Many observers see Ricciardo’s arrival at AlphaTauri as the replacement for Nyck de Vries as in impact a holding state of affairs and a chance for the Australian to place in a declare for a return to a Red Bull Racing seat.
Perez is contracted to the tip of 2024, which has led many observers to imagine that Ricciardo will return to RBR after a season and a half with AlphaTauri.
Nonetheless, the Mexican insisted that it is regular for his seat to be coveted by different drivers.
“From my aspect, it does not change something, as a result of like I’ve mentioned, I drive for Pink Bull,” mentioned Perez when requested by Autosport concerning the latest developments.
“There’s not simply Daniel on the market, it is Yuki [Tsunoda], greater than half of the grid will like to drive for Pink Bull. So it does not change something.”
He added: “I have been in F1 for 13 years so I am not a man that any extra thinks a lot additional forward.
“I have been with the engineers, so to be sincere, I have never even had the time to debate what is going on on with Daniel. I feel it is an ideal alternative for him. And that is it.
Daniel Ricciardo, Scuderia AlphaTauri
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“I am specializing in Hungary after which in Belgium, I am not likely desirous about 2025, it is so far forward. It is nonsense to suppose that distant.”
Providing a thought for de Vries, Perez mentioned: “Nicely, I really feel sorry for Nyck. He had a really brief expertise, it was fairly brutal in that regard – it was a really brief expertise of F1.
“However you by no means know what the longer term will maintain for him. And it is simply how it’s, that is F1.”
Following his one-off substitute look for Williams at Monza yr, de Vries competed on 10 events for AlphaTauri, failing to attain a degree in 2023.
Pressed as as to if de Vries had deserved extra time, Perez mentioned: “It is actually arduous to steadiness it out. Generally there are drivers which have a bit extra time than others simply due to circumstances. He was unfortunate that Daniel was out there.”
The elimination of de Vries from AlphaTauri is the most recent in a collection of cases of in-season driver modifications on the two Pink Bull-owned groups.
But Perez famous of his future: “It is in my arms, right.
“I’m the primary one, I am a winner, I do not like having dangerous weekends, it isn’t what I am right here for. I might fairly be at house doing one thing else.
“I am right here as a result of I do know that I can do it, I’ve accomplished it earlier than. Folks simply on the couch overlook how a lot within the little particulars we’re. You have seen it with different drivers, different groups. They’ve had completely different tough durations however then they do not have 20 replacements after every session like they do with the Pink Bull drivers.”