Jenson Button doubts Daniel Ricciardo's 'fairytale' Red Bull return will happen
After winning two of the opening three races in F1 2023, Perez’s form and hopes of a title challeng🍒e have drifted.
Perez now sits 69 points behind teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen after eight rounds.
The Mexican is narrowly ahead of Aston Martin’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso in the standings, with Perez failing to make Q3 in the lღast three races.
Ricciardo is currently Red Bull’s third driver, and according to ESPNꦏ, he’d be open to an F1 return with AlphaTauri if a ‘fairytale’ promotion to full-time driver alongside Verstappen 🧸wasn’t possible.
S📖peaking during 🐼a NASCAR media conference, Button was asked about Perez’s Red Bull future.
He said: “💝I don't think he is (in danger) for t෴his year but at the end of the year who knows,”
“Who do you put in there൩? Obviously they have Daniel Ricciardo there as an ambassador but I don't know if they꧋ are willing to put him in that seat.
“I've got to feel for Checo, three races on the bounce he's♈ been below par.
“There's no catching Max now he's gone and the champioꦦnship is🗹 definitely his.”
If Red Bull decided to replace Perez, they have 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yuki Tsunoda and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nyck de Vries racing for their sister team, AlphaTauri.
De Vries hasn’t shown he’s anywhere near the level of a top team, while Tsunoda has improved significantly, although Franz Tost thinks he will be ready in 2🍃025, not next year.
“Do they take someone from AlphaTauri?,” Button added. “🔯If so who would it be - De Vries or would you put (Yuki) Tsunoda in the A Team?”
Ricciardo is set to drive Red Bull’s dominant RB19 for the first time during🐼 a Pirelli tyre test a🌄t Silverstone following the British Grand Prix in July.
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