for being a good little boy for helping Max win in 21
The most dangerous place in sport - getting between Christian Horner and a TV camera
Quite the opposite. There is basically nothing coming out of him.
No, the most dangerous place is in Horner's office - if you're a woman
if they consider performance then it obviously should be YUKI. Just look at the numbers between Liam and Yuki. Yuki basically wiped the floor with every teammate he had this year.
Put someone with 4 years of experience next to Tsunoda and lets see who gets Wiped...
So Far Tsunoda has had only Gasly who had experience and never won against him.
Then Won to Nick? Who came from formula E and ditched after 6 races
Ricciardo? Who everyone knew wasnt at his prime
Lawson? The dude has how many races? And how many of those did Yuki lose? Dont wanna talk about it?
Performance Wise Yuki goes backward in race pace, how good is that?
@@isurumw6119 it simply took Yuki too long to get there. Liam is showing potential already and has not even had a full season, so there is more room for growth if he keeps improving, which he already has been...
If Yuki was that good he would’ve been much quicker than Lawson, he’s had four years in F1. The fact Lawson is so close to him and beating him on occasion is bad for Yuki.
@@Andrea-vl6mfActually towards the end Tsunoda proven he's just as fast if not faster than Gasly, his race weekends weren't there at that time but then nowadays he's there, ready... as for experience he smashed Ricciardo who has alot more experience, Lawson just too steady for Redbull.
Wiped the floor? Most of the time Lawson was within 1-2 positions and roughly 0.05-0.15 off Yuki.
For someone who’s had a 4 seasons of racing, drove all of those tracks before against a rookie with 11 races, new to the tracks… and to be only faster by that little bit is hardly wiping of any floor.
go for Yuki ! his pride to perform for Honda on the highest level will certainly change him and there’s the potential of a first japanese GP winner
Give Yuki the chance he deserves
No
He doesn't know if Lawson is on the level of the 2nd drivers at Merc, Ferrari or McClaren, but Tsunoda is definitely not.
Exactly. Thank you. All these Yuki fans are delusional.
This guy is so frustrating, Carlos Sainz is the answer for that seat, you can't have the best team without 2 amazing drivers.
Red bull wants an amazing driver and a good driver, to win the constructor championship. Two amazing drivers on the same team will become a problem during the season, can potential lose both the WDC and the constructor.
A brilliantly and beautifully scripted interview. Well done to all involved in carefully preparing it word for word. Excellent delivery, pace, timing. Honestly Hollywood would be proud of you...
He has a slip of the tongue when he refers to Mercedes having “George Russell with another newcomer as well”. Meaning as well as us, with Liam being the only new comer out of himself and Yuki…..I think Liam will well and has real potential.
Could also be Issac Hadjar
"And (Liam) has driven very well in the 6 or 7 races that he's had" - Horner
he will probably choose Liam
Probably... here in the Netherlands we say: that where one's mouth overflows from, his heart is full of.
Agree! Based on this interview looks like Liam has been picked over Yuki
Liam clashing with Max will be spicy
@JamesBong009 If Liam even has the skill to rival Max. I doubt it.
Sad but true that’s what I’m hearing also
The poetic tone of Christian Horner saying that Checo would take a sabbatical, when at the same time the team says that Red Bull and Checo are going in different directions, sounds contradictory. I would prefer the communications to be less political and simply state, "We didn't want him for next year, and in the end, Checo aligned with the team's position. We thank him for everything he did in the past and wish him the best". That's how the communications should be; they should own up to the mistake of renewing his contract.
Personally i think Bottas would be the best choice. Hes a great supporting driver but also skilled enough to keep a fast car near the front of the grid. Hes been in that position before. redbull clearly doesnt want a driver that would be too competitive to max or theyd have signed carlos.
Another dignified exit from the Red Bull "family". At least it's always nice to watch Christian's cheek muscles twitch whenever Craig asks him if he regrets his bad decisions. I do love watching Craig wind the little tosspot up.
