“Red Bull enjoy making their #2 driver’s life a misery” - Hot Takes

Опубликовано: 01 Август 2026
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“RB enjoy making their #2 driver’s life a misery, I think. They pile on the pressure the moment they don’t finish 2nd. Checo’s done well to last this long, but I don’t think he’ll be replaced next year. They’ll keep turning the screw increasing the pressure hoping Checo quits the team. If he doesn’t then they’ll fire him”

Let me explain.

A few days ago we did a video on Sergio Perez’s recent poor run of form that discussed how the current situation might be affecting Checo’s future and you all had a lot of interesting things to say

We went through the nearly 200 comments on that video and this, we feel, is the one of the “hottest” takes
Commented by Super Dirty Frank, the comment at the beginning of this video seemed to sum up the general consensus of the comment section.

Many agree that while Red Bull tend to favour Max more, Checo’s place in the team is relatively safe until his contract runs out at the end of next year

Many of you also felt that Red Bull should, maybe, be a bit more helpful towards Checo.

Some of you, however, would like Red Bull to fire Checo and choose someone who would step on some toes to make things more interesting, although there is a lot of differing opinions on who that might be.