Yuki vs Dan is a HUGE and crucial team-mate battle for their futures

I feel bad for Nyck, but I'm glad Daniel can race in Vegas now. edit: wow, there's some awful takes in the replies. I liked Nyck but it was clear that he was not WDC capable, and RB is pretty decisive when their drivers are underperforming. As for Yuki, we've never had a direct comparison of him now vs. post-prime Ricciardo. I don't think we can yet say which of them are most likely to get the RB seat if Checo gets axed.

ngl idk how to feel about this. Super excited to see Danny back, but kinda sad for Nyck. I really wanted to see him perform well.

After Mclaren and Ricciardo, now John is also back !!! 🤘🤘👍👍

Let's not forget the Albon to Williams experience. Daniel brings recent Red Bull knowledge and feel to AT, which Lawson doesn't. With all respect to Yuki, he's only driven an AT and follows the engineers. Daniel's bringing a fresh but very experienced set of eyes to help the engineers. I'd suggest that AT have written off this season and are going to use the rest of the races as an extended test session of some 24 season bits/concept to get (whatever that team is called)'s car up to speed quicker- no use waddling around the back of the field wasting budget. The same as Red Bull who have now moved their attentions to their 24 car, development time penalties haven't worked in this case. While AT can't win, RBR can't loose so why not. Plus if Lawson is with (whoever AT is next year) there is a reasonable chance it will be a better sorted car. Bonus- best of all, we get to see DannyRic in Las Vegas. It DTS haven't scheduled that one already, phone calls should be made.

My theorie, if daniel beats yuki he will replace perez and if yuki beats him he will get perez his seat. That way next year two seats open up at Alpha for liam lawson and ayumu iwasa.

Like many others are saying and thinking, this will be a test to see who will replace Checo. If Daniel performs in that tractor of a car then there's a chance he will be brought back up to the Senior team. If Yuki out performs him then they will promote Yuki up, thus either way Lawson or Iwasa will be able to take the open seat on the Junior team, Red Bull are smart and I am sure they planned for this.

the main reason riccardo is on and lawson in not, is that lawson doesn't have the experience, literally. usually rookies go through extensive pre season testing to get familiar with a whole new category of racing. lawson obviously can't do that if the team chooses to bring him on board mid season. that will make him worse than de vries for 2 or 3 races most likely, which defeats the purpose of mid season driver change - team clearly wants immediate result.

I've heard that apparently Danny Ric set a laptime that would make the front row in the gp, even though that was the tire test and lots of stuff are unknown, its certainly something

Glad Daniel is back driving in F1. Good luck

I think Daniel will shock a few people, hear me out Lando might have been the better of the drivers at McLaren but lets be real Lando is definitely a super talented driver and i would say in a league of his own and in the right car would be champion easy. But before then Daniel never really struggled against anyone except for Max as he was improving a lot but in that Renault works team destroyed both team mates. Renault 2019, Daniel 54 to Hulkenburgs 37. Renault 2020, Daniel 119 to Ocons 62, also giving Renault there first podium since 2011.

I think it is going to be very interesting, between Daniel and Yuki. Plus I believe this partnership will drive both drivers to best each other, and the team will benefit from this.

Lawrence Baretto said his fastest lap in the tyre test was good enough for the first row.I think theyjust wanted to secure him as an option in the future because after 2023 teams were gonna look for him

I would have given Nyck a full season first but even with this it's not really surprising given his performances and I'd say this is as understandable of a move as well. His mess involving KMag in Canada and Austria just stick out and that's already on top of him completing wrecking his Baku weekend. My guess is that Ricciardo is just a stock gap option until Lawson or Iwasa would be ready for an F1 drive. It could also be to try and pit him against Yuki to see how fast Yuki is compared to someone they know is decently fast.

Nice back to back uploads great to see

I think it's just as much about putting pressure on Perez as it is replacing a struggling driver.

Redbull being Redbull What a surprise...

