After five Formula 1 World Cup races, max verstappen has three victories and Sergio Perez two (plus one in the sprint). The fight for the championship seems to be between the two Red Bulls. The next rival Aston MartinAt the moment it stays away from those of energy drinks.
AND lewis hamilton He is happy that Pérez can fight for the World Cup. Speaking to ‘GP Fans’, the Mercedes driver says that he is not surprised by what the Mexican driver is doing.
“I’m not surprised to see Checo competitive, I’m very happy for him and I am very proud of him. When I look at the people I see a lot of potential and right now they are doing an incredible job,” said the seven-time Grand Circus champion.
“It looks like he’s finally feeling super comfortable in the car and now he’s challenging the two-time world champion every weekend. I hope he catches up with him and beats him,” Lewis said.
With the Imola test cancelled, the next appointment on the calendar is Monaco. A very important test for Red Bull because it is there where Fernando Alonso has scored in red to fight for victory 33 with Aston Martin, aware of the difficulty in overtaking. Classification on Saturday will be essential.
