(Photo : Dan Mullan/Getty Images) SPA, BELGIUM – Second positioned Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on the rostrum through the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on July 30, 2023, in Spa, Belgium.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez’s performances have been underneath huge scrutiny this yr since he’s at the moment driving the RB19, the quickest automotive within the grid, and is shaping as much as be one of many biggest equipment within the sport’s historical past.
McLaren Racing chief govt officer Zak Brown is the most recent distinguished determine to take a jab on the Mexican driver’s efficiency this season.
The 51-year-old govt of the world-famous racing staff claimed that the present championship battle would have been a basic one if Red Bull had two Sergio Perezes as a substitute of getting reigning champion Max Verstappen within the different automotive.
Brown famous that as a lot as Red Bull’s killing everybody proper now, the Dutchman is admittedly doing many of the harm. He added that the Verstappen and Red Bull mixture is simply too unbeatable for the time being, and the two-time champion and the staff do not make any errors.
“If they had two Sergios in the car, with all due respect, this championship would kind of be wide open. So you’ve got something pretty special going on with Max and Red Bull,” the McLaren CEO stated.
As the summer season break commences, Red Bull has solely been the profitable staff to date, sweeping all 12 races of the 2023 season. Verstappen is accountable for 10 of these, together with the final eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Perez has claimed two wins this yr, coming within the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, two road circuits within the calendar through the early components of the season.
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Sergio Perez’s performances underneath statement
The 33-year-old Mexican had a current run of struggles in qualifying, however each Red Bull motorsports adviser Helmut Marko and staff principal and CEO Christian Horner assured that his seat is secure till the tip of his contract after the 2024 Formula 1 season.
Several different drivers have taken a dig at Perez by claiming they’d be higher than the Mexican in the event that they had been driving the dominant Red Bull RB19 automotive.
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon talked about final June that he sees himself preventing with Verstappen for the championship, in contrast to Perez, who’s 125 factors behind at second place to the Dutchman.
Meanwhile, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton additionally had his take relating to Perez a couple of weeks in the past.
The Mercedes icon talked about that the Dutchman wouldn’t be as dominant as he’s now if he was driving the second Red Bull automotive.
The 38-year-old additionally lamented that it’s not possible to beat Red Bull for the time being until they do not end as a result of their automotive is eight-tenths to 1 second quicker per lap than all people else.
The present Formula 1 season will resume on August 27 with the Dutch Grand Prix, the house race of Verstappen.
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