Chuckjr wrote: ↑30 Jul 2024, 00:57
Horner really really must not care about the constructors title. There’s just no excuse atp to not pull Checo. It must be sponsorship money and assuring a compliant #2 status that keep Checo a Red Bull driver. But costs to the teams motivations, and bonuses that will never materialize, seem to high a price to pay to keep a sub-par driver who crashes often and is mentally thin.
People joke but that could very well be the reason, he has lots of sponsors, Disney, KitKat, Telcel, Mobil, Claro, Nescafé, Telmex, Xades, Tag Heuer, Kavak, Banorte and iirc he still has backing from a multi billionaire who helped him get his career started. He has a series on Disney+ coming out in 2 days. Not to mention he's the only Mexican driver on the grid and probs bring them tons of money in merch sales and deals