Christian Horner has fired a warning shot to struggling Red Bull driver Sergio Perez by revealing the thinking behind axing Daniel Ricciardo for Liam Lawson is to provide an audition to be Max Verstappen’s team-mate,

An F1 paddock regular has teased that there still “might be a twist” in the saga surrounding Daniel Ricciardo’s future, with the door “not 100 per cent closed” on the former Red Bull driver. It comes despite current Red Bull racer Sergio Perez laughing off rumours on Sunday that he intends to announce his retirement from F1 at his home race,

David Coulthard warns Sergio Perez about a potentially uncertain future at Red Bull similar to Daniel Ricciardo.