4:14 watch his eyes when he mentions ‘yuki’s affiliation to Honda’
As if any of the others are much better 😅
I know Yuki is less appealing to RB due to the Honda partnership ending, but he genuinely deserves that seat more than anyone.
No he doesn’t. He is erratic and not a team player.
Twists the question of signing Sainz back to signing Checo nicely without actually answering the question... undoubtedly messed up not signing Sainz imo
Sneeky PR making it out to be Checos choice, they seriously think the fans are dumb dont they? we all know it was RBR who made the bloody decision.
Doasnt matter who you put in the redbull. Redbull car is always built around max previous drivers have said that so who ever goas in will struggle
@@Jonsey90s incorrect, lookup the Albon interview
The next driver is ONLY going to prove that Alex Albon said: THE CAR ONLY SUITS VERSTAPPEN
There is just no way anyone is going to ever beat Verstappen in a RedBull, unless he starts sandbagging like Vettel
Albon also said that any car will suit Verstappen because he can drive any car to the limit...
@@not_the_1 Yes....So lets just wait to see how the new TEAM MATE does against Verstappen.
He is one of the GOATS but his team mates cannot be ALL that bad. That is the point.
@@Lame-Couch-Gamer - Albon did not say that and he is free to set his car to his liking for the most part. Verstappen is a genius, who also delivers for the team, so I totally understand why Red Bull would set the car and the design to his driving style to another who hasn't delivered the same.
@Lame-Couch-Gamer point is that his team mates are not bad, he is just naturally so good that he ends up making them look bad... in any car!!
@@Lame-Couch-Gamer Let's be real though, Albon isn't at the same level as Max or any other top team drivers. There were lots of factors that led up to the car being built around Max, and as to why they moved on from Albon.
God forbid they put Lawson in the car
Yes too much too soon.
Lucky there's no God for you to answer to hey, because Yuki is done
@@dodgemf1 he’s got 25 season , then done probably,
Lawson may have less.
thats the only caliber of driver max wants to compete against. Never had to and never will fight a good driver on the same car it seems. 10+ years and im still waiting. They refused alonso, hamilton, sainz, bottas and others... ask yourself why.
Daniel ricciardo?
Sergio’s decision? 😂😂😂😂 wow come on guy. Checo made it painfully clear to the public that he intended to stay with Red Bull.
Should have signed Carlos. Unfortunate for staff to take bonus cut just because of choices made by top leadership.
It’s a change that had to happen at some point
Horner being honest as ever 😂so heartfelt from him
I'm sad for Checo, but his results were unsustainable. Hoping to see someone who is really competitive alongside Max.
Yuki is an average driver on his best day
The fear of having a driver that can challenge Max is nonsense.....Red Bull could've won this year's championship.
So basically him not signing Carlos, is because of other factors like his father and how close he could get to Max, and at the same time this guy says he wants performance from both sides
WTF is this guy on about
The interviewer’s voice is like listening to a skit and I mean this in the most positive way. It’s hilarious.
Yuki has shown it takes him a long time to get the best out of a car, he’s performing well in VCARB now after four years. How long will it take him to get comfortable in the RB and typically he doesn’t react well when he’s frustrated. Where as Lawson has performed close to Yuki in a really short period. And has a proven track record of getting on pace quickly in different cars across multiple series. In this regard Yuki would be a greater risk than Lawson.
Yuki schooled Lawson in quali.
Races was 50 50.
And Liam deserves the seat? Lol.
Like it was Perez’s decision lol😂
how did he play a key role in the 2023 Constructors championship
they could have had mazepin in the 2023 red bull 2nd seat and still have won the constructors because of max
Thank You Sergio for your time with the team.
The next driver has a lot on their shoulders already. 2025 is going to be the wedding and honeymoon before the hard work begins in 2026.
2025 is looking like an already tight race in the WCC and there’s been a lot of lessons learnt for the WDC
It’s a difficult one for the team to decide.
It won’t be Yuki because he’ll actually fight Max when push comes to shove. Lawson seems like the groomed guy who is compliant and will do whatever Red Bull asks without question.
