TO Sergio Perez The criticism from his own team does not stop raining on him. Especially coming from Marko Helmutwho is not used to keeping quiet. The Red Bull adviser, after the Spanish Grand Prix, was not at all happy with the fourth position of the Mexican driver (he started eleventh).
Marko believes that he missed an opportunity to be on the podium and slip between the two Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Checo crossed the finish line fourth, ahead of Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari.
“Checo had a good race, yes, but his output was really bad. Russell got ahead of him and otherwise a podium would have been possible…”, said Marko in statements collected by ‘Motorsport’.
About the fastest lap, explain why max verstappen he beat him to it: “Max also wanted to get the extra point for the fastest lap, even though his tires weren’t as good as Perez’s, but he did it.”
“The race was relatively easy for Max, although the hard tire choice was not the best. We lost some time there. But other than that, everything was perfect“, detailed Marko.
Have you already lost the World Cup?
170 points has Verstappen for 117 from Pérez. A considerable difference. And in Red Bull they see positive that Checo is so far in the fight for the Formula 1 world championship. Christian Horner He said that in this way he would be able to run with less pressure and, therefore, more accurately.
“If you look at the points now, there’s a big difference between them, but that takes the pressure off him because he has nothing to lose, he can be relaxed and breathe, just drive like he did in Azerbaijan or other races this season,” Horner said.
“Max is at the peak of his performance, and for Checo it must be tough mentally, but as I said, that separation of points takes the pressure off, he is free to drive”, he closed.
