Christian Horner he goes back to talking about Sergio's future Perez in Red Bull. The team principal of Milton Keynes stables he doesn't hide and reveals what the Mexican will have to do in order to continue being Max's teammate Verstappen. "What we want Horner said. is that if you look at Checo's performances, as it did in the first part of the year. In Bahrain, for example, it was very, very close with Max. Just like the race in Saudi Arabia which was fantastic with the two of them pushing really hard, despite having really limited margins for action".
A year full of lows
In the second part of the season, particularly following the Miami GP, the Mexican completely lost his direction. There are many errors, as well eliminations in Q2 and sometimes even in Q1. Results that certainly didn't make Red Bull smile, so much so that Perez's future has been questioned several times. In fact, the option that has never been excluded leads to Daniel Ricciardo. The Australian's wrist injury (he suffered after free practice in Holland), however, complicated the management's plans quite a bit.
Horner on Perez's future at Red Bull: "He needs to find the right mentality again"
Perez, therefore, remained in Red Bull and will be ready to support Verstappen also in 2024, the last year before his contract with the Austrian team expires. In order to stay, however, you will need to see a Different Perez, as admitted by Horner himself. “In Azerbaijan Perez won both the Sprint and the Grand Prix. All this shows that he is capable of this type of performance. It's just a matter of bringing him back to the type of performances that he has shown he knows how to hunt for and has in store. Above all, it is necessary to report it below that state of mind to get the most out of him and return to those performance levels” concluded the British team principal.
