As much as Red Bull has been experiencing a great season so far with Max Verstappen leading the Championship. Max Verstappen’s teammate, Sergio Perez may have not seen great results. Sergio Perez won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. But after the Baku race he had been seen struggling to get a good result.
As Max Verstappen wins one race after the other, Perez seems to be lacking behind. As of now, there is 99 points difference between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Max Verstappen leads with 255 points. After his poor performance and result in the races, people started speculating about Perez being replaced. There had been talks of Daniel Ricciardo driving for Red Bull instead.
But even with the rumors and the poor performance that haunts him, Perez is not worried. Although he has not been up to his teammate in the Red Bull car. He is not worried about getting replaced. With his incredible performance at the British Grand Prix after he made his way to P6. Helmut Marko has praised Sergio Perez for his performance. Especially after securing his position in front of the Aston Martin, Helmut is still impressed.
Helmut praises Sergio Perez for his performance at the British GP
When Sergio Perez got to talk about his performance, he said he was not worried about his place at Red Bull. As he praised his team and talked about their support and belief in him. He mentioned how he will still be driving at Red Bull. He said, “The whole team is behind me. They know what I can do. They know my potential.”
“I couldn’t be more indifferent. I don’t worry about that. Because I’ve been in Formula 1 for 13 years now. I’ve experienced everything.”
Helmut Marko had also previously mentioned Sergio Perez’s performance. He had been impressed by his pace and his ability to beat Aston Martin as he finished before Fernando Alonso. He said, “His position is not at risk at all.”
🚨 | Helmut Marko says Sergio Perez won’t be replaced:
“His position is not at risk at all.”
That’s also how Perez himself sees it:
“The whole team is behind me. It knows what I can do. It knows my potential.”#F1 #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/lIVaqwPBLq
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Helmut also praised Perez for his “impeccable” drive at the British Grand Prix. His performance after starting from P15 and finishing with P6 had been remarkable according to Helmut. Therefore, he still believes that Perez has the pace needed and he will be continuing at the Red Bull team.
As we inch further away from the British Grand Prix and prepare for the Hungarian Grand Prix which is two weeks away. Sergio Perez might get a chance to prove himself again after his podium at the Austrian Grand Prix. With his seat not at risk, Perez will be much more motivated. And we may witness a great comeback from him by the next race.