Daniel Ricciardo feiert schon beim GP Ungarn sein Formel-1-Comeback. Der Australier wird Nyck de Vries bei Alpha Tauri ersetzen. Der Niederländer konnte die Erwartungen in den ersten zehn Rennen nicht erfüllen.
Red Bull only wants to invest in the really promising talents.
I find red bulls approach to be quite disagreeable overall. They are not so much investing in junior drivers, instead just putting a tab on them that says ‘ours, if they happen to be good enough’. Then they recruit from outside that massive pool for the most recent positions (De Vries - Mercedes, Perez - no junior academy affiliation).
Perez has arguably succeeded where Kvyat, Gasly and Albon failed, based on his performance in 2021. Now Red Bull don’t even need a second driver - crazy situation we are in, but if Liam Lawson is not offered a 2024 seat, I can’t imagine all these juniors would stick around anyway, what’s the point?
I find red bulls approach to be quite disagreeable overall. They are not so much investing in junior drivers, instead just putting a tab on them that says ‘ours, if they happen to be good enough’. Then they recruit from outside that massive pool for the most recent positions (De Vries - Mercedes, Perez - no junior academy affiliation).
Perez has arguably succeeded where Kvyat, Gasly and Albon failed, based on his performance in 2021. Now Red Bull don’t even need a second driver - crazy situation we are in, but if Liam Lawson is not offered a 2024 seat, I can’t imagine all these juniors would stick around anyway, what’s the point?