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Originally Posted by G99M5
if I were Sergio I'd be very worried. Sergio wants a car like how Jenson Button likes them ...
whereas Ricciardo's preferred car setup is like Max ... so if RB needs a faster driver they might just sneak Ricciardo in to be their number 2 ...
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Perez may perceive the hiring of Ricciardo as 3rd driver for RBR as a real threat that he is required to provide maximum performance: if Perez underperforms in Spring 2023 (compared to Ricciardo test drive results) or makes a couple of mistakes during early 2023 race weekends, places 2-3 could be swapped mid-season.
Remember Kvyat in May 2016: abruptly replaced by Verstappen during the season (but that was also because Mercedes and Ferrari were entertaining the idea of hiring Verstappen for 2017 or later).
https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/36206848.amp
Also on a personal level, Ricciardo and Verstappen get along very well.
After the 2022 Abu Dhabi race last weekend:
Hard to imagine a bromance like this between Verstappen and Perez: