the season of ‘Czech’ Perezit’s getting a bit complicated. The Mexican driver started the first grand prix on the right foot but as the year has progressed his performance has fallen considerably.
With the most powerful car on the grid, Pérez has been unable to maintain a regularity in his results and less than stay at the top. Before the Hungarian Grand Prixthe second Red Bull driver had chained five classifications without getting into Q3somewhat surprising given the superiority of his car.
Yes, it is true that the position of the Mexican is complicated. His performance is always In the spotlight and more if it is the companion of the world leader. In the first races of the championship there was speculation that ‘Checo’ could compete face to face with Max Verstappen.
Nothing is further from the truth, the constant comparisons with the Dutchman have done more harm than good to the man from Guadalajara. Marko Helmut advisor of Red Bull has spoken on the subject: “Sergio Pérez’s contract runs until the end of 2024, but he needs to improve… We tell him that concentrate and stop looking at Max. need to relax a bit“.
The one who does not miss any detail of the situation of the Mexican is Daniel Ricciardo. The Australian has returned to Formula 1 this weekend and there has already been speculation about his return to Red Bull replacing ‘Czech’.
Marko, who has hinted at the departure of Pérez from time to time, has also spoken about this possible change: “The engineers were very enthusiastic about the comments that Ricciardo provided, but if you want to come back with us, you need to get good results“.
