Red Bull Formula One racing make big call to stay the course with Sergio Perez and Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull won’t make any driver changes during the season’s break, the Formula 1 motor racing team has announced.
It means Australian veteran Daniel Ricciardo will remain behind the wheel with their junior Visa Cash App RB team through the remainder of the 2024 campaign, while Sergio Perez will stay on at the main Red Bull Racing.
The company’s top brass, including team principal Christian Horner and motorsport advisor Helmet Marko, reportedly met on Monday at the Red Bull team’s UK base to discuss the future of both F1 pilots.
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Perez, 34, ranks seventh through 14 starts, including 11 finishes in the top 10 and six in the top five.
There had been speculation that Ricciardo’s fellow second-team RB driver, Yuki Tsunoda, was being considered for a promotion to the main Red Bull team.
But it is understood Ricciardo is now safe for the rest of the season with the Japanese driver staying alongside him.
