With the threat of competition in 2024, Red Bull must make a decision about Sergio Perez.
If Sergio Perez drew up a list of things he did not want to happen at his home race, Sunday’s events would have ticked many of those boxes.
Mexico was supposed to be Perez’s turning point. After a run of four races without a podium, and 15 without a win, the 33-year-old had pinpointed the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez as the venue where he would reverse his fortunes. With a passionate home crowd supporting him every step of the way, everything was there for Perez to do well.
The Mexican ended the race with zero points for the third time this season but more than almost certainly losing his P2 to Lewis Hamilton, the implications are likely to be much longer lasting. 2024 could well be another year of dominance but if Red Bull feel their title is not as certain as it has been the last few seasons, can they then say Perez is the right man to help them over the line?
A lacklustre few seasons at McLaren was hardly the kind of CV that would usually land a role in Red Bull but Mexico was the first time that the replacing of Perez with Ricciardo made sense. If Perez’s confidence looks shot to bits, Ricciardo’s will be as high as it has been since his McLaren win in Monza.but surely now even the team principal’s mind is changing. The US Grand Prix is the only race in the last five in which he has scored double digits.
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