Who should get the second seat at Red Bull for 2024?
There have been questions if Sergio "Checo" Perez will come back for the 2nd Red Bull seat racing side-by-side if Three Time F1 World Championship (I'm calling it) Max Verstappen. He's there been for three seasons there, won five races with the team, and he does have one more year left on his current contract. However, it looks Red Bull might get rid of Checo anyway. Not a certainty but who knows. Who should get that seat if Red Bull does kick Checo out?
Daniel Riccardo: Probably the main reason or one of the main reasons why Nyck DeVeris was given the boot from Alphatauri was to this if Danny Ric still had it as a racer after getting the boot from McLaren even though he had one more year on his deal (Sound Familiar?). He was familiar with Red Bull winning seven of his eight wins with them. However, his two finishes this season were 13th and 16th, and he's out for several more races after he broke a bone in his wrist in Free Practice in the Dutch Grand Prix. Will he return this season again and if/when he does will he prove he's the man for the second Red Bull seat.
Yuki Tsunoda: The season started with him on the chopping block and now he probably should be looked at the second RB seat. He's getting as much as out of that Alphatauri as he can. It's considered the worst car in F1 currently. He has regressed a little bit since Spain though he did get a 10th-place finish in Belgium. If Danny Ric misses more races, why not give Yuki a shot.
Liam Lawson: More than likely unlikely because he's only been there for two races. If anything, he'll return to Alphatauri for 2024 but what happens if he gets a points finish in the next two races or however much longer Danny Ric is out? Just saying. Plus there's one guy from the Red Bull Junior Program that when from Toro Rosso (now Alphatauri) to Red Bull in their rookie year.
Alex Albon: Another driver who had previous experience with Red Bull which included getting promoted to Red Bull in this rookie year. He had two podiums during his time at RB and it should've been four but Sir Lewis Hamilton caused him to wreck out those two times. Plus he's driving well in a Williams car. Not as bad AT but Williams is at the bottom of the grid. Plus, I want RB to sign Albon so Mick Schumacher can take a Williams seat along with Logan Sargeant. Would have made a case for Albon for Mercedes but their lineup is set for two more years. Though would Albon return to Red Bull?
Mick Schumacher: I'm reaching here I admit but I don't want him to replace Sargeant at Williams which could happen considering if James Vowles wants that Mercedes Team Principal position when Toto Wolff retires it would help if he replaces Sargeant with Mick. Please Red Bull sign Mick. Give Sargeant a second season, please. Plus Max and Mick's dad were teammates for a season in F1 for the 1994 for Benetton where Michael Schumacher won his first F1 title.
Red Bull Junior Team: OK very unlikely, if anything they would go to Alphatauri or whatever the team name is for next season. Ayumu Iwasa is the highest-ranked junior in the Formula 2 standings and if he finishes top five or top six, he gives his super license needed to race in F1.
Those are my picks. What's is yours?
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