Red Bull Seat in Jeopardy? McLaren Ace Claims Perez is Out

Alright, alright, lemme tell ya what’s goin’ on with this Red Bull racin’ stuff. I heard it from someone who heard it from someone else, you know how it goes in the village… everyone’s talkin’. Seems like this Perez fella, yeah, the one drivin’ the other car, not the fast one, he’s in a bit of a pickle.

This whole racin’ thing, it’s like farmin’, ya gotta be the best, or else someone else gonna take yer spot. This Perez, they say he ain’t been doin’ so hot this year. Not like that Verstappen fella, that boy’s fast like a greased pig on a Saturday night! He won again, they say. Four times in a row! Goodness gracious, that boy’s somethin’ else. He’s keepin’ his spot, that’s for sure.

But Perez, well, folks are whisperin’ he might be out. Out like a bad weed in the cornfield! They say the big bosses at Red Bull, them fancy fellas, they ain’t too happy. You know, when you don’t bring in the crops, they find someone else who can. It’s just business, like sellin’ eggs at the market. If your eggs ain’t good, nobody gonna buy ’em.

• Now, I heard they’re lookin’ at other drivers.
• One’s that Ricciardo fella, the one with the curly hair. He used to drive for Red Bull before, I think. It’s like a stray dog comin’ back home, ya know?
• And then there’s this Lawson boy, young fella, I ain’t never seen him race, but they say he’s good. Just like a young bull in the pasture, full of energy.

It’s all rumors, mind you, like old wives’ tales ’round the fireplace. But where there’s smoke, there’s fire, they say. And this smoke’s gettin’ pretty thick. They say this Marko fella, he’s one of the big shots at Red Bull, he’s been talkin’ to folks, stirrin’ the pot, like my old hen in the coop.

Perez, he’s got a contract, they say, for next year too. But a contract ain’t worth nothin’ if they don’t want ya. It’s like promisin’ to sell a piglet and then it dies overnight, ya can’t sell a dead piglet now can ya? If they really want him out, they’ll find a way. They always do. Money talks, honey, money talks. And these racin’ fellas, they got lots of it.

This whole thing, it’s like watchin’ a soap opera on that newfangled TV box my grandson got. All this drama, all this talk. Who’s gonna drive, who’s gonna be out. It’s enough to make your head spin like a weathervane in a tornado.

I ain’t no expert, mind ya, but from what I hear, Perez is on thin ice. Thinner than the ice on the pond in January. He needs to start winnin’, and winnin’ fast. Otherwise, he’ll be packin’ his bags and lookin’ for a new farm, so to speak. Maybe he’ll go drive for some other team, maybe he’ll just retire and raise chickens. Who knows?

One thing’s for sure, though, this Red Bull team, they want to win. They don’t mess around. They got the best car, they got the best driver, and they want the best second driver too. And if Perez ain’t cuttin’ it, they’ll find someone who is. It’s as simple as that.

So, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. Maybe Perez will turn things around, maybe he won’t. Maybe Ricciardo will come back, maybe Lawson will get his chance. It’s all up in the air, like a kite on a windy day. But one thing’s for certain, the racin’ world, it’s a cutthroat business. You gotta be tough, you gotta be fast, and you gotta keep winnin’. Otherwise, you’re out.

That’s all I know for now. Gotta go feed the chickens. Those hens get grumpy if they ain’t fed on time, just like them race car drivers I reckon.

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