Sergio Perez on Red Bull pressure: ‘There’s a reason a lot of drivers haven’t survived’
"I feel like how they measure at Red Bull is different to any anyone else.”
"I feel like how they measure at Red Bull is different to any anyone else.”
We're without a race weekend, but there's still plenty of F1 news to bring you from this fine Friday. Let's take a look.
Sergio Perez is out of contract with Red Bull at the end of this season.
Sergio Perez has made a strong start to F1 2024 as he auditions for a new Red Bull contract.
"He has only one mission, that is P2 in the championship this year."
"He knows it's a decisive year for him..."
Can we rewind the clocks please?
Sergio Perez is up to eight penalty points, and he won't lose one for the next 15 races.
While many have debated if the team still want him, it seems Sergio Perez is also undecided about his Red Bull future.
Every F1 driver needs to be on their best behaviour throughout the season, as a race ban awaits them if they pick up too many penalty points.
Just what does Sergio Perez need to do to convince Christian Horner to keep him at Red Bull for 2025?
"In places like Baku or even Jeddah, I think the racing is going to be different..."
While everyone else was predicting another World title for Red Bull, Sergio Perez was not so sure.
A minor glitch for Red Bull on Day Two in Bahrain...
"It remains to be seen whether the team has now built a car that allows multiple drivers to go fast, instead of just one."
"Having a driver that is moving teams, we all know how jealous the teams are on sharing information..."
Christian Horner is being investigated by Red Bull for alleged inappropriate behaviour.
24 races in a season makes for a "brutal" F1 schedule, according to Sergio Perez...
Age is merely a number when it comes to Fernando Alonso...
"We'll see what the future holds..."
Red Bull have drawn inspiration from last year's Mercedes' F1 car.
Sergio Perez has outlined the steps he's taken over the winter to try ensuring there won't be a repeat of his 2023 struggles this year...
Sergio Perez has set a "main target" of mounting a fresh title challenge in F1 2024...
"In that sense, we failed."
"The team is bringing a car to a racetrack in what they consider to be the most optimised setup that is possible. Maybe Sergio doesn't like the setup."
"As much as Sergio says he ignores it, it does affect you."
Sergio Perez is a man under pressure but him staying on in 2025 is not entirely out of the question just yet.
After a very calm off-season on the F1 driver market, bedlam is likely to ensue during 2024.
Vettel won four consecutive titles with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013...
And Max Verstappen's F1 2023 dominance was already torturous enough for his peers...