Herbert Speaks On Perez's Potential Replacement Again After Missed Prediction

Sunday, 10 November 2024 at 14:00

Former F1 driver and one of FIA's stewards, Johny Herbert, identified a driver which he would like to see replace Sergio Perez in Red Bull Racing.

Following the 2024 United States Grand Prix sprint weekend in Austin, where Sergio Perez scored six points altogether, Johny Herbert suggested the 34-year-old driver would be replaced already this season.

The former F1 driver suggested it was only the question of whether Red Bull had "the cojones" (the balls) to replace the Mexican driver already before his home Grand Prix in Mexico City or whether they would do it afterward - ahead of Sao Paulo.

Now we know that Perez has not been replaced as the Sao Paulo Grand Prix had already taken place, and the 34-year-old keeps saying we will see him also in Las Vegas (next) and even next year as well.

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Speaking to Vision4Sport after the 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Herbert still suggests Red Bull will soon replace Sergio Perez. He said:

"There has been chatter about Sergio Perez being replaced, what Sergio brings to the team in terms of sponsorship, and whether Colapinto could do the same with his Argentine sponsors and that would work out."

"Both Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda have done a really good job. RB have two good drivers but if you look at Colapinto and what he has achieved in the Williams which is not quite as good as the RB car, he has impressed more."

"When you listen to what you hear in the paddock, Colapinto is the one who needs to get the chance."

Herbert personally would like to see the Argentinian driver replace Perez. He suggests driving skills are not the only thing that Red Bull would be looking at in this case, but he believes that Colapinto is a great alternative to the Mexican driver also, marketing-wise.

"The one I'd like to see is Colapinto, who, unlike the other two, hasn't got a seat, and he has more than earned the chance from what we have seen so far."

"I know Red Bull always look at regions, and Sergio was a big deal for them and Mexico when they got him into the car, and it really took off. That, then, could really work for Colapinto in Argentina. South America is a massive market."