https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/11/13/horner-ricciardo-badly-advised-to-snub-same-red-bull-deal-as-verstappen/ Your daily source of motorsport news, features, results and images Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/11/13/horner-ricciardo-badly-advised-to-snub-same-red-bull-deal-as-verstappen/#comment-56989 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:10:12 +0000 https://www.motorsportweek.com/?p=136635#comment-56989 It’s a massive four-way battle for that second seat, between Perez, Ricciardo, Tsunoda, and Lawson. Perez has the advantage, in that he has the chance to use the car he has to get the results and secure a longer tenure, but his form has been so erratic it’s difficult at the moment to envisage him becoming consistent. Ricciardo is probably favourite, due to Perez’s inconsistency, and because he has proven in the past that he can win races and that he will fight for podiums on a regular basis in a capable car. Tsunoda will put himself in a strong position if he can get the better of Ricciardo at Alpha Tauri and maintain that over time. Lawson needs to get himself into a seat somewhere first, maybe Williams, to show that the potential he appeared to have when subbing for Ricciardo is genuine, so he is the unlikeliest contender at present. Unless Perez does something catastrophic in the last two races he will begin 2024 as Verstappen’s teammate, but if he remains erratic, especially if any other teams achieve parity, he might not get much leeway.

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