Former F1 driver David Coulthard warns that Sergio Perez's recent poor form could lead to him leaving Red Bull unless he quickly improves.
Sergio Perez could follow Daniel Ricciardo out of the Red Bull exit door unless he improves quickly, fears David Coulthard. Perez has scored only one point in the past two grands prix combined, as Red Bull have fallen behind McLaren in the constructors’ championship. A late crash in Azerbaijan while he was challenging for a podium was unfortunate, but Perez followed it up with a drab P10 in Singapore.
“He did brilliantly in Baku but one swallow doesn’t make a summer,” David Coulthard assessed for Channel 4.“There was so much relief off the back of Baku. Here, it was back to reality. “If he doesn’t get solid points for the remainder of the year then, like Daniel Ricciardo, it looks like he’s on the way out of the door.Ricciardo’s lack of form for RB this season means he will be replaced by Liam Lawson for the remainder of the season.But with McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri each running at the front at every round, Perez’s lack of points has caused an issue for Red Bull in the constructors’.“They came with a set-up which was based around the difficulties they had last year. It didn’t work,” Coulthard analysed.“Max was brilliantly capable of extracting a lap which secured them the front row. Maybe it could have been different if Oscar hadn’t had his difficulties
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