jorge@sopuli.xyz to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago[Chris Medland] No Sergio Perez at the Red Bull Ring today - he became unwell overnight so is taking the day to rest ahead of the race weekendtwitter.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-link[Chris Medland] No Sergio Perez at the Red Bull Ring today - he became unwell overnight so is taking the day to rest ahead of the race weekendtwitter.comjorge@sopuli.xyz to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareSimpleDev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI can’t say I’ve seen that mentioned anywhere? He had options with teams and turned them down or wanted too much money. Based on what we’ve heard from Red Bull he’s off the pace in the sim as well. I think it’s just the fact Red Bull aren’t confident in his ability yet. Doesn’t make a lot of sense to throw him in the car with no practice in a real car for quite awhile compared to Yuki and Lawson as well.
minus-squarerumckle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI don’t think it was confirmed, and it was a while ago I saw it. But (alledgedly) the reason he turned down the options with too little pay, is that they had to beat the amount that McLaren was paying him not to race.
I can’t say I’ve seen that mentioned anywhere? He had options with teams and turned them down or wanted too much money.
Based on what we’ve heard from Red Bull he’s off the pace in the sim as well. I think it’s just the fact Red Bull aren’t confident in his ability yet.
Doesn’t make a lot of sense to throw him in the car with no practice in a real car for quite awhile compared to Yuki and Lawson as well.
I don’t think it was confirmed, and it was a while ago I saw it. But (alledgedly) the reason he turned down the options with too little pay, is that they had to beat the amount that McLaren was paying him not to race.