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   Yazoo  writes:   
   > On Thu, 3 Oct 2024 13:03:28 -0000 (UTC), Mark    
   > wrote:   
   > ...   
   >>   
   >>I have never understood RB's driver management. My point agrees that   
   >>this mid-season change won't help right now, but it might help them   
   >>identify drivers for the future. If they've written off whatever Dani   
   >>can do this season, they may as well plan for the future with new blood.   
   >>What it achieves is that they get to assess Lawson and acclimatise him   
   >>to the team and car ahead of the new season and/or allow them to decide   
   >>to give another driver a chance.   
   >>   
   >>I think Dani has had some great drives and is probably unlucky not to   
   >>have picked up more wins, but that's how it often goes. Unlike many   
   >>others, though, I think he can hold his head up high and with a glowing   
   >>reputation amongst fans and the paddock alike.   
   >   
   > Yes, he can hold his head up high! He deserved it!   
      
   Absolutely. He's been one of the best contributors of both skill and   
   character to the forumula on my living memory, one of my favourites.   
   But it's best to keep things that way and not have a long drawn-out   
   fall from grace. And I think the last couple of years has been part of   
   that fall already. Stop it now.   
      
   > I can understand the team long term strategy, but a bit of finesse in   
   > change would be nice.   
   > This is business, I know.   
      
   Strange business, for sure. Their inexplicable decisions don't end at   
   Dani Ric. The elephant in the room is surely 2 more years of Perez.  Who   
   I also think is a great driver, but probably better as the driver to   
   learn from in the lower team rather than someone whose day job is   
   bringing in double-digit points every race weekend. At the moment he's   
   the driver who has cost Red Bull the constructor's championship. 6 good   
   races does not a winning season make.   
      
   Phil   
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