Perez’s future
Even after an unhappy Monaco Grand Prix, the rumors regarding a possible confirmation of Sergio Perez in Red Bull for next season continue to become more insistent. Faced with the potential offer made by the Milton Keynes team, the #11 would have replied with the request for a two-year contract to remain team-mates of the reigning world champion Max Verstappen.
All Verstappen’s team-mate difficulties
A role that is certainly not easy for anyone ‘Checo’ as for any other driver in his place, even more so if we analyze the results obtained by the two drivers in the last period. In rare circumstances, in fact, Perez managed to prevail over the three-time world champion, thanks above all to an inconsistency in terms of performance that is difficult to find in Verstappen. While waiting to understand how the issue relating to the name of Verstappen’s future teammate will evolve, in the meantime the curse of Red Bull’s second seat seems to return.
The sensations
A topic that Perez himself focused on in the presence of some media, underlining all the difficulties and advantages of this specific role: “It’s not fair to speak on behalf of other riders, but there are reasons why Red Bull doesn’t work for everyone. I’m sure I would have stood out more often if I had another teammate. However, it’s a fantastic challenge. Max is the best driver, he is complete and makes few mistakes. It’s great to have a teammate like that, because you know you have to push hard and have perfect weekends to beat him.”
Under pressure
However, sharing the garage with the man who has dominated in Formula 1 from 2022 to today entails enormous pressure, recognized by Perez himself. Above all, that of staying in the right state of mind in the face of constant pressure of public opinion: “If you continue to fight and have a teammate like Max, who shines weekend after weekend, we end up in a vicious circle – he added – you are constantly looking at the set-up of the car, when there is probably not much left to do. You just have to reset and stay strong mentally, because sometimes it can be very difficult. At Red Bull you just have to be mentally strong.”
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