Many feel that Red Bull hiring Daniel Ricciardo has put current full-time driver Sergio Perez on shaky ground. Some have pointed out how Red Bull haven’t hesitated to replace drivers mid-season in the past. Perez has now responded in a team statement
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Perez Responds To Possibility Of Ricciardo Replacing Him
Perez started off by revealing if he is worried about Daniel replacing him
“No, when you are at Red Bull Racing you have got to perform at your best”
“It doesn’t matter whether Daniel is here or not, Red Bull can pick pretty much any driver they want on the grid”
He then looked at the positives of having someone as experienced as Daniel in the reserve driver role
“I think we are very fortunate to have Daniel”
“The level of experience that he has, and to be able to have him back at the factory with the engineers”
“When we are talking about the car he will really understand what we are talking about”
He signed off by reiterating that Daniel will be a massive help
“I think it’s great to have someone like him around and I think on weekends he will be a massive help”
Fast Feed
The FIA has clarified that “drivers are free to express their beliefs” [Motorsport]
“But only at specific times and in certain circumstances”
“Moreover, the condition remains that the drivers have sought prior permission”
McLaren’s Lando Norris “would love to see Daniel [Ricciardo] on the grid just because he’s a very talented driver” [Team Statement]
“He always makes races exciting and especially when he had a car which was capable of putting on a good show”
Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg explained that he “used [the winter] very well to build up [his] physical strength again” [Team Statement]
Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi confirmed that they “agreed that if [Andretti] get their licence to run in Formula One, then [Alpine] will provide them with a powertrain” [Reuters]
Alpine’s ambassador for diversity programme Zinedine Zidane likes “the vision and the concrete approach of the Alpine teams” [Alpine Car Launch]
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly suggested that “the target for [them] is to consolidate fourth place in the championship and close the gap to the top three”
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso revealed that at Alpine when “they got fifth, they were happy with fifth place”
“They got seventh and then that was a celebration”
“Here, there are no celebrations until we win. That is very appealing to me."
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem suggested that if they “want to grow motorsport and mobility, [they] have to reach all markets” [Autocar India]
“It doesn’t make sense to me that the two biggest countries in the world – India and China – with all of their manufacturers have just 8,000 licence holders of motorsport”
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