makeitra1n[Chris Medland] „First reported by Dutch media, I'm hearing from multiple sources now that Daniel Ricciardo will replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri with immediate effect“
freehugsIs it possible that this is a test run for DR as a potential replacement for Perez next season or is it a long shot? What’s the upside of putting him in AT for half a season?
cowpoweredPoints. The more points you score, the more money you receive from F1. Danny is ATs best shot at eking out a few more points for the remainder of the season.
My exact thoughts.
if danny does well he goes to RBR and Perez gets dropped. They wont put Perez at AT, no point, he’s too old.
jorgePérez is six months younger than Ricciardo
EB contracts are “you drive for the organization, not a particular team” so they can basically do whatever with them between AT and RB.
I’m not sure that dropping them entirely out of a seat is part of that contract…
It sure looks like it… although I thought they gave home time till the summer break…
Me too… I feel for de Vries. Poor guy didn’t even make it a full season after finally getting his seat.
lackthoughtsaid 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
For sure, that would make sense too.
Why would that make sense? Yuki has 2 points this season, Perez has 5 podiums and like 156 points. Why would RB downgrade MASSIVELY?
Yes but by that logic no driver from any backmarker or midfield team (Russell, Leclerc, Bottas…) would ever have made it to a top team. You have to look at their performance in relation to their teammate/immediate competitors, not the overall standings.
The AT car is definitely not on par with RB. Perez should be 1st or 2nd this whole season barring bad luck or strategy.