Worst kept secret in F1
"He decided to take a bit of a break" Horner speak for "We dropped him like litter"
Sorry for Checo from "Checo is a legend" to that.
Lawson 100%
Why is Christian using his phone voice for most of this interview 😂😆😂
Christian could still get Sainz if he wanted him, I don't understand why he doesn't do it.
When you're paid nearly $20 million USD a year and you don't perform, you're gone. It's as simple as that.
It's nothing personal, it's a performance based business.
But he brings in like 40 mil. And there’s no guarantee Lawson or Tsunoda (but really Lawson) will do better. That’s the big worry here.
But anyways yeah check was doing really bad. He beings in money but also doesnt bring many points or podiums and those count too
We sat him down with HR and he fired himself...yeah OK Christian. Whoever gets the drive will be down to money and marketing, which is where Perez came in really.
The problem is redbull doesn't want to challenge Max so whoever comes to the team won't be really better than Perez
You are spot on. The 2nd driver is always given a very underdeveloped car. All Redbull's effort goes to Max's car. Anyone who thinks those cars are the same is stupid
Yeah, but that means Redbull throw away yet another manufacturers championship organisationally deliberately, just to keep Max happy. So weird, when Sainz was a viable option. Such a stupid decision in my opinion.
@@shepherdkamumvuri1662 so who do you think could challenge Max , because looking back at the Brazillian GP, there was nobody anywhere near him and the fact he was not even in the best car....
Max is the best driver out there,
im just a F1 fan , Norris should of won the title but the pressure got to him and the Ferrari's should of done better but their pit stop decision's was sometimes crazy ......
The Team's try to put out equal car's most of the time ....
@@Mucus1972 toas it for more wind tunnel test time , look how the RB 20 turned out
@Mucus1972 yeah they don't have that kind of mindset or maybe can't handle two top drivers battling eachother like Mercedes in 2015 -16!! They always want to keep max happy because he's toxic and aggressive and won't talorat a challenge so they don't wanna lose him
Bottas will be the best choice. Shown he is still fast if given a good car. Perfect wing man for Max.
I completely agree!
I feel Bottas could compete with max and they won’t like their “star” loosing to their second driver. It’s how the red bull hierarchy works unfortunately. Christian is too far up joss and max’s ass
HE decided to take some time out…? LOL, no one believes that spin, a week after he said that he had a contract and was going to sit in a Red Bull next year. He was fired, don’t think people are idiots. 😂😂😂
Yuki should be in redbull
Yuki has to get the seat!!
Perez 2.0
Why? he's not even remotely ready.
@@sniktun1u think Liam is ready?
@@sniktun1then who? Cause Lawson has less experience than Tsunoda.
@@ethanwilliams2102 Yuki fanboy spotted
Honestly, looking at the history of Red Bull and what they typically do I’m thinking Liam 100% because every time they’re number one driver is either on the verge of retirement or considering leaving they bring in their next favourite candidate and let them learn from the current number one driver, and typically with Red Bull within 1 to 2 years you will start to see the shift from the preference to who was number one over to their future number one if you look at the history, they did with Weber and Vettel, and then again with Vettel and Ricardo, and again with Ricardo and so now they’re gearing up by the looks of things to do it again, but with Max and Liam we will have to see how this goes but given that Max is starting a family he’s expressed that he wants to do other motorsports. I don’t think he’s going to a new Formula One after this contract so I think Red Bull or preparing for a life without him and trying to get their next driver trained by Max to be a good leader for them.
Hulkenberg, Kmag or Bottas would've done the job in the 2nd redbull
Redbull: nah we’re staying with Perez
Horner: hold my beer
Horner his face when the question was asked about Sainz 🫤
Horner : after Checo left, I was up all night to get Yuki
Horner making out that Perez decided to go of his own will is the biggest lie I’ve ever heard in my life 😂
Please Please Please give Checo’s seat to Yuki! He deserves it way more than Liam. 🏎️
No he does not. He is erratic and not a team player.
