Should Redbull apologize?

[F1nKS]

If you apply the same criticism to other drivers in the same circumstances, then you would not stand out as targeting one individual. You cannot act the way you do and not expect people to notice.

LOL, all you have to look at my post history. I have criticism of Hamilton, Perez, Bottas, Stroll, Mazespin, Kimi, Ricciardo...and even Verstappen.

Now you generalize that all people from a country are racist because they come from that country. The thing is, that could be said for any country on the planet. You are now targeting English people specifically in your statement of prejudice.

Actually those were Alonso words. He said that about the British. But I see you don't like your "schtick" turned back around on you.

Everyone who has been following F1, knows the second seat at Redbull is in the difficult part of the Redbull garage for unknown reasons. Many have failed in that seat, not necessarily due to inability. But due to the very nature of how that part of the Redbull garage appears to operate. The mere fact that Perez has been the most successful driver to occupy that seat since Ricciardo, is not acknowledged by you. All you do is criticize.

Plenty of other people who follow and talk about formula 1 are saying Perez has underperformed. The common theme is they look at Sainz, Perez and Ricciardo and the common theme is:

1. Sainz has adapted the quickest to his new drive and is helping his team.

2. Perez is in the middle of the two driver for adapting. Some good, but some very poor. Overall is underperforming for where the car performance.

3. Ricciardo has been the worst for adapting, but has somehow continue to find a way to at least stay in the points.

Perez was brought in for 1 reason - to be a Max wingman and to bring a championship. If he can't do the job, they would have been better off leaving Albon in the position and continue to develop.

That is the hardest seat in F1 for a driver to operate at their best. And the disparity between both cars in the Redbull garage tell the story. You have to take into consideration that Perez is a two times race winner.

This is such a weak argument. Look at the top 6 teams, 4 of those teams have big disparities between #1 and #2. Lucky for Red Bull that Bottas has a greater disparity than Red Bull between Hamilton and Bottas or they would be in trouble.

The issue for Red Bull is not some curse on Seat #2, the problem is Red Bull wasn't ready (nor were they expecting Ricciardo to go to Renault). They didn't have a backup plan. They rushed Gasly into the seat, pulled the rug out from under him mid-season and then rushed Albon into the seat. Two promising young drivers who were crushed. Now they are rushing Yuki into the 2nd team when he is not ready. That is the real issue. It not because Max is in the other car.

Meanwhile, Mercedes stuck their future hope in back of the grid team to have a low stress environment to learn. McClaren have brought Lando along slowly (though he is proving to be a special talent).

He knows how to win races.

He has had 2 wins, one last year and one this year. That not a long track record of winning success. He only has 2 podiums this year, in a car that should be fighting for podium every race.

The up and down performance from him is not necessarily due to him alone. there are other factors involved. And your comments would be fair and insightful if you at least try to analyse those other factors. The fact that you have not even tried to look at those other factors comes across as a focused targeting of Perez.

My opinion of Perez is he is a good mid-field racer who know how to look after his tires and that allow him the ability to grab good results when the opportunity presents itself. He is not very good at extracting single lap pace - so his qualifying is subpar. He seem to struggle with wheel to wheel racing (his effort against Leclerc and Norris highlighted that).

He is better at being a under-the-radar type guy, he doesn't seem to handle the pressure to well. Maybe we will see a different Perez in the 2nd half of the season.

I hope he has a great second half of the season and beats Bottas every time. It will be interesting to see if Red Bull renews his contract for next year during the summer break to take some of the pressure off him, or will they do what they did with Albon and wait...just because they don't think Perez has any better options.

I think it is 60% they keep him. I think the Mercedes announcement will set off things (for the whole grid). But Red Bull can be unpredictable.