“Making Excuses Already”: Amid Rumors of Daniel Ricciardo’s Return, Fans Troll Sergio Perez for Skipping Major Duties in Austria

Earlier in the season, Sebastian Vettel was linked to fill in for Lance Stroll when the Canadian had a massive cycling accident. And now Daniel Ricciardo’s return is being speculated. The F1 community just cannot get enough of these Former Red Bull drivers. With the Austrian GP around the corner, Sergio Perez skips his Media duties as fans come up with theories of their own. Why isn’t Checo attending to the Media duties?

Sergio Perez has hit a big performance roadblock ever since announcing his challenge for the title. After a wonderful start to the season, Perez hasn’t been anywhere near the front since the podium in Miami. Checo has failed to reach Q3 in the last three races despite being in the quickest car. As a result, many speculations are being made including ones that suggest Checo might lose his seat if he doesn’t perform. Daniel Ricciardo is the one linked to the seat.

The teams and drivers are all in Austria for this weekend’s race at the Red Bull Ring. With Austria being Red Bull’s home race, Sergio Perez would be looking to get out of the slump and rejuvenate his chances. However, the Mexican couldn’t have asked for a worse start to the weekend. According to Speedcafe, Checo hasn’t been feeling well since last night and will be resting the whole day to make sure he’s at his best for the race weekend. As a result, he will not be able to fulfill his media duties on Thursday.

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Fans took to social media as they learned about Sergio Perez not being at his 100%. Fans had their own assumptions about the situations which they expressed on social media. Some were related to Perez’s performance while others were related to Daniel Ricciardo. Let’s see what went down 

Fans react to Sergio Perez missing the media duties and not being at his 100%

Fans took to Twitter to express how they feel about Sergio Perez missing the Media duties and resting up to get back to his best. Many fans suggested that Sergio Perez is just making excuses to justify the subpar performance that he will showcase during the weekend. Some fans hoped for Daniel Ricciardo to take over Perez’s seat for the weekend as the Mexican isn’t at 100%. Let’s see how fans reacted on Twitter:

Many fans pointed out Perez’s form in the last three races and hoped for Daniel Ricciardo to fill in for him as they just want to see the Honey Badger in a competitive car once.

Some even suggested that Daniel Ricciardo will beat Max Verstappen and win the Austrian GP. One fan went as far as suggesting that Ricciardo should be allowed to drive the car for the rest of the season.

What do you think? Will Perez recover in time for the weekend? Is Perez just avoiding the media to focus on the weekend?

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