Drive to survive is having a lotta popcorn at the moment ngl

"That's why they call me Slim Shady, I'm back I'm back..."

Daniel will be motivated & fast, just you watch. Also being an 8 time winner & unanimously liked by all & marketing dream makes sense over DeBris

The only reason Nyck got his seat is because Max put in a good word for him. I like Nyck and I think he’ll have a good career in a different series, but f1 clearly wasn’t where he belonged.

The truth is that Nyck was expected to outpace Yuki on experience alone. The fact that it’s even close is a failure for Nyck, and the amount of crashing and just bad drives he’s done sealed his fate. I think that Nyck was an attempt at giving Yuki an experienced teammate to learn from and that hasn’t happened. It was inevitable with how atrocious his performances and attitude have been regardless of how bad the car is.

You can only judge a driver to their teammate. Since DR has raced with the likes of max, they know how good he is. Because of this they can really judge how good yuki is, yuki looks to have improved a lot since last year, but we cant be sure. With DR at AT redbull can really judge how fast yuki is, and if he sucks they can drop him at the end of the year for lawson.

I feel bad for Nyck and at first thought it might be premature, but looking back at all his 2023 races, I can't find one performance that made me go "yeah Nyck deserves to stay to the end of the season." And now this seems like it will be a battle between Danny and Yuki between who replaces Checo if he keeps underperforming. Really hoping Danny exceeds expectations and replaces Checo. Some good old Max vs Danny fighting would make 2024 hugely entertaining even if the RB is still miles ahead of the pack.

Ricciardo is a legend

0:32 they did want to sign de Vries but he felt going to AlphaTauri thinking that was a quicker way to a top seat. Sargeant had a 2 year deal for F2

RICARDO LETS GOOO!! so happy for him

It's Nyck's fault. I remember him saying that he didn't consider himself being a rookie. Now everyone wants to say he's a rookie.

GREAT MOVE

While he deserved the shot in F1 and I think he should have gotten a full season, he wasn't just another young driver out of F2 so he also deserved to be held at a higher standard than people like Sargeant. Nyck had 3 years in FE and in 2022 tested with 5 different teams. He is an experienced driver who is a newcomer to F1.

It probably sounded like hindsight, but the moment AT signed Nyck instead of one of the customer teams of Mercedes, I knew things won't go right for him.

i’m super glad dannys back on the grid, but i also feel kinda bad for nyck. People are putting too many expectations on him and he deseerves a second chance

Double upload 🎉

If I’m a young driver the Red Bull development tree is the last one I pick. They promote people randomly and fire them just as quickly instead of letting them develop. They’ve had maybe 3 successful drivers in 20 years and dead career after dead career

LETS GOOOOOOO

This is awesome news !!! I hope he becomes a good mentor for Yuki.

1:42 Yuki has been wiping Devries tho, just saying that yuki "only has two points" doesnt give the whole picture

For Red Bull/ AlphaTauri It was more about getting Ricciardo/Yuki in the same car. This gives the Tauris one of the best lineups on the grid. May not be personal dropping Nyck, but from where I’m sitting it doesn’t seem that harsh either.

cant be any worse, so it's only up from here for AT. im glad my favorite driver is back, but at the same time it feels.. odd or bittersweet in a way.

LET’S GO!

Great decision, though I feel bad for the FE World Champion. He had it coming though; so many other drivers mouthing off about him that he's terrible when it comes to side by side racing; he didn't proof us otherwise.I know he was no Torpedo, but there can only be One and Only Torpedo anyway.

Trial for 2nd Red Bull drive next year with Lawson coming in start if the season

I think what you missed is that the context has changed quite a bit from when AlphaTauri signed De Vries to now. Last year most people were unsure if Tsunoda is even good enough to continue getting a seat, so bringing in someone experienced like De Vries was seen as the safer option compared to Lawson. This year Tsunoda has finished 8-2 ahead of De Vries. He's only got 2 points but he's also finished 11th three times and 12th once in a terrible car. So I don't really agree with what you said earlier - Tsunoda has absolutely destroyed him. I think the reason Ricciardo comes in now is to assess both him and Tsunoda side by side. Sergio Perez is doing terribly - if it wasn't for the fact that Max is single handedly leading constructors on his own, you can bet Checo would already be getting dropped. This AlphaTauri duo is an audition to replace Perez next year

For better or worse things just got interesting

So now one is small and angry, one is tall and happy

Nice to see Danny Ric back into Red Bull family. Hope he can match their expectations.

