Ricciardo explains how he sees Perez's situation at Red Bull

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Ricciardo on Perez situation at Red Bull Racing
18 July at 12:55
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  • Cas van de Kleut

Sergio Perez is under pressure. This may again open doors for Daniel Ricciardo to make the switch to Red Bull Racing after all. The Australian said ahead of the race weekend in Hungary how he sees Perez's situation

Where Perez started the season well, his good form has since disappeared. In the past six races, Max Verstappen's teammate scored just 15 points. The Mexican's renewed contract reportedly states that he cannot be more than 100 points behind the Dutchman. The difference is now 137 points, which means it could possibly soon be the end of the story for Perez at Red Bull.

Ricciardo on Perez's situation

So that there is pressure on Perez is clear. Ricciardo, when asked by GPblog about how he views the Mexican's situation, answered: "Look, I guess it depends how we are spotlighted in the media, but the truth is every driver is under pressure and even the ones that are killing it, there is some pressure for them to keep performing. So my point is we all feel it."

Even Ricciardo himself has still been in the spotlight in a negative sense this season, so he knows what it's like: "Even after my good race in Montreal I said 'look I need to do another good one', because you're only as good as your last race, and one good weekend doesn't quite let you off the hook. So it temporarily does but then it can quickly change. So yes I know, I've seen some statistics Max has scored a lot more points than Checo and of course they are expecting a bit more. But this is the sport. We feel it all the time it's just who is the spotlight of the week, and yes it's up to us to obviously try to shut it out, and it's not easy as well sometimes if everyone is just always asking you questions."