The situation in Red Bull this 2022 was perfect… until the race in Brazilwhere sparks flew. Max Verstappen nothing is played, while ‘Checo’ Pérez can still achieve the runner-upwho is disputing it with charles leclerc.
Pérez was sixth and Verstappen seventh. The Dutchman passed the Mexican to try to get to Leclerc, overtake him and thus the Monegasque added fewer points. But he didn’t make it, so Max was asked to return the position to Pérezsomething that he refused to do.
The two-time world champion was clear on the radio after his engineer told him up to three times to let his partner pass: “I told you I wasn’t going to do it”.
This caused a capital anger in Pérezwho harshly criticized his partner after the end of the race, assuring that if Max had two World Cups it was thanks to him.
voltage drop
However, this Monday Pérez has lowered the tension through a statement on the website of Red Bull: “I’m disappointed with what happened between me and Max. We’ve talked about it internally and we’ll move on.. I am sure that if I need your help in Abu DhabiIt will be different.”
Verstappen also talks about the incident between the two in the statement: “We have discussed internally as a team the matter between Czech and I and we have moved forward as a team. If you need help and there is an opportunity to help you in Abu DhabiI will be there and of course I will support him.”
“We are fighting for first and second place in the Drivers’ Championship, so we will work hard to achieve it,” he concludes.
Two lost points that can be key
And it is because of this action of Verstappenby which Perez lost two pointsso much Leclerc What ‘Czech‘ is it so tied at 290 pointsbut the Monegasque is second for having won the most races this season. Pérez won in Monaco and Singapore and Leclerc, in Bahrain, Australia and Austria.
We will have to wait for the last test in Abu Dhabi to see how things turn out. But yes Pérez is third in the World Cup by less than two pointsthe Mexican will have sufficient reason to be angry.
