At this point, it feels like beating a dead horse with Perez. Aside from Baku (and Q1 in Zandvoort
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), he just has not shown anything to warrant confidence.
This is speculation on my part, but I get the sense that the team doesn't believe Yuki or Lawson are first team drivers either now or the future. They may just be biding their time to fufill the seats in VCARB with the next generation of RB drivers. I think they will cave in next year and give Perez's seat to Yuki for one year but likely go outside the team to fill the seat in 2026.