It did right? I remember the clause of him being at least 100 points behind Max come Spa, s**t has hit the fan and discussions will start to take place.
@@The_Curious_Cat Also Red Bull: "We don't care about winning the constructor's title for the foreseeable future." Yuki would have been the better choice for that goal, and next year may be their last chance for a bit. While the new regs level the playing field a little, Red Bull Powertrains* is still unlikely to be fully competitive with Honda, Ferrari, or Mercedes right out of the gate. * recognizing that the "Ford" part is apparently just branding.
How quick sport moves on: 2020: How does he not have a seat? Disgusting 2021: Mexican minister of defence! Incredible! 2022: You did good Checo 2023: Checo? 2024: Wait he's still on the grid? How?
You mean how quick his performance turned around. 2020: Won a race for a team that wasn't expected to while being 20th earlier in the race 2021: Helped his teammate win their first WDC by slowing down a 7 time world champion with defense 2022: Not Max, but he did solid enough for someone in the best car 2023: Barely held on to P2 in one of the most dominant cars in history (he was awful this year but people gave him the benefit of the doubt from 2020-2021) 2024: A second year of disaster in a row has shown a pattern, but this year he crashed the car needlessly a lot more
Good luck Lawson, hopefully you don't turn into Gasly/Albon 2.0 with all the pressure at Redbull. Its crazy this cycle started way back in 2018 after Daniel left.
To be fair RB's one driver, one priority approach has brought them great success, just like it did for Ferrari back in the 2000s. But whoever gets 'the other car' is facing an uphill battle.
@@fix0the0spade The car is built for Verstappen, so whoever has the closest driving skills will be the best fit. Tsunoda said he thought the car suited his driving style at post Abu Dhabi drive. But RB think Yuki has reached his potential and he still has issues with his emotions and pit crews not wanting to work with him, regardless of the Honda complication.
Even casuals knew it was a terrible decision to resign Perez when they did. Then they had another opportunity to cut there losses and replace him mid season and choked again. Redbulls driver management has been atrocious since Ricciardo left.
@@jorgemiguelmilano1535 even if Checo won that race he still didn't deserve to keep racing for Redbull and imo they should have dropped him before that.
Neither of that. Redbull (Helmut Marko) has a specific agenda which is to reactive their young drivers academy. If they want, they could have signed Gasly back, Hulkenberg, etc. They want to keep putting drivers in the sister team and swap drivers.
How if the team can’t give you the proper set up, fucks up your tire allocation, oh and the engineer can’t figure out how to make the car faster. Perez car was a lemon
@@nmlslush9029 It’s not just up to the team to give a set up; the driver is also involved. Stop trying to put everything on RB - they gave the guy one of the top 3 cars on the grid and he finished a distant 8th in the WDC.
@@nmlslush9029 No surprise that the guy from Latam is sitting here making excuses lol. Pull your blinders off, the rest of the world can see it. Perez was extremely quick in his prime, but he's not the same driver as he was in Sauber, McLaren, or Force India. Not to mention he's extremely difficult to work with. He has a bad attitude, and it's been said he also doesn't give useful feedback.
I agree, too, that Tsunoda deserves that Redbull seat more than Lawson. However, he could potentially become a Crash and PR nightmare for Red Bull when Verstappen starts mounting up the pressure on his performances, so they'd rather have young Lawson, who is calmer both on and off the track. That's my take.
This is purely on Horner. I don’t know why with everyone else they were always on a short leash, but Checo was kept around for far too long. We will always have 2021, and his brilliant team work.
I know for a fact that the crash with Sainz at Baku was the straw that broke the camels back. Mate works and RB and he said the bosses absolutely furious with that one.
A mate of mine works for RB and said Perez died in a terrible store room accident in the factory. Someone in catering overspent the budget cap on Jaffa cakes and they were stacked up in the store room. Fell on him ⚰️ game over. The guy in the car ever since has been a look a like, like when Paul McCartney died in the 60s. Tragic.
@@UnsolicitedContext well, you might not believe him but that's definitely a possibility. Regardless if the guy is telling the truth or not, doesn't change anything. Perez is out, that's the silver lining.
This is the most reckless contract I think I’ve ever seen in F1. The team did absolutely nothing to cover themselves and gave everything to the driver. Heck even Lewis is contracted till the 31st of this month and can’t dawn anything Ferrari till after that date. I don’t get it.
You've seen the actual contract? You've read it? I bet you haven't, like the rest of people commenting here. Everyone is speculating, no one knows the exact wording and conditions in that contract.
@@pffyespff Actions speak louder than words. Either they gave Perez a bulletproof contract that protected Perez (Which was a horrible decision) or they didn't and had performance clauses but never exercised them (Which was also a horrible decision). Either way Redbull look horrible because of this.
Before Honda “left”, people talked about how Yuki was more or less a Honda driver, that they wanted a Japanese driver in one of the cars. I do wonder, despite the seemingly amicable departure of Honda, if RB is somewhat embittered toward Yuki as being emblematic of that relationship, which I’m sure cost the team dearly to try and save. Especially since all of RB’s success inspired Honda to return only after the door had closed between them and RB. I’m not saying whether or not this is righteous, I’m just saying that I find it odd not to hear more discussion about the politics between Red Bull, Honda, and Tsunoda.
Sometimes drivers don't suit the car, look at 4 time champion Vettel when Ricciardo turned up. Perez didn't have a qualiying game despite having a nailed on car. I wouldn't be surprised if he did more overtaking than any other driver because of his poor qualiyfing AND having a space rocket for a car.
You said it all in the last sentence of that clip. Yuki is only used as a benchmark. Liam Lawson is as fast as Yuki with no experience. Never had an off season. Being thrown in the deep end twice and told to swim
Not really. Webber had 0 reliability issues. Vettel lost 3 wins due to reliability. Had brake issues in Spain. Suspension issues in qualifying in Turkey. Puncture lap 1 in Silverstone. Webber was gifted a championship but bottled it. If Vettel had the same luck as Webber he seals the championship with 4-5 races to go.
