Daniel Ricciardo He lost his seat at McLaren and has not found another as a starter in Formula 1. For this reason he has returned to Red Bull, although behind Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Some voices pointed out that it was a “pressure measurement” for the Mexican pilot, but the team has already taken it upon himself to deny it.
It has done Marko Helmut, Red Bull adviser, who is not used to keeping things quiet. In ‘Servus TV’ he has confirmed it: “I want to repeat that we don’t want to put pressure on Pérez with the arrival of Daniel”.
“It’s good to have Ricciardo in case he ever has to replace a pilot from our teams. Then we will have a rider that we know will do well,” says Marko.
In addition, he details that Ricciardo will be in charge of carrying out the “exhibitions”: “We have many commitments a year, like exhibitions with cars and appearances in the United States. Who can do that better than Ricciardo with his smile, his show and I don’t know what else he has up his sleeve?”
Regarding Pérez, who always seems disputed, Marko lends him a glove: “Checo has shown that he can drive at a very high level. If at a given moment Max doesn’t have the day, we know we have Sergio. For a reason has won two races this year“.
At Red Bull they are very clear that Verstappen is his number 1 driver and Pérez, number 2. And despite the fact that the Mexican has made mistakes on certain occasions, his position is not in danger. Ricciardo will be the reserve.
