While max verstappen He took the victory with great authority, Checo Perez He suffered again in the middle zone. Although this time he was able to overcome some positions. This is what happened at the Spanish Grand Prix. Scenario similar to Monaco just seven days before. The Mexican is deflating.
The difference with his teammate in the drivers’ championship is already 53 points. Which means more than two runs. An important distance that puts his third consecutive Formula 1 World Championship on a plate for Max.
And it is curious that Red Bull is happy with this difference. Christian Horner He believes that it will be beneficial for Checo, to whom the pressure had taken its toll in recent times. An opinion that he also shared Helmut Marko, advisor to the energy drink team.
These were Horner’s words after finishing the race in Montmeló: “If you look at the points now, there is a big difference between them, but that takes pressure off him because he has nothing to lose, he can be relaxed and breathe, just drive like did in Azerbaijan or in other races this season”.
“Max is at the peak of his performance, and for Czech it must be hard mentallye, but as I said, that separation of points takes the pressure off, he’s free to drive,” Horner said.
Regarding what happened in Barcelona, he believes that not reaching the podium, where the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russellit was because of the start: “He didn’t have a great start, the opposite of George Russell, and I think that was where the difference was. However, he came back stronger, although it wasn’t enough laps for the podium.”
Saturday, of course, was terrible for him: “I was on the hunt for that podium at the end of the race, lost a bit in the first round, but recovered afterwards was very strong. He was out of position, and if he had qualified somewhere else today he would have been different, I think he can take positive things out of the comeback from him.”
It seems that Red Bull is more comfortable with Verstappen leading the table and with Pérez at a considerable distance. That takes pressure off, they say. And it also prevents the equipment from being seen in a compromising situation with its two pilots.
