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Will Sergio Perez be the next victim of Red Bull’s sackings? Crash.net takes a look at the history of Red Bull’s ruthless approach to driver performance.
Red Bull’s history in Formula 1 has been marked by ruthless driver changes. Christian Klien was the first victim, being replaced by Vitantonio Liuzzi in 2005, only to be brought back and then dropped for Robert Doornbos in 2006. Mark Webber was eventually signed for 2007. Scott Speed became the first American to race in F1 in 2006 but was replaced by Sebastian Vettel in 2007 after failing to score any points. Sebastien Bourdais struggled against Vettel and suffered bad luck. Bourdais was replaced by Sebastien Buemi for 2009, who had a successful rookie season but was later replaced by Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne in 2012. Jaime Alguersuari, the youngest ever F1 driver, scored points but was also replaced by Ricciardo and Vergne. Lastly, Jean-Eric Vergne joined Toro Rosso in 2012 alongside Ricciardo.
Source: Crash