When sone says: “I have a contract for next year” … they will be gone within the week “The coach/manager has the complete support of the playing group” … you know they will be gone within the week
I think Tsunoda’s Bahrain shenanigans on the cool down lap really sealed it for him in terms of not being rated highly enough to get the Red Bull drive. I’m interested to see Lawson, he’s got a level of maturity that Yuki didn’t have when he started out, he’s not afraid to make moves on track and he carries himself well. That’s what could lead him in great steed if he does drive for Red Bull. Gasly/Albon situation does make me sweat a little though.
Yuki is being rated as a #1 driver, and that is why they need him at Vcarb. They need a consistent driver who is a known entity that they can use as a benchmark for other drivers. Yuki doesn't want to be a #2 any more, and it could be difficult for Yuki to compete vs Max. I don't think Yuki is strong enough to be a 'must promote' to Red Bull type of driver, but he is a solid fast leader for VCARB.
@@upperjohn117aka So do you believe having an untested driver makes more sense? Especially at a time when all the other teams have caught up technically. They would risk the constructors again by placing a rookie in that seat?
They should have swapped Checo for Daniel right after Ricciardo's purple patch. They would then have known who was better. Plus, given Checo a chance to regain his confidence at RB.
It’s crazier to me that Kimi Antonelli is going straight into a Mercedes drive than Lawson potentially going to RBR. At least Liam has F1 experience. Its the “Piastri Effect”
How do you know Checo didn't have an opportunity to go to other teams? This didn't fall out of the sky Red Bull has made it known for a long time they wanted him out. If he held the stance that he had a contract and didn't want to have an exit discussion then that's kind of on him.
Perez based on his 2023 and 2024 season showed he has no right to be on the grid. Stroll is unironically better at the moment, fucking Lance "I spun on formation lap and got beached" Stroll is less embarrassing. Only Zhou and Sargent have been worse then Checo but that's a bar so low it doesn't require an effort of jumping.
Yeah, challenging him by doing what? Opening his legs soon they said "let Max through". He never fought Max once on track. Every single time he had him behind, he got out of the way. It was all smoke and mirrors, he knew RB would never let him fight Max on equal terms.
He has no options because he underperformed in an abysmal fashion. He dug his own grave one race at a time. He should be thanking RB for saving his career 4 years ago.
Is there any way we can ever get to a point where F1 drivers are chosen based on merit as opposed to sponsorships, favors, and catering to nationality?
That would require the FIA to outlaw F1 teams from having Driving Academies and treat the junior leagues like other sports and assign draft picks. The problem is racing is too expensive and not every team needs a new driver.
I’m not an expert, but I think that the main problem with RedBull is that they took Max as their main criteria (in terms of how fast did he showed results and was quick) and measured by him all other (unexpected) drivers. They are also looking at the drivers from PR perspective (so they can bring investors) and if they does not perform as good as Max (gifted) or don’t have a good financial back (like Checo and sponsors), RB just get rid of them. Also very sad for Yuki.
Yuki almost intentionally rammed his car into Daniel in the first race of the season when he was mad at team orders. after he did that there was no way he was going to the red bull team.
I think its more so that they wanted to keep some experience in the second team. Putting Liam and Isack on Racing Bulls could lead to another HAAS nightmare scenario with Mick and Mazespin. Whereas by leaving Yuki at RB they at least have one known driver to measure performance off of.
My guess is that Checo will return with the Cadillac team in 2026. If i was Red Bull, Yuki gets the 2nd seat on the RB21, and Hadjar teams up with Liam on the VCARB team.
We are forgetting that maybe RB doesn't want 2 juniors I'm VCARB, so they keep tsunoda there as he is now going into his 5th year, and give Lawson a shot. If Lawson fails, then they swap them
Wouldn't that just put them right into the exact situation you're talking about? If Lawson gets swapped back into alphatauri, then they'll still be stuck with 2 new drivers in their junior team.
feels like spite following spite... Checo didn't want to leave given his contract and RB weren't going to give him time to mess with the driver's market... it may have cost RB some extra money but spite be like that.
@JordanHarris no I know he is a Honda driver. You already have Yuki for a 1 year deal. Lawson, I don't think it can be as fast even with more experience, but why not slot Yuki to Red Bull for the 1 year deal he has. Let lawson get some more races and experience. Then, in 2026, you let Yuki go, promote lawson, and give red bulls young driver program another year to bring someone else up.
I feel like Lawson has a high ceiling that would make him worthy of the Red Bull seat in time, but I agree that I feel like they’re making the mistake they made with Gasly and Albon of moving him up too early.
Bit unfair to say Webber couldnt achieve a RB 1-2 in the championship when he was pitted against multiple champions still at their peak. Checo has not had the same level of competition like Webber did
Tsunoda is overlooked because he has ambition. Lawson does too, naturally, but as a rookie, he'll be easy to humble once and for all if he starts fighting Max. Tsunoda will persist until one of them goes down.
Trying to find a driver that is just okay and not under-performing seems tougher than they hoped...almost cost them the 2024 drivers title but that strategy might not work with two or three competitors closer than ever.
yuki is fast but has a history and seems to only perform when under pressure while lawson is fresh handled immense prssure and is almost on par with yuki so i can see why they are going with liam
Lets not forget the fact that his "decline" started when Max didn't let him through after already winning WDC in Brazil. "I have my reasons". He was on a mission to hurt RB and Max after he won Max's first WDC in 2021. Max couldn't have won it without Checo, if it was any other driver, he couldn't have won it. Honestly, great work from Checo's team to get that payoff.
