and the only time max was asked to swap for perez to go ahead was when max was racing with a damaged car
Besides when he drove across the line while GP had a heart attack telling him to let Checo through lol. It is what it is, I'm just saying there is always conflict no matter what.
It's in every team's interest to pursue the fastest drivers, imo.
they did not want to create a toxic atmosphere
Not for whoever was number one, but fuck number two and how they might feel about it. Valtteri was pretty candid about how damaging it was to be in that role, and seemed pretty happy to be away from it when he signed with Alfa Romeo.
Because that's totally never happened with Max and Checo? Team orders to swap places that get ignored, second guessing radio calls about strategy compared to your teammate, etc.
Shit happens. Teams know this. Teams just want to win. Even going back to Lewis and Nico, Merc kept Nico until he chose to leave them, even through the conflict.
But speculation and opinions are all part of the fun of F1. We can always count on the teams to do some crazy shit for some random reason.
They want somebody solid, consistent and fast but not enough to threaten Verstappen.
People say this all the time completely ignoring the fact that Red Bull was courting Lando when they thought they had a chance to sign him alongside Max.
Any team that is consciously and actively dumbing down their lineup is making a mistake, imo.
I don't think RB is trying to get someone as good or better than Max
Why wouldn't they be? Every team should be searching for the best available option for every seat, not some lukewarm placeholder to collect the scraps.
It's hard not to love Kevin even though he seems to be constantly under fire for following team orders. He's just a genuine guy who loves to race, hard to ask for more. I really hope he finds something fun to drive if he's unable to continue with F1.
He is, but that doesn't make it the wrong thing to do either.
Strictly IMO based on nothing- I'm not convinced Red Bull or anyone else thinks Yuki has a ceiling much higher than where he's currently at. Red Bull is unfortunately cursed with comparing everyone to Max so they are perpetually hunting for someone as good or better than he is, and Yuki hasn't had those breakout moments to sway their leadership.
The series has seen countless drivers in the same situation with various teams through the years. It's a very cutthroat, money influenced, flavor-of-the-week culture that not a lot of people get the chance to thrive in.
Besides when he drove across the line while GP had a heart attack telling him to let Checo through lol. It is what it is, I'm just saying there is always conflict no matter what.
It's in every team's interest to pursue the fastest drivers, imo.
Not for whoever was number one, but fuck number two and how they might feel about it. Valtteri was pretty candid about how damaging it was to be in that role, and seemed pretty happy to be away from it when he signed with Alfa Romeo.