Even though its likely only the season maybe next year this should be a good teammate partnership. Having a good experienced driver next to you with desire isnt easy- but a huuuuge learning experience. Especially with Ricciardo being a known quantity and the team needing a return to heart so to speak. Cant lie about Nyck though. Hes not young and rolled into the hype train too hard. That statement the team made at the start of the season where "DeVries is a car set up revelation - we havent had someone so good at communicating with engineers in a long time." Definitely didnt help.

I'm honestly surprised they at least didn't wait until the summer break to drop him

Double JW upload = #blessed

This just makes me sad tbh. For De Vries, and Ricciardo.

Daniel in Vegas is a main event all on its own

Danny is back woot woot

If Daniel beats Yuki and checo is still not putting that car on the podium or at least a top 4 finish every race , then i think Daniel will replace him and Lawson or iwasa would move into that alpha tauri seat

I'm glad you pointed out that De Vries is F1 worthy, especially seeing all of these fans with short term memory loss treating him like he's horrible. Yes, he's made some bad mistakes and he's lost to his teammate more often than not, but he's also a rookie in an awful car and his now former bosses have way too high standards that aren't realistic in many cases. Besides, he's cleaned up his on track performance and had been putting some consistent finishes together. Nyck simply needed more time and it's beyond cruel that Horner and Marko weren't interested in giving him that time.

After tire testing he gets the seat over liam Lawson the tire testing must of gone exceptionally well. They just giving him some time behind the wheel before they sign him at red bull

Sponsors LOVE Danny!

Most worried guy after today's news has to be Checo...?

Good to see Daniel Back. RedBull seems more satisfy for Perez than Devries. Maybe Telcel helps

I think if Daniel can't get to grips with the AlphaTauri car, he can at least give proper feedback on how to develop it in the right direction

A small fish is better than an empty dish. DR is a genuine F1 racer. Good move for sure.

Im glad hes back. I didnt hate de vries but my boy is back

I just don't understand why they sacked or even really signed Nyck in the first place. Yuki's first two years literally had him on the brink of unemployment, but he ended up finding his pace again, and he looks just as talented as he did in the F2 car. I cannot fathom why this Redbull camp continuously recruits young drivers just to sack them after not immediately performing. I find it utterly ridiculous that Nyck is sacked, especially this early in the season (which, if im not mistaken makes his departure from the camp much sooner than the likes of albon and gasly). I'll assume Helmut knows something that I do not

Don’t expect much better from Ricciardo

Finally

Well I guess daniel will get what he wanted, to race at las vegas

Also, last year Daniel rejected seat at haas because he didn't want to be in back of the grid. So it's kind of strange and interesting that he decided to go back into the f1 with literal worst team at the moment. I was under impression he will take full year to rest and recharge.

Last year Yuki took out himself, Gasly, and wrecked Max's race with the debris and yet he's still at AT.

I don’t think they’d expect DR to be winning but he thru will expect better than Nyck has done, Dan is also ambassador for ford entering f1 next season so this is an opportunity to show that he still has it. Let’s hope all goes well. How were his times in tyre test?

Yeah Nyck did well in his first outing in F1 but... his teammate was Latifi *blech*

2023 Alpha Honey Badger 2024 Red Honey Badger? He should have never left, but i'm damn glad he's back.

Nyck was a danger on the grid. He was a loose cannon in last place

Liam Lawson has to be pissed right now and understandably so. Hes earned at least a shot at that seat, but because of De Vries and now Riccardo hes been passed over twice. Plus he hasnt even been given an FP1 outing or tyre test.