Yuki was a Honda addition they never wanted. He was never truly in contention. This is widely known. I'm disappointed that they didn't even mention this
Hot take: Perez will be replaced not by Yuki but by Lawson. This is a blessing in disguise for Yuki. Lawson will be even "worse" than Perez by virtue of Max Verstappen literally being (one of) the best driver F1 has ever seen and nobody could come close to him; Perez was actually driving the 4th or 5th-best car... to its capability. Lawson is much less experienced. Lawson's career will end at RBR and Yuki will find a seat at another team in the future.
Perez did not drive that car to its potential at all. Consistently three tenths down, how many Q1 (not Q2, but Q1) exits. He has scored less than 50 points in half of the season in a car that was on average 3rd best in that part of the season (and at its worst, 4th best), yet he has been beaten numerous times by drivers with slower cars and even RBR's junior team at times. Perez made a car that was a regular top 5 fighter look like a complete midfield car.
Nah Yuki hasn't got it going on at all, 3 seasons in a team and barely any faster than Lawson. Japanese diets consist of far too much soy, and their eyes don't let in as much light. There'll never be a Japanese world champion
lol the "he was actually driving the 4th or 5th best car" is some serious glazing. The standard to see the car potential is whoever extracts the most. That's Max. The car was the best until the midpoint of the season. After that it was the second or 3rd best car depending on the track. Because you are telling me that the 2023 car wasn't dominant? Because Pérez struggled with that car too. But this is what happens when you have two drivers with different driving styles and one is the center, in this case Max. The car will be made to suit him, Pérez has to adapt, but he couldn't and RB lost the title because of it. You just have to see how soon RB doesn't need Pérez, he starts to fall in performance. Because they start the season making the car somewhat good for Pérez too. But after that, the updates are made for the leader and center of the team, which is Max. There's a reason why only Ricciardo was able to beat Max, because they have the same driving style, the car suited both. But what happened when another driver arrived at the team and asked for the car to be changed to his style? (Gasly). Well, he got publicly shamed by Helmut saying "He wanted the whole car to be changed to suit him" or something similar. Again about Pérez, what happened after the first 5 races in 2023? The same that happened in 2024, Pérez suddenly starts struggling with the car. What a coincidence that is always when RB thinks they no longer need him. It worked in 2023 because the car was great and everyone else was still struggling. In 2024 they tried the same stunt and got burned, because Ferrari and McLaren evolved a lot. Max is one of the best, no doubt. He has a big talent. But trying to sell that is the same BS I heard with Alonso vs Massa. And the mistakes were the same. Two drivers with different driving styles and team centered on one alone. One rises to the top because everything is done for him. The other sinks like a stone because they can't extract the same out of the car.
@@The_Curious_Cat You lost me at "the car will be made to suit him". That nonsense is dismissed even by Perez himself. In 2023 the car was dominant and because of it, at a large distance, Perez finished 2nd. Max won the WCC title all by himself anyway, so it doesn't matter. RBR made the same mistake you made: thinking their car is good because Max makes it work. What RBR (and you) seem to casually forget is that Max has a history of making cars look better than they actually are. If RBR didn't have Max but instead they had Perez + Ricciardo, everyone would be agreeing that RBR had the 4th or 5th-best car, at best. In 2023: yes, the best car by far. In 2024: yes, in the first few races. In the remainder of 2024: no, they had a crappy car and Max just made it work regardless.
Red Bull felt Checo was doing poorly because he had the mental aspect of a contract or wanting to keep his seat taking up to much time in his mind. The contract was likely to give Checo "space". Outline what RB wanted and in exchange if Checo came thru, he would retain his seat.
Urgh, Checo was NOT performing well at the start of this season. He hasn't actually had a drop off in form. He's consistently been about 4 tenths off max. The only reason checo "performed" for the first few races this year is cos max was half a second clear. Checo hasn't really done a consistently good job this ERA.
I think Horner should get sacked for the decision to re-sign Perez and passing on Sainz when he was available for free - now they'll have to spend tens of millions to break Perez's existing contract and have a very risky second driver alongside Max whomever they choose (unless rumors about Sainz having clause in his contract allowing him to leave when opportunity at a top team opens up are true, then he should be the obvious choice).
Lawson's a bit of an unknown. He's dominated through his younger years, and since karting has won every series that he's entered, on his debut year. That's a pretty neat stat, it doesn't mean he's superman but he's definitely got a lot of potential. If he's good enough, he will do well. I just hope he's got the brains to not try and challenge max at all in the first season. Just keep your head down and do your job, son.
Yes, the timing is unfortunate. But I'd rather see any other rookie/new driver on the grid in the midfield than Checo. He has 280+ starts and his own terrific moments. Enough is enough. I hope he goes to Indycar. The racing and atmosphere there are fun and exciting.
the fact that red bull resigned Tsunoda when there was interest from other teams where they hoping someone would buy out his contract Alpine paid Red Bull an eight-figure fee of €10 million (£8.8 million) to buy out Pierre Gasly's contract in 2022
May be Checo could look for a seat in other racing series like World Endurance Championship. I reckon Red Bull should give Yuki a chace even They drop him in the middle of the season for Lawson.
I would say that Perez hasn't really recovered after Miami 2023. Verstappen started behind him after an issue in qualifying left him 9th, with Perez on pole, but Verstappen blew him away in a manner that destroyed Perez's morale. Typical of Verstappen, he made up places early, and being on fresher tyres than Perez towards the end meant that he effortlessly passed Perez just before the end and led by over 5 seconds by the finish.
Red Bull, the marvel villains of F1. Tsunoda would have been so cool alongside Max. I find Lawson a bit bland in comparison and i don’t think it’s a particularly good idea racing wise
DR should've picked up Perez's seat in May, Perez drops to RB until the end of the season and then they flick him for Lawson to get the drive at RB in 25. If DR didn't work this year next Max, they promote Yuki, knowing he's likely leaving for Aston with Honda and then they have the seats to promote Hadjar, with him likely winning F2 in 25. I like my plan haha
I think Bottas is 4x more appealing as a driver for a remaining grid spot. It would take a lot of faith to sign Perez given hood performance this year.
