Formula One legend David Coulthard has warned Sergio Perez that Australian reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo will take his job at Red Bull if he ever ‘pulls a sickie’. Ricciardo has now taken the reserve role at his former team and Coulthard believes Perez will need to make some improvements in order to keep his place as Verstappen’s right-hand man. ‘Because I knew the minute I let the test driver get in the car, it gave him an opportunity to show how good he was. Ricciardo will take up a reserve driver position at the manufacturer, sharing the role with Kiwi young gun Liam Lawson along with doing promotional work for Red Bull. Ricciardo won seven races in five years with Red Bull, and he will be looking to return to his winning ways should he get the chance.

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