After the victory in Monaco, Checo Pérez’s aspirations in the championship have suffered ups and downs. However, Red Bull claims that the team will not hinder the Mexican if he is able to defeat Max Verstappen.
When the Mexican flag crowned the podium of the Monaco Grand Prix in honor of Sergio Pérez, the one from Guadalajara became a candidate for the Formula 1 world title. Not in vain, his teammate and championship leader was only 15 points away.
However, since that culminating moment the results have been diverse: second in Baku after Verstappen; retirement in Montreal and again second in Silverstone. All this has meant that the handicap has doubled, reaching up to 34 points.
Reaction at Silverstone
The abandonment of Canada did a lot of damage to Pérezbut in Great Britain the Mexican has been able to recover and, after being forced to enter the pits prematurely as a result of a broken wing, he climbed up to second position with the help of the safety car caused by Esteban Ocon in the last phase of the race.
“After the restart, Pérez realized that he could still win and showed incredible fighting spirit. He was the fastest »recalls Helmut Marko when asked about Pérez.
At that time, Checo shone in the fight for second place with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, whom he overtook during an intense battle for position. While, Max Verstappen suffered to maintain seventh position with aerodynamic problems derived from a wedged part coming from Yuki Tsunoda’s AlphaTauri in the floor of his Red Bull RB18.
“Definitely, it was the best race in terms of the final part”reiterates Helmut Marko, who insists that Red Bull is not making distinctions between its drivers.
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“We don’t have any number one or number two driver status. But it is something simple, if (Checo) wants to be world champion he must beat Max and that is the issue. For us there is no obstacle. We have nothing decided,” concludes the Red Bull adviser and head of the Austrian brand’s young driver program.
In any case, both Pérez and the rest of the drivers have it difficult at the moment, since Max Verstappen reaches the halfway point of the season with a good points advantage. For this to vanish, his rivals will have to be perfect and the Dutchman will have to fail in at least one race.
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