Dangerous presence my arse! He'll never be in F1 again. It was quite enlightening when you pointed out that he was team mates with Stroll. Perhaps that car was a championship winning car in retrospect.
The contract was to boost his confidence and performance , which didn't happen.. I'm sure they had a performance clause , tho there would still be a severance pay
Part of Perez’s pay off will include extra money because he can’t find a drive now. It’ll be Lawson in the second RB, he’s Markos favourite and he has too much say in driver selection, especially now Horners Ricciardo choice was proven wrong
People are overrating Yuki so much. Four years of experience and just barely quicker than Lawson who only had 8 races to show for. Lawson has way more potential. Yuki has only beaten De Vries and Ricciardo, big deal. It's just unfortunate Visa didn't give Lawson a whole year to compete with Yuki.
They are absolutely mad if that new contract came without a performance clause.
Perez bare minimum is getting his salary for next season.
Kudos for Perez's legal team! To sign a contract with Red Bull with no performance clause was... *chef kiss*
they’re mad for even giving him a contract in the first place
@@Dylann1213 I am also mad for them giving him a contract in the first place. Sainz would be the better sign, just keep the dads seperate.
It did right? I remember the clause of him being at least 100 points behind Max come Spa, s**t has hit the fan and discussions will start to take place.
Get Yuki in there to end the debate. he fails redbull can bin him off completely. He succeeds. Great.
Red Bull: "lol no".
@@The_Curious_Cat Also Red Bull: "We don't care about winning the constructor's title for the foreseeable future."
Yuki would have been the better choice for that goal, and next year may be their last chance for a bit. While the new regs level the playing field a little, Red Bull Powertrains* is still unlikely to be fully competitive with Honda, Ferrari, or Mercedes right out of the gate.
* recognizing that the "Ford" part is apparently just branding.
It won't happen... they want to get someone who can help them win the constructors championship
This would be the best.. worst case they have 1 More spot in second team for 26, but wont happen.
Yeah, I think it’s yuki not lawson.
How quick sport moves on:
2020: How does he not have a seat? Disgusting
2021: Mexican minister of defence! Incredible!
2022: You did good Checo
2023: Checo?
2024: Wait he's still on the grid? How?
It takes years
He certainly the most vilified F1 driver in recent times.
You mean how quick his performance turned around.
2020: Won a race for a team that wasn't expected to while being 20th earlier in the race
2021: Helped his teammate win their first WDC by slowing down a 7 time world champion with defense
2022: Not Max, but he did solid enough for someone in the best car
2023: Barely held on to P2 in one of the most dominant cars in history (he was awful this year but people gave him the benefit of the doubt from 2020-2021)
2024: A second year of disaster in a row has shown a pattern, but this year he crashed the car needlessly a lot more
Nothing quick about dropping Perez , can't believe they waited so long.
thanks dude this channel is pure evil
4:10 lmao, the shade on Stroll is glorious. 🤣
He sucks so bad 😂
😂😂😂
Good luck Lawson, hopefully you don't turn into Gasly/Albon 2.0 with all the pressure at Redbull. Its crazy this cycle started way back in 2018 after Daniel left.
to be fair, checo has lasted 4 seasons with max.
They did the same thing with Verstappen and look at what he's achieved. Either the driver has the talent and rises to the occasion, or they don't.
To be fair RB's one driver, one priority approach has brought them great success, just like it did for Ferrari back in the 2000s. But whoever gets 'the other car' is facing an uphill battle.
@@fix0the0spade The car is built for Verstappen, so whoever has the closest driving skills will be the best fit. Tsunoda said he thought the car suited his driving style at post Abu Dhabi drive. But RB think Yuki has reached his potential and he still has issues with his emotions and pit crews not wanting to work with him, regardless of the Honda complication.
@@maximvanmelckebeke7925no he hasn't lol. He only performed in 1
Even casuals knew it was a terrible decision to resign Perez when they did. Then they had another opportunity to cut there losses and replace him mid season and choked again. Redbulls driver management has been atrocious since Ricciardo left.
Also it was almost like Perez mentally checked out after he felt his contract for 2025 was safe.
@@Txm_Dxr_Bxss checked out twice...
Yeah as a redbull fan I really didnt want see Perez resigned....especially when Carlos Sainz was available.
@@Txm_Dxr_Bxss not totally. When Checo was feeling the car in Baku, he was in flow up until the crash
@@jorgemiguelmilano1535 even if Checo won that race he still didn't deserve to keep racing for Redbull and imo they should have dropped him before that.
They promoted Gasly, Albon, Perez, brought back a washed upp Danny Ric and now bringing in Lawson. Everyone but Sainz...
They want Verstappen to feel comfortable, never threatened.
I mean, Sainz himself said that he doesn't want to go to Red Bull.
Neither of that. Redbull (Helmut Marko) has a specific agenda which is to reactive their young drivers academy. If they want, they could have signed Gasly back, Hulkenberg, etc. They want to keep putting drivers in the sister team and swap drivers.
Sainz is smart to stay away from Red Bull.
You didnt mention Yuki
I wouldn’t be surprised if Perez saw something like this coming and used his new contract to secure generational wealth rather than retire
How? You dont score points. You cost the team a WCC. Thats how.
kid go play mario mom is calling you
How if the team can’t give you the proper set up, fucks up your tire allocation, oh and the engineer can’t figure out how to make the car faster. Perez car was a lemon
@@nmlslush9029 It’s not just up to the team to give a set up; the driver is also involved. Stop trying to put everything on RB - they gave the guy one of the top 3 cars on the grid and he finished a distant 8th in the WDC.
