Sergio Perez in crisis, Helmut Marko returns to frame his future

The seat continues to be anything but stable.

Sergio Perez and Red Bull are certainly not experiencing the happiest phase of their partnership, which began in 2021 and perhaps never more precarious than this season. The Mexican, who in the first five rainbow rounds of 2023 collected two wins and two second places, after Miami è entered an endless crisis and at Suzuka è retired after a Sunday to forget. So much so that Helmut Marko once again spoke about him.

He who in Red Bull è has been a proponent of several running changes of shirt (the various Kvyat, Gasly and Albon know something about it), already had Perez in his sights in the past. This time, però, he è limited himself to admitting that his future è all to be written. Although, for the moment, not the immediate one.

"Perez has a contract until 2024,” Marko recalled.

Then there is Ricciardo who aims to return to Red Bull, his goal è clearly that. To achieve that he will have to in turn give level performances. Then there are Tsunoda, who è an up-and-coming driver, and Lawson who at 21 already; has shown his potential".

"Thereè that è certain è that in Red Bull we have to think about the future. Perez and Ricciardo are both over 30 years of age; their future will depend on what they have in their heads and how much time they still want to spend behind the wheel. We forò have to be ready for anything, and ideally a figure like Lawson fits right into that'optic", concluded Marko.