Danny can help develop the car in the right direction faster than Liam could. Yuki doesn’t have the experience to give feedback to engineers that help their 2024 campaign. Car development from the cockpit perspective is an underrated skill. The Aston Martin for example is where it is today in no small part due to Seb’s years with the team before retiring.

Yuki might be a great driver. I have no idea because I instantly fall asleep anytime he's mentioned. Anyway, it will be interesting to see how Daniel compares to 😴😴😴😴😴😴

Somehow I knew that Nyck going to AT/RBR was going to end badly. He is just too much of a polished Merc-boy to fit in at a team full of chaotic Italians tripping balls from too much redbull

Danny!!!

Goes to show how bad Latifi really was

So it goes...

Damn.

Gasly made the right choice Glad Danny ric is back Hope the car is Better next year

Oh yeah

The subtitles have me wondering where Saudi F1 team Al-Fatari came from

Yall remember what De Vries said on DTS

I really hope Lawson gets an F1 seat soon -

This could be the end of Danny ric if doesn’t perform

De Vries never should've got a seat

Idk, I think De Vries was always seen as disposable and used as a stop gap since I think RB doesn't seem to see something worthy in Lawson (if they did he probably would have already been on the F1 grid), Iwasa is still too soon for him to do the jump and Ricciardo was still on evaluating (or re-educating?) after Mclaren. So yeah maybe they were "yeah well, if he does good its fine, if he doesn't well, we should have some of our driver ready by that time, gg"

"A few tough years at McLaren" well, he was only there for 2 years, and that included a race win. And that wasn't even a lucky win. No weird retirements or safety car nonsese. The McLarens were just suited to the track that day, proven by Norris' P2. I also remember another race where, after a penalty, he made one of the greatest comebacks of all time. So those 2 years at McLaren weren't really all that bad. Hell after his Alpha Tauri experience this year I bet he will be longing for the McLaren. Especially with their recent form.

Toro Rosso is back bayybeeeee

Farewell, Nick Debris...

Let’s face it, Daniel is in it for the money. Let’s hope he does better than he did with McClaren.

i think verstappen might be one of the backer in the signing of devries, i think marko didn't really approve with it but they gave devries a chance in AT

Could be an interesting teammate battle and plus I don’t think Danny will struggle in the Alpha Tauri he’s always thrived in RB style cats like the actual RB and the Alpine back then Renault and this is the junior team I can’t see him struggling but if still give him 2yrs in the car since traditional that’s how king it normally takes for him to settle and on De Vries despite the bad performs I would’ve given him at least till the end of the season but another season and if didn’t perform in second season then I would’ve sacked him

Huh. Surprised he's the one getting fired, not Max's whipping boy

lets be honest, neither Perez or Ricciardo can touch Verstappen's halo. But I think it would be a very good redemption story if Danny can fight his way back into the senior redbull seat. Redbull can't stay head and shoulders above the competition forever. They will need a 2nd driver that can perform.

I wonder where he is going to end up.

Wow, this is so unfair to Nick. I think he should have this season at least, and not to be dropped mid season.

Two uploads in under 5 hours... must've been busy eh?

I assume Max is a big reason why they got Nick to begin with, it helps being Dutch and childhood friends with the face of their brand. But they also decided to go with Nick for a secure pare of hands to help the team be consistent, now that Gasly switched to Alpine. So im 100% with this choice where they can now have Daniel in the sister team with no pressure and getting som time to get into the rhythm again, to then replace Perez next year with Daniel and get Liam into Alpha Tauri.

I think he's a great driver but getting into F1 in the moment is really difficult and RB/AT have real issues when it comes to the 2nd drivers in their teams. Also, Piastri just began to catch up to Norris, so not giving NDV a few more races to improve just as much, is a bit of an overreaction imo. Then again, Red Bull needs S-tier drivers to be within a few tenths of Verstappen to effectively be his wingman, not A-tier ones like Perez or NDV if you give him some more time.