Oh boy can't wait to see this year! P5 for redbull and guess who leaves lmao bye bye max
@@nmlslush9029 No surprise that the guy from Latam is sitting here making excuses lol. Pull your blinders off, the rest of the world can see it.
Perez was extremely quick in his prime, but he's not the same driver as he was in Sauber, McLaren, or Force India. Not to mention he's extremely difficult to work with. He has a bad attitude, and it's been said he also doesn't give useful feedback.
I agree, too, that Tsunoda deserves that Redbull seat more than Lawson. However, he could potentially become a Crash and PR nightmare for Red Bull when Verstappen starts mounting up the pressure on his performances, so they'd rather have young Lawson, who is calmer both on and off the track. That's my take.
Calmer ? Have you heard his radio messages during his races?
Calmer? 😂
I reckon you started work on this video 6 months ago!
And the rest
A bit hard when they're basically talking to the camera
Definitely. If @the Race have done 20 videos in 2024, a quarter of it are on Perez
This is purely on Horner. I don’t know why with everyone else they were always on a short leash, but Checo was kept around for far too long.
We will always have 2021, and his brilliant team work.
the perez money
This is purely on Helmut for failing to deliver an agreeable replacement.
Helmut's backing Yuki though, Horner wants Lawson.
Lol everyone screeching about Horner, as if it wasn't a board decision to keep the cash bean around
Moneyyyyyy
I know for a fact that the crash with Sainz at Baku was the straw that broke the camels back. Mate works and RB and he said the bosses absolutely furious with that one.
To the extent you can believe anything on the internet, a friend of mine who works for RB said the exact same thing.
I don't have friends working at Red Bull so I can only believe you guys 😄
A mate of mine works for RB and said Perez died in a terrible store room accident in the factory. Someone in catering overspent the budget cap on Jaffa cakes and they were stacked up in the store room. Fell on him ⚰️ game over. The guy in the car ever since has been a look a like, like when Paul McCartney died in the 60s. Tragic.
Definitely. He was lucky they were even giving him a chance up until that point.
@@UnsolicitedContext well, you might not believe him but that's definitely a possibility. Regardless if the guy is telling the truth or not, doesn't change anything. Perez is out, that's the silver lining.
This is the most reckless contract I think I’ve ever seen in F1. The team did absolutely nothing to cover themselves and gave everything to the driver. Heck even Lewis is contracted till the 31st of this month and can’t dawn anything Ferrari till after that date. I don’t get it.
It's because he brought in the $$ from telemex
You've seen the actual contract? You've read it? I bet you haven't, like the rest of people commenting here. Everyone is speculating, no one knows the exact wording and conditions in that contract.
Cue the Nyck Devries Fan club song....
@@pffyespff Actions speak louder than words. Either they gave Perez a bulletproof contract that protected Perez (Which was a horrible decision) or they didn't and had performance clauses but never exercised them (Which was also a horrible decision). Either way Redbull look horrible because of this.
Before Honda “left”, people talked about how Yuki was more or less a Honda driver, that they wanted a Japanese driver in one of the cars. I do wonder, despite the seemingly amicable departure of Honda, if RB is somewhat embittered toward Yuki as being emblematic of that relationship, which I’m sure cost the team dearly to try and save. Especially since all of RB’s success inspired Honda to return only after the door had closed between them and RB. I’m not saying whether or not this is righteous, I’m just saying that I find it odd not to hear more discussion about the politics between Red Bull, Honda, and Tsunoda.
Bottas for FIA President if he doesn't get the Red Bull drive..!!
Imagine bottas in red bull, he would be absolutely hilarious
Unirionically better than MBS
The fact that Lawson will be driving a red bull while Carlos Sainz is sitting at Williams 🥲
I wouldn't put money on Lawson outscoring Sainz though.
You're not wrong but hey, either Red Bull has a junior program or it doesn't.
With Carlos and Max together at RB- huh Those two drivers fathers would drive management crazy
Sometimes drivers don't suit the car, look at 4 time champion Vettel when Ricciardo turned up. Perez didn't have a qualiying game despite having a nailed on car. I wouldn't be surprised if he did more overtaking than any other driver because of his poor qualiyfing AND having a space rocket for a car.
You said it all in the last sentence of that clip. Yuki is only used as a benchmark. Liam Lawson is as fast as Yuki with no experience. Never had an off season. Being thrown in the deep end twice and told to swim
7:11 Uhhh Webber did seriously contend for (and lead) a championship which is something Perez never got close to
@@christopher6101 and now he sells milk and lives vicariously though piastri
Perez not-seriously contended for the championship once in RB.
Not really. Webber had 0 reliability issues. Vettel lost 3 wins due to reliability. Had brake issues in Spain. Suspension issues in qualifying in Turkey. Puncture lap 1 in Silverstone.
Webber was gifted a championship but bottled it. If Vettel had the same luck as Webber he seals the championship with 4-5 races to go.
Riccardo should have gone in after the summer and Lawson into RB. They wasted the second half of the season
Didn’t see this coming
well played....
When sone says:
“I have a contract for next year” … they will be gone within the week
“The coach/manager has the complete support of the playing group” … you know they will be gone within the week
I think Tsunoda’s Bahrain shenanigans on the cool down lap really sealed it for him in terms of not being rated highly enough to get the Red Bull drive. I’m interested to see Lawson, he’s got a level of maturity that Yuki didn’t have when he started out, he’s not afraid to make moves on track and he carries himself well. That’s what could lead him in great steed if he does drive for Red Bull. Gasly/Albon situation does make me sweat a little though.
