168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo is reportedly the “Pl🍌an B” should Red Bull need 🧸to replace the misfiring Sergio Perez.

Ricciardo’s dream of returning to the Red Bull - wh❀ich he admitted when he returned after his brief hiatus from F1 - largely rests upon the team’s patience with Perez.

Red Bull have confirmed that their driver lꦬine-up, a𒀰nd their sister team RB’s, will not change for the second half of the season.

That clarification somewhat eased the considerable pressure💧 on Perez whose poor form led to claims he would be axed midseason.

If Perez remains unable to score the points that his employers demand after the additional time and support that the🔯y will give him, then RB’s Ricciardo or reserve driver Liam Lawson are the options to replace him.

“Ricciardo🏅 would likely get the nod,” ’s Lawrence Barretto wrote.

Ricciardo was ditched by McLaren at the end oღf 2022 but an impressive test in a Red Bull resulted in his midseason return, with AlphaTauri, in 2023.

He entered this year hoping to be flung𒁃 back into the Red Bull alongside Max Verstapp🌟en full-time, but Perez was instead rewarded with a new contract.

Since the ink dried, Perez’s form has failed him. He🐽 will remain in position wh🤪en the F1 summer breaks ends this weekend at Zandvoort, but for how much longer?

Red Bull deadline to lose Liam Lawson?

Talented prospect Lawson first shone in F1 last year, deputising for the injuredꦬ Ricciardo in the AlphaTauri.

His first F1 grands prix led to suജggestions he should retain the race seat for this𝕴 year, which Red Bull decided againsts.

But Red Bull have a deadline - which they are likely to miss - to give Lawson a full-time race seat, or𝓰 risk losing him permanently.

“It is believed Red Bull must give Lawson a seat at one of their teams for 2025 by September🥀 otherwise he’s free to go elsewhere,💙” Barretto wrote.

“Red Bull don’t want to lose him.”

Their desire to keep Laꦕwson adds additional pressu🅰re onto Perez.

If his poor form is unsustaina෴ble and he is repla𝓰ced by Ricciardo, Lawson is ready-made to hop into the RB.

But Lawson is alဣso snapping at the heels of Ricciardo, whose futur🃏e is uncertain.

The veteran Aus♍tralian still has no contract for 2025, w𝔉hile teammate Yuki Tsunoda is tied down.

Ricciardo spoke𒁏 openly before the summer break that he could be en🦂tering his final grand prix, if Red Bull choose to get rid of him.

That threat remains unless he doeꦡs enough to earn a new con🌳tract.

“If his form drops, Lawson is the candidate to replace him for next season,” Barrettoඣ 𝐆wrote.