By inviting Daniel Ricciardo to the role of third driver, Red Bull Racing immediately made it clear that they did not consider the Australian a potential replacement for Sergio Perez. Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes the Mexican driver should still consider Ricciardo’s presence in the team and change the approach to work in 2023 to get closer to Max Verstappen’s results.
“Now Sergio knows the team has a full-fledged reserve driver,” David Coulthard shared his view ahead of the start of Red Bull Racing’s demonstration races, which take place in Dublin on Sunday. – Sergio must take into account how many victories Max has and how many victories he himself has – simple adjustments in the approach to work cannot correct this state of affairs. It needs major changes, a program update, if you will.
If you keep baking a cake with the same ingredients, you will get the same cake. Changes are necessary to get a different result. Sergio has access to the world champion’s telemetry – he can see where Max is faster and where he is slower. In some areas, Perez is faster than a partner, but Max often manages to put all the pieces together.
Sergio knows what to add. If he can do that, he will have the chance to fight for the title. If he can’t, like me he will be another driver who has won several grands prix.
I was in Perez’s shoes when I was at McLaren with Mika Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen. I did my best and for nine years in the team I didn’t miss a single test or race, even though I felt terrible. I knew that if I let a test driver sit behind the wheel for even a minute, he would take this opportunity to show how good he is. And if I don’t let him drive, all he can do is talk all day. We have to protect our territory.”
Source: F1 News
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