Yes , because of his ' stropyness' I nik named him... Spit the dummy tsunoda
Yuki is being rated as a #1 driver, and that is why they need him at Vcarb. They need a consistent driver who is a known entity that they can use as a benchmark for other drivers. Yuki doesn't want to be a #2 any more, and it could be difficult for Yuki to compete vs Max. I don't think Yuki is strong enough to be a 'must promote' to Red Bull type of driver, but he is a solid fast leader for VCARB.
Yeah? But the point of VCARB is to test who's ready for the big seat, and Yuki beat everyone they put next to him. It's a no Brainer really...
That makes no sense to me. If you need a benchmark, just use the other midfield drivers on the grid.
@@mariobgrantapparently they want vcarb to a sister team not a jr team
@@upperjohn117aka So do you believe having an untested driver makes more sense? Especially at a time when all the other teams have caught up technically. They would risk the constructors again by placing a rookie in that seat?
i feel bad for Yuki. he earned his drive.
Only been there this long thanks to Honda. If it wasn’t for that he wouldn’t have been gone a long time ago.
They should have swapped Checo for Daniel right after Ricciardo's purple patch. They would then have known who was better. Plus, given Checo a chance to regain his confidence at RB.
How would Perez regain any confidence being relegated even more to a team that tanked in the later stages of the season?
It’s crazier to me that Kimi Antonelli is going straight into a Mercedes drive than Lawson potentially going to RBR. At least Liam has F1 experience. Its the “Piastri Effect”
tbf Piastri had spent 1 year in the sidelines and atleast learned some shit (even if it was at the baguette team known as Alpine)
They resigned Checo to boost his confidence, to help him out... and now he's gonna take them to the cleaners for it.
How do you know Checo didn't have an opportunity to go to other teams? This didn't fall out of the sky Red Bull has made it known for a long time they wanted him out. If he held the stance that he had a contract and didn't want to have an exit discussion then that's kind of on him.
😢 Checco, I'll always love ya bro!❤😊
Hearing people say that Perez is too good to disappear now makes me think that that people are just scared of the Mexican Yeyo Boys.
Perez based on his 2023 and 2024 season showed he has no right to be on the grid.
Stroll is unironically better at the moment, fucking Lance "I spun on formation lap and got beached" Stroll is less embarrassing.
Only Zhou and Sargent have been worse then Checo but that's a bar so low it doesn't require an effort of jumping.
@@russotusso1695 kid go play mario please.....bots
lol you must be new my guy, go watch some past races and not only RUclips highlights
@@wallace4667 he was only good from 2015-22, but after 2023, there is no defending Checo and rightfully so
Sainz should have had the Red Bull drive. Now Tsunoda should have it. Lawson and Hadjar should have junior drives.
Good for Cheko and wishing him best of luck in future.
Lawson seems to channel any aggression he has into his racing. Yuki has often channeled his aggression into the team.
It's crazy that less than 2 years ago Checo said he could be challenging Max for the championship and now he doesn't even have a drive
He's a joke
@@johncitizen306 yeah his fall-off this season was ridiculously bad, even by his own standards
Yeah, challenging him by doing what? Opening his legs soon they said "let Max through". He never fought Max once on track. Every single time he had him behind, he got out of the way. It was all smoke and mirrors, he knew RB would never let him fight Max on equal terms.
@@The_Curious_Cat more the idea that he could challenge, obviously he was never actually in a position where he could
Classy.
He has no options because he underperformed in an abysmal fashion. He dug his own grave one race at a time. He should be thanking RB for saving his career 4 years ago.
Is there any way we can ever get to a point where F1 drivers are chosen based on merit as opposed to sponsorships, favors, and catering to nationality?
no
Yeah there has never been a single example of that ever 🤡
That hasn't been the case since the 90s, you tourist
That would require the FIA to outlaw F1 teams from having Driving Academies and treat the junior leagues like other sports and assign draft picks. The problem is racing is too expensive and not every team needs a new driver.
No chance.
Max Verstappen is a career ending team mate. Yuki couldn’t handle the pressure without chucking all the toys out the cockpit.
I’m not an expert, but I think that the main problem with RedBull is that they took Max as their main criteria (in terms of how fast did he showed results and was quick) and measured by him all other (unexpected) drivers. They are also looking at the drivers from PR perspective (so they can bring investors) and if they does not perform as good as Max (gifted) or don’t have a good financial back (like Checo and sponsors), RB just get rid of them. Also very sad for Yuki.
Yuki almost intentionally rammed his car into Daniel in the first race of the season when he was mad at team orders. after he did that there was no way he was going to the red bull team.
He didn't ram anyone lol, misinformation is strong with this one.
I think its more so that they wanted to keep some experience in the second team. Putting Liam and Isack on Racing Bulls could lead to another HAAS nightmare scenario with Mick and Mazespin. Whereas by leaving Yuki at RB they at least have one known driver to measure performance off of.
Off of? Just off would suffice...
If you’re telling me that Lawson is as crash heavy as mick was you’re crazy, it’s more of a mick vs magnussen scenario at worst
Liam is not like Mick
Yuki learnt so much from Ricciardo that he has now developed into a good reliable F1 driver. He deserves the chance to prove himself with a better car
My guess is that Checo will return with the Cadillac team in 2026. If i was Red Bull, Yuki gets the 2nd seat on the RB21, and Hadjar teams up with Liam on the VCARB team.
That 2nd RBR seat is a sink hole for any promising driver. You're expected to perform and to lose to Max
Can’t wait to see another driver buckle under the pressure of Max.
Yuki is a Honda driver. RB would rather develop Liam based on their departure from Honda. That is the more sensible decision.
You are both going to have this exact conversation next year come the summer break. You both know why.
Lawson has 11 more starts and massively more experience than Antonelli, who bombed in F2.
Lawson and Andrea are both children. They need to leave.
How can you judge a kid who is just 18yrs old. Although he is been fast tracked he needs some time.
@@ultimateninjanoob1 they need time alright… to leave the sport.
