Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has bolstered his reputation as the Formula 1 grid’s street circuit specialist, with two victories in Baku. Perez dominated the weekend, showing that he has the capability to take the chequered flag regardless of starting position when the circumstances suit him. The Mexican began the Sprint race in P2, behind Ferrari’s
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The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was, on the whole, an unusually quiet affair, with only one Safety Car deployed after the AlphaTauri of Nyck De Vries clipped the wall and retired from the race. The tight and tricky circuit often sees several yellow flag incidents that can lead to Safety Car scenarios due to the difficulty
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Sergio Perez is very much in the fight to be the 2023 Formula 1 World Champion, after the Mexican capitalised on a Safety Car to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. 24 hours after winning Saturday’s first sprint race of the season, Perez was in the number one spot again as he crossed the line to
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Sergio Perez claimed a brilliant victory on Saturday afternoon in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race, with the Mexican having overtaken Charles Leclerc early on to cruise to victory. Perez made a good start from second and settled into the sprint quickly, before making his way past Leclerc on the run down to the opening
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Sergio Perez has revealed that the “horrible” outing in Australia remains fresh in his mind after the Mexican failed to get on the podium for a third race in a row. Perez didn’t even manage to set a qualifying time before he spun out of the race and into the gravel trap on the circuit.
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With Sergio Perez’s contract at Red Bull entering its final 20 months, who could the Austrians be looking at to replace the Mexican, or are they looking at a replacement at all? Perez’s current deal is set to expire at the end of 2024, by at which point he’ll be 34 years old. Whilst his
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has stated that both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez receive “the same opportunity”, despite claims that the reigning World Champion receives preferential treatment. Since Perez joined Red Bull in 2021, the Mexican has arguably been more of a number two driver, with him having needed time to adjust to
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Sergio Perez is seemingly a big fan of Red Bull having brought Daniel Ricciardo back into the Milton Keynes-based team following his miserable two-year spell at McLaren, with the Australian currently occupying the role of development driver. Ricciardo raced for Red Bull from 2014-2018, a period in which he claimed seven victories for the Austrians.
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Sergio Perez has been labelled as the ‘only’ driver who can take the fight to Max Verstappen this season, by Mail Online journalist Jonathan McEvoy. He certainly has a point, with Red Bull being by far the most superior team on the grid. Even if the Austrians budget cap penalty does start to hurt them
MoreRed Bull team principal Christian Horner has quashed any rumours that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez don’t get on, with the Briton having revealed that the pair have a “good relationship”. There have been several suggestions already this season that Red Bull have had to hold behind-the-scenes talks with their two drivers, after Perez was
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