Red Bull Racing are not afraid of making changes within their teams, similarly to how it was announced last Thursday that
Daniel Ricciardo will be replaced by
Liam Lawson at
Visa Cash App RB. According to the team's former driver,
David Coulthard, the same fate could await
Sergio Perez ahead of the 2025 season.
After replacing
Nyck de Vries mid-2023,
Daniel Ricciardo had the same experience after the
Singapore Grand Prix. The Australian failed to make the step up to Red Bull to then replace a struggling Perez, and therefore,
Liam Lawson was given a chance at Visa Cash App RB,
where if the driver from New Zealand performs well, could build a strong case to complete what Ricciardo failed to do so as well.
According to David Coulthard, the Mexican's position is now under more threat, even as was closer to
Max Verstappen in Monza, and then did well in Baku until he crashed with
Carlos Sainz on the penultimate lap of the Grand Prix.
"He did brilliantly in Baku, but one swallow doesn’t make a summer. One good result is not what you expect from your… He’s clearly the number two driver in that team. There was so much relief, I think, off the back of Baku," he told
Channel 4.
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