@@ultimateninjanoob1 just comparing Lawson and Antonelli in top 4 teams, Lawson is more ready for it than Antonelli.
Checo’s wife breathed a sigh of relief today
We are forgetting that maybe RB doesn't want 2 juniors I'm VCARB, so they keep tsunoda there as he is now going into his 5th year, and give Lawson a shot. If Lawson fails, then they swap them
Wouldn't that just put them right into the exact situation you're talking about?
If Lawson gets swapped back into alphatauri, then they'll still be stuck with 2 new drivers in their junior team.
Should be tsunoda
why did they ever give him another contract if it didnt have any poor performance clause in it, that just makes no sense
feels like spite following spite... Checo didn't want to leave given his contract and RB weren't going to give him time to mess with the driver's market... it may have cost RB some extra money but spite be like that.
not giving Yuki at least a chance is such a weird move, he has improved a lot.. more then Perez
If Tsunoda doesn't get that seat it will be a tragedy. He's done more than enough to warrant it
Yuki got screwed
He's a Honda driver. Honda is going to Aston Martin. People think the sky is red today.
Yuki is maturing, he gets better every year. His time in the sun will come, and Red Bull will finish behind him.
@@wrz4581 he's overrated
@johncitizen306 he is better than lawson and should of been given the chance...
@JordanHarris no I know he is a Honda driver. You already have Yuki for a 1 year deal. Lawson, I don't think it can be as fast even with more experience, but why not slot Yuki to Red Bull for the 1 year deal he has. Let lawson get some more races and experience. Then, in 2026, you let Yuki go, promote lawson, and give red bulls young driver program another year to bring someone else up.
AWSOME VIDEO BRO ❤😊
A LONG time coming
I feel like Lawson has a high ceiling that would make him worthy of the Red Bull seat in time, but I agree that I feel like they’re making the mistake they made with Gasly and Albon of moving him up too early.
Bit unfair to say Webber couldnt achieve a RB 1-2 in the championship when he was pitted against multiple champions still at their peak. Checo has not had the same level of competition like Webber did
Tsunoda is overlooked because he has ambition. Lawson does too, naturally, but as a rookie, he'll be easy to humble once and for all if he starts fighting Max. Tsunoda will persist until one of them goes down.
Trying to find a driver that is just okay and not under-performing seems tougher than they hoped...almost cost them the 2024 drivers title but that strategy might not work with two or three competitors closer than ever.
Hire Kevin, just for the memes of next exit :D
Red Bull changing their mind more than a gen z HR boss
yuki is fast but has a history and seems to only perform when under pressure while lawson is fresh handled immense prssure and is almost on par with yuki so i can see why they are going with liam
Lets not forget the fact that his "decline" started when Max didn't let him through after already winning WDC in Brazil.
"I have my reasons".
He was on a mission to hurt RB and Max after he won Max's first WDC in 2021. Max couldn't have won it without Checo, if it was any other driver, he couldn't have won it.
Honestly, great work from Checo's team to get that payoff.
Yuki was a Honda addition they never wanted. He was never truly in contention. This is widely known. I'm disappointed that they didn't even mention this
Not having Sainz in that Redbull is criminal.
Hot take: Perez will be replaced not by Yuki but by Lawson. This is a blessing in disguise for Yuki. Lawson will be even "worse" than Perez by virtue of Max Verstappen literally being (one of) the best driver F1 has ever seen and nobody could come close to him; Perez was actually driving the 4th or 5th-best car... to its capability. Lawson is much less experienced.
Lawson's career will end at RBR and Yuki will find a seat at another team in the future.
Perez did not drive that car to its potential at all. Consistently three tenths down, how many Q1 (not Q2, but Q1) exits. He has scored less than 50 points in half of the season in a car that was on average 3rd best in that part of the season (and at its worst, 4th best), yet he has been beaten numerous times by drivers with slower cars and even RBR's junior team at times. Perez made a car that was a regular top 5 fighter look like a complete midfield car.
@@mrgalaxy396 You are absolutely wrong by completely ignoring how extremely good Max is.
Nah Yuki hasn't got it going on at all, 3 seasons in a team and barely any faster than Lawson. Japanese diets consist of far too much soy, and their eyes don't let in as much light. There'll never be a Japanese world champion
lol the "he was actually driving the 4th or 5th best car" is some serious glazing. The standard to see the car potential is whoever extracts the most. That's Max. The car was the best until the midpoint of the season. After that it was the second or 3rd best car depending on the track.
Because you are telling me that the 2023 car wasn't dominant? Because Pérez struggled with that car too.
But this is what happens when you have two drivers with different driving styles and one is the center, in this case Max. The car will be made to suit him, Pérez has to adapt, but he couldn't and RB lost the title because of it. You just have to see how soon RB doesn't need Pérez, he starts to fall in performance. Because they start the season making the car somewhat good for Pérez too. But after that, the updates are made for the leader and center of the team, which is Max.
There's a reason why only Ricciardo was able to beat Max, because they have the same driving style, the car suited both. But what happened when another driver arrived at the team and asked for the car to be changed to his style? (Gasly). Well, he got publicly shamed by Helmut saying "He wanted the whole car to be changed to suit him" or something similar.
Again about Pérez, what happened after the first 5 races in 2023? The same that happened in 2024, Pérez suddenly starts struggling with the car. What a coincidence that is always when RB thinks they no longer need him. It worked in 2023 because the car was great and everyone else was still struggling. In 2024 they tried the same stunt and got burned, because Ferrari and McLaren evolved a lot.
Max is one of the best, no doubt. He has a big talent. But trying to sell that is the same BS I heard with Alonso vs Massa. And the mistakes were the same. Two drivers with different driving styles and team centered on one alone. One rises to the top because everything is done for him. The other sinks like a stone because they can't extract the same out of the car.