@ It’s my opinion. Given the right opportunity in the senior team, I think he would evolve into a great #2 for Max.
i want checo in cadillac 2026 alongside an american rookie, it would be a texmex cowboy vaquero team 🇲🇽🇺🇸🤠🌵
No thanks, let him retire
19/20TH
GIVE YUKI THE SEAT YOU MUPPET
2:55 _"He's/Checo's_ come to this decision now."
What decision was that Christian?
Checo didn't decide to leave.
Checo was fired.
Carlos would not have signed a contract that doesn’t allow him to compete.
Red Bull are toxic
This is hilarious- and they're stuck with him for marketing purposes because Daniel told Christian to shove his role where the sun don't shine.
Yuki is going into his 5th season, Liam is on race 12. This shouldn’t even be a decision: Tsunoda has earned his shot
Wether it’s Yuki or Liam I can tell you now, neither of them are good enough for that seat!!
Yuki!!!!!!! He deserves the seat!!!
Stop the Carlos talk🤦♂️
Oscar cost Lando a drivers championship this year!
Red Bull know better then McLaren
It will be Lawson, he slipped by saying 'another newcomer' and Horner is obsessed with youngest F1 driver champions. Liam and Max are both super aggressive in style, I can see many clashes.
Perez rode that wave for as long as he could
picking Liam over yuki is madness
For all speaking about Sainz don’t realize that he was never even on RB radar. Sainz said himself that RB never reached out to him in the 6 months he was a free agent. I think RB want a clear #2 driver any driver who will bend the knee anytime they say.
2 drivers let go at the worst possible moment. Not when they could find another drive for another team. I dunno that Daniel would have but still. Strung Pirez along then dropped him after all the seats were full for next year...
I've only read two people in the comment section mention Franco Colapinto and I'm surprised no one mentions him as a possibility. As much as Horner praised Lawson for his performance he hasn't shown anything to make him stand out. He even lost the car with Franco, gave Checo a hard time at least twice, and was on his parent team! Yuki is definitely not cut for the seat. He is an average driver, not champion material. Franco, on the other hand, smart and fast rookie, brings big sponsors, has the potential to replace the fan base that will be gone with Checo, and from what we've seen gets along with Max. My money is on a Colapinto announcement near Christmas.
Te amo Checo! ❤🇲🇽
Messaging here appears mixed. Leaves with "immediate effect" "taking a sabbatical" "will still be involved with the brand" the truth is muddled in there somewhere.
I guess it means RB will continue his contract with him only driving some demo's.
Yuki delivered results by scoring over majority of points for RB and won his teammates. It is incomparable with Liam doing well with his sim work and in six races. Christian compared the drivers very unfairly and was disrespectful to Yuki.
They should do a few test runs with Sebastian and see if this would do well, Lawson and Yuki are not so promising and if at one point if the team was ready to consider Daniel then Seb is the best available option. I am sure Seb would be interested in signing for a top team and making a return.
Perez has a large contribution in RedBull's success. No bad words; Sergio stays a respected gentleman in the whole paddock. To his successors to prove they'll do better. He was occasionally - on city tracks - faster than Max. No place for shame, a sabatical will be good for him.
I love that I got a Petronas ad hosted by Toto before this 😂
Yuki...... Honda need to get him to Aston
Now we need Yuki there! 🎉
He avoided the Honda question. Telling.
What's with the edit at 0:41? Finally! Now buy Hulkenberg out of his Sauber contract, he's perfect for it.
I see RB didn’t want to announce it last week to avoid anyone drawing parallels.
Mercedes know how to see off a driver but RB just kick them out the back door.
I'm pretty amazed that it seems to have been Perez only who could decide not to continue with the new contract. Well negotiated on his side.
There was no discussion, rather horner telling him either resign or you'll get fired?
Perez didn’t make the decision, Horner paid him a ton of money to leave.
Knowing Horners excellent track record on choosing drivers to team up with Max I'm afraid Yuki doesn't stand a chance.
He's cost red bull at least one place in the constructors championship, must have equated to a fair few millions missed out on.
Horner can't name me as Checo's replacement until next year. I promise the world next year as a Red Bull driver, unlike Perez, I will not crash the car.
Checo haters still barking🤭