The Dutch driver assured that Sergio Pérez’s relationship should not change after they both had the opportunity to fight for the F1 championship title this season
The Mexican assured that he will continue “in love” of Verstappen and will not change their relationship
The Monaco Grand Prix was the most important achievement in Sergio’s career Czech Pérez in Formula 1because having consummated the victory brought him closer to the fight for the Drivers’ Championship of the 2022 Season, since he was only 15 points away from reaching Max Verstappen , who is currently in first place in the ranking.
At the end of the race at the Monte Carlo circuit, during the press conference, Checo hinted that he would not start an internal fight in Red Bull RacingWhen asked by the press about Verstappen’s reaction to the probable dispute with Checo for the championship title, the Mexican had an eloquent way of dissuading the tension.
Sergio assured that he will continue to be “in love” with the Dutchman despite the fact that both would have a chance to compete for the drivers’ championship. When one of the press reporters turned to Max and asked if he saw Checo as a potential rival for the title and how their relationship would change their relationship, Verstappen explained:
Sergio assured that he will continue to be “in love” with the Dutchman (Photo: Twitter/@redbullracing)
“I don’t think our relationship will change – if things heat up in the championship – we have a good relationship.”
But when the Dutchman was about to continue with his explanation, he was interrupted by the Mexican pilot, who eloquently and jokingly stated:
“We’ll still be in love, right?”
The teamwork that the man from Guadalajara has achieved has earned him Verstappen’s respect (Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)
The Dutch driver quickly replied: “Absolutely why would I have to change?” And it is that the teamwork that the man from Guadalajara has achieved has earned him the respect of Verstappen, because thanks to him he won the championship in 2021. Under that argument, the Red Bull main driver added:
“We work very well as a team, we always try to optimize the car and work for the team and we can accept when someone does a good job or does a better job, and I think that is very important because that is how you respect each other and yes, may the best win in the end right?”, he concluded.
However, Pérez’s victory was not well received by all as Verstappen’s father was upset with the team for not favoring his son. Jos Verstappen. who, despite congratulating the Mexican, lashed out at Red Bull for not favoring Max.
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Christian Horner accepted that both Pérez and Verstappen have the opportunity to fight for the drivers’ championship (Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)
Christian Horner, director of Red Bull, already He spoke in relation to the possibility that exists within the team after the first place in Guadalajara. In a press conference at the end of the race he accepted that both Pérez and Verstappen have the opportunity to fight for the drivers’ championship, as long as the builders rule is upheld and both drivers contribute to the team.
He even changed the discourse within the team of the Toro Rojo Well, he stressed that they do not care who gets it, since they both belong to Red Bull and the achievement would be for the team. This is how the team director expressed it:
“We don’t care who wins, the constructors’ is enormously important, but, you know, whether it’s Max or Checo< /i>, both are Red Bull drivers and both have the same opportunity”.
Regarding the classification for the championship of constructors, with the 1 – 3 victory of the Austrian team, Red Bull settled in first place with an accumulated score of 235 points, a result that distanced him from Ferrari and Mercedes; the first one has 199 points while the second one has 134.