@@The_Curious_Cat You lost me at "the car will be made to suit him". That nonsense is dismissed even by Perez himself.
In 2023 the car was dominant and because of it, at a large distance, Perez finished 2nd. Max won the WCC title all by himself anyway, so it doesn't matter.
RBR made the same mistake you made: thinking their car is good because Max makes it work.
What RBR (and you) seem to casually forget is that Max has a history of making cars look better than they actually are.
If RBR didn't have Max but instead they had Perez + Ricciardo, everyone would be agreeing that RBR had the 4th or 5th-best car, at best.
In 2023: yes, the best car by far.
In 2024: yes, in the first few races.
In the remainder of 2024: no, they had a crappy car and Max just made it work regardless.
I agree that they need to go back to the junior team being the talent pipeline.
damn, Red Bull! y'all celebrated the office christmas party with this man
It feels like that new contract solely served the purpose to have more people on their (Horner & the Thais) side.
Where did they get the info saying Lawson has the seat? Nothing Official Yet 8:07
Red Bull felt Checo was doing poorly because he had the mental aspect of a contract or wanting to keep his seat taking up to much time in his mind. The contract was likely to give Checo "space". Outline what RB wanted and in exchange if Checo came thru, he would retain his seat.
What is insane is the fact that no one is talking about the shitty car he drove.
Let's wait and see how his replacement gets on.
Urgh, Checo was NOT performing well at the start of this season. He hasn't actually had a drop off in form.
He's consistently been about 4 tenths off max. The only reason checo "performed" for the first few races this year is cos max was half a second clear.
Checo hasn't really done a consistently good job this ERA.
I think Horner should get sacked for the decision to re-sign Perez and passing on Sainz when he was available for free - now they'll have to spend tens of millions to break Perez's existing contract and have a very risky second driver alongside Max whomever they choose (unless rumors about Sainz having clause in his contract allowing him to leave when opportunity at a top team opens up are true, then he should be the obvious choice).
Resign is the opposite of re-sign...
@@lsrocha3296 Right, my bad.
Lawson's a bit of an unknown. He's dominated through his younger years, and since karting has won every series that he's entered, on his debut year. That's a pretty neat stat, it doesn't mean he's superman but he's definitely got a lot of potential.
If he's good enough, he will do well. I just hope he's got the brains to not try and challenge max at all in the first season. Just keep your head down and do your job, son.
Yes, the timing is unfortunate. But I'd rather see any other rookie/new driver on the grid in the midfield than Checo. He has 280+ starts and his own terrific moments. Enough is enough. I hope he goes to Indycar. The racing and atmosphere there are fun and exciting.
the fact that red bull resigned Tsunoda when there was interest from other teams where they hoping someone would buy out his contract
Alpine paid Red Bull an eight-figure fee of €10 million (£8.8 million) to buy out Pierre Gasly's contract in 2022
May be Checo could look for a seat in other racing series like World Endurance Championship.
I reckon Red Bull should give Yuki a chace even They drop him in the middle of the season for Lawson.
Nah you guys were too quick with this video, that's a violation of my boy Checo
I would say that Perez hasn't really recovered after Miami 2023. Verstappen started behind him after an issue in qualifying left him 9th, with Perez on pole, but Verstappen blew him away in a manner that destroyed Perez's morale. Typical of Verstappen, he made up places early, and being on fresher tyres than Perez towards the end meant that he effortlessly passed Perez just before the end and led by over 5 seconds by the finish.
Red Bull, the marvel villains of F1. Tsunoda would have been so cool alongside Max. I find Lawson a bit bland in comparison and i don’t think it’s a particularly good idea racing wise
DR should've picked up Perez's seat in May, Perez drops to RB until the end of the season and then they flick him for Lawson to get the drive at RB in 25. If DR didn't work this year next Max, they promote Yuki, knowing he's likely leaving for Aston with Honda and then they have the seats to promote Hadjar, with him likely winning F2 in 25.
I like my plan haha
I feel they should at least have given Yuki a chance. But we don't know what they know how he Performs off the gri
I think Bottas is 4x more appealing as a driver for a remaining grid spot.
It would take a lot of faith to sign Perez given hood performance this year.
Dangerous presence my arse! He'll never be in F1 again. It was quite enlightening when you pointed out that he was team mates with Stroll. Perhaps that car was a championship winning car in retrospect.
Yuki really deserves the place at RB! He will be a great man show!!!
i am honestly surprised it was ever in question if he would or wouldnt race for Red Bull in 2025. but im even more surprised he lasted all of 2024 tbh
As much as I want to see Liam in that vacant red bull seat.. I think Yuki has earned that spot
RB simply doesn't like Yuki Tsunoda. They want a driver that they don't like in their top team.
genuinely so happy to see him go, the lack of accountability and results was simply not good enough.
The contract was to boost his confidence and performance , which didn't happen.. I'm sure they had a performance clause , tho there would still be a severance pay
Saints to red bull Perez to Williams!!!
Part of Perez’s pay off will include extra money because he can’t find a drive now. It’ll be Lawson in the second RB, he’s Markos favourite and he has too much say in driver selection, especially now Horners Ricciardo choice was proven wrong
People are overrating Yuki so much. Four years of experience and just barely quicker than Lawson who only had 8 races to show for. Lawson has way more potential. Yuki has only beaten De Vries and Ricciardo, big deal. It's just unfortunate Visa didn't give Lawson a whole year to compete with Yuki.
@@matsie3134 yeah that shouldn't have bothered trying to resurrect his career he was clearly washed by that point
That vcarb can only go so fast
If the season started after the summer break RedBull would 100% be a midfield car. Next year they will probably be best of the rest.
Don't think I forgot you lot saying it was a matter of time for this announcement, and it was sure to be made before last friday.
We should be talking about Carlos Sainz at RB!