And suddenly, faced with difficulties, Red Bull began to listen to Sergio Perez…

Scratched, humiliated, maligned, the Mexican driver would have had every reason to sink. Threatened with dismissal, he only owes his salvation to the recent difficulties of Max Verstappen. The story of a return to grace.

Published on 20/09/2024 à 16:58

Jean-Michel Desnoues

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And suddenly, faced with difficulties, Red Bull began to listen to Sergio Perez…

Was Sergio Perez wrong to be right too soon? / Photo DPPI

Obsessed! From Christian Horner to Helmut Marko, including technical director Pierre Waché and the engineers under his direction, they only saw him, only trusted him. As long as Max Verstappen was necessary, listening to Sergio Pérez was a waste of time. If the Mexican was not doing well, it was because he was not focusing on the right parameters. What no one perceived at the time was that Dutchman was compensating with his talent for the weaknesses of a machine that had not yet been pushed to its limits. Max was masking without even realizing it the growing problems of the

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vincent moyet

20/09/2024 at 06:55 a.m.

How many races have we seen Perez behind McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes and that was the true level of the RB20? Are there only observers who noticed that MV compensated with his driving, or is there still a driver on the plane at RBR?

Yves-Henri RANDIER

20/09/2024 at 05:28 a.m.

So Red Bull Racing is not only interested in the dollars brought in by TexMex!!

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