Seemed like the only one I could compete with max verstappen in this 2023 he was his teammate, Checo Perez, who had achieved two victories at the start. But as the races have progressed, the Dutchman is far superior to the rest: six wins in eight races and a very prominent leader in the championship.
In Canada, the last race that has been held, Checo was once again far away not only from the lead, but also from the podium. He was sixth behind the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
and it has been shown “very disappointed”. “I am very disappointed for not having been able to catch the Ferrari. We do not understand why, but there is something strange…”, says Checo, second in the world championship behind Max.
“We had a good start to the weekend, but we made some changes to the tires and in the end they were a bit different. I don’t know if it has something to do with that, we have to see it in the team”, he explained in statements to ‘RacingNews365 ‘.
Pérez could lose second place in the world championship. nine points away Fernando Alonso with his Aston Martin, which already has six podium finishes this year. At the Canadian Grand Prix he finished second behind Verstappen. And he responded emphatically in the press room when they asked him if he saw himself capable of assaulting that position. “Yes,” he replied at Max’s smile and Lewis Hamilton.
What about Palou?
stefan wilsonIndycar driver, has asked through social networks that Red Bull bet on Alex Palou as Checo’s substitute: “What Álex Palou is doing in IndyCar right now is impressive.”
“It would be very interesting to change it to the second Red Bull and see what I could do in Formula 1…”, said. The Spaniard is an outstanding leader in the Indycar and is leaving some spectacular performances.
