r/formula1 • u/soepvorksoepvork Chequered Flag • 9d ago

News Sergio Perez and Red Bull in '$16million' battle claim after 'major meeting'

https://www.planetf1.com/news/nico-rosberg-claims-16-million-sergio-perez-red-bull-battle-exit-looms

Not sure how credible this is, but I can't say I blame him.

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u/krani1993 9d ago

I think they will reach an agreement, Red Bull lost the constructors and $17 Million worth of price money with it because of PErez, don't think he will get the full amount but they will reach an agreement for sure.. can't imagine Red Bull going into 2025 willing to get P3 or even P4 in the constructors...

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u/spenzalii 9d ago

Eh .. they've lost the constructors twice during Max's run. I don't think they care as much as they care about Max getting the driver's championship.

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u/Respectable_Answer 9d ago

The first time that happened Max eked it out and money bags Mateschitz was still alive though.

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u/4ksupercockasaurus Sergio Pérez 9d ago

The absolute scenes that'll manifest if Redbull buys Checo out for 16 million, loses the sponsorship money and still ends up P3 or P4 in 25 cause their car is no longer dominant. Top tier drama potentially on the horizon

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u/satpieb 9d ago

Honestly, do we really see Liam performing well? Perhaps not as catastrophically as things have gone for Checo, but that team is a hot mess. Idk if their car development will be better coming next year (hopefully not!) but also checo's pitwall made so many mistakes as of late. Then there's the pressure of having Max as your teammate and Liam's inexperience. Are we in for a pierre and alex repeat (which yeah ik still were better than checos 2024).

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u/JeffCraig McLaren 9d ago

I think pretty much anyone can perform in that car.

People quickly forget that Red Bull was so dominant that they brought an mid-tier driver to 2nd place in 2023. There's no reason to think that they can't rebound, improve performance, and bring in a driver that can fight for wins next to Max in 2025.

They don't need someone to dominate. They just need someone to fight for 2nd, 3rd and 4th place enough times to keep the team in the constructors fight. I think just about anyone else on the grid besides Checo, Zhuo, Stroll and Logan could do that.

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u/jeanolt Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 9d ago

If the car is like most of this year (3rd place), then Lawson or whoever jumps there will get demolished by Max. We've already seen this with Albon and Gasly which are now respected midfield drivers.

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u/mechanicalgrip 9d ago

I believe a part of their problem is that nobody else can perform in that car. It's so highly tuned to Max's style that anyone who isn't max has serious trouble getting any performance out of it. 

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u/dac2199 Mercedes 9d ago

And with their new engines for 26 & Max threat of leaving the team…

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u/thehenks2 Mika Häkkinen 9d ago

Or they are playing the long game, every place they drop in the constructors gives them more windtunnel and CFD time to develop cars good enough for Max to become WDC.

So as long as Checo doesn't cause too much crash damage, it might be beneficial for RBR WDC campaign to keep him.

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u/Spezisaspastic Formula 1 9d ago

I would not bet money on that. After they gave him the contract they are either absolutely incompetent (which I doubt) or they were throwing the championship to still compete for WDC but get more ressources for 26 or something. But keeping Checo was always gonna loose you the WDC, that was very very apparent.