Christian Horner is pleased with Sergio Perez’s performance so far this season. The Red Bull Racing team principal says the Mexican veteran has a car that suits him better this year.
Perez made his debut last season as a teammate of Max Verstappen in the service of Red Bull Racing. Although the 32-year-old driver was almost never able to match the Dutchman’s pace, he nevertheless delivered solid results for the team. In addition, with his defense against Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi, he played an important role in Verstappen’s world championship.
More comfortable
This year, Perez seems to be a little closer, and that pleases Horner: “Sergio is doing a fantastic job,” he says at the press conference for the team bosses. “He drives at a very high level. He feels more comfortable with the team this year and the car suits him better this year. This car does not have some quirks that the previous three cars of ours had.”
Future Perez
Perez has a contract until the end of this season. However, Horner does not give a crystal clear answer to the question about how he envisions the long-term future of the Mexican within the team: “We are happy with the work he is doing and we have only seen four races, it is still early in the season.” the year. Everyone in the team is happy with the work that Sergio does.”
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