Damn. I know he wasn’t doing that great, but the way that Red Bull just makes way to someone else mid season is a bit harsh. If this is indeed true, hope Daniel can make it as I think this would be his last chance at landing a seat for next year.
I haven’t really followed Nyck’s progress, but dropping him mid season like this is a strong statement. Not even Latifi or Mazepin were dropped this hard. This is Ricciardo’s last try, and he has to outperform Tsunoda if he doesn’t want to be dropped either.
Well, Maz being dropped had serious financial strings attached. And what would a replacement driver have done, had a slightly faster 20th place pace?
And the only reason he was dropped was because of Russia and they didn’t want a direct link from Haas to them.
Wild, I figured they’d give Nyck til the end of the season.
Also, Danny Ricc getting put in the junior car is kinda depressing. Although I get it, not really any spot up at the top rn. Checo seems to be doing just barely good enough…
It is a shame. I guess junior car is a little bit less depressing than reserve driver tho haha
as someone else already stated it‘s really harsh. But pretty good for RBR/AT because they will see how good Ricciardo performs against Tsunoda. If Tsunoda outperforms Daniel he will also be dropped and Liam Lawson will drive the AT in 2024. Pretty solid strategy.
Is it possible this is a test run for DR to see if he’s fit to replace Perez next season, or is that a long shot? What’s Red Bull’s upside for putting him at AT for half a season?
said this in another thread but I think this is more of a test for Yuki, if he beats RIC then Yuki replaces Perez next year
It sure looks like it… although I thought they gave him time till the summer break…
My exact thoughts. It let’s them put him back in the car without the immediate risk to the primary team.
I’m not well versed in driver moves. If Danny somehow does amazing is it possible for him to move to RB and Sergio to move the AT this season? Like a driver trade?
if danny does well he goes to RBR and Perez gets dropped. They wont put Perez at AT, no point, he’s too old.
what a bang to start silly season with
Yeah I’m going to hold any opinion until we more than just a tweet lmao. Don’t trust anything during silly season.
