Christian Horner refused to directly answer whether Red Bull could change the second F1 driver amid Yuki Tsunoda’s difficult-formed driving.
Like all of his predecessors, Tsunami is struggling to get closer to his teammate Max Verstappen.
Tsunoda scored it in the third quarter and scored points, but the Spanish Grand Prix proved to be a shame.
Tsunoda finally qualified and started in the pit lane.
Red Bull denounced the “false setup choice” of Zonodas’ poor qualifying displays, despite not making much progress in the race.
Speaking over the weekend in Barcelona, Horner was asked if he was open to another driver change.
“I think I’m going to take the leaves from Flavio (Briatol) books and say, ‘I don’t want to answer that,'” he said. “Look, it’s early for Yuki. He’s still calm. He was in the third quarter, scoring and scoring from the pit lane.
“He has a long way to go because he has had some incidents too. We decide. We have plenty of time on our side.
“I think the only thing we can do is give him time and support and try out a setup he’s confident in.
“Driving these cars is all about confidence and that’s what he needs to find, I think he’ll get there, he’s fast.
“We keep watching the flash of performances. We need to see him bring it all together, and I think he can do that.”
Is the next one in the Isack Hadjar?
Isack Hadjar from Racing Bulls is one of the season’s revelations.
Hajar has been one of the star performers in Formula 1 since his dramatic rap on the formation lap at the Australian Grand Prix season opening game.
Hajar has consistently performed Liam Lawson since returning to the team.
However, the French will be wary of a quick promotion to Red Bull.
Given the struggles of Alex Albon, Pierre Gasly, Sergio Perez and others in recent years, Hajar could face the same fate in terms of struggling with cars alongside Verstappen.