”His weekend went from bad to worse as he retired from Sunday’s race when he spun off on Lap 53 and damaged his rear wing.
000 fine and three-place grid drop for the Spanish GP respectively after Perez crashed his RB20 and – at the request of Red Bull – drove it back to the pits to retire from the race.
some pundits suggested Red Bull should take a chance on Tsunoda for next year’s championship but the team opted instead to continue with Sergio Perez.
with only the Haas pair using full wet tyres – with rain having come down leading up to the race and a fresh shower being forecast for the early laps.
though encountered further frustration on Friday at the Canadian Grand Prix as his FP2 session.
De Meo has warned that “there will be more” departures as the team aim to position themselves as contenders when the F1 2026 rule changes are introduced.
“We probably had a worse surprise than what it actually was in qualifying and this is I think the thing we’ve got to look at.
Ricciardo is in a race against reserve driver Liam Lawson for the second seat.