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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has provided an honest account of Sergio Perez’s current levels of performance.
Christian Horner has acknowledged that Sergio Perez needs to “dig deep” in order to overcome his recent poor performance at Red Bull. Perez, a six-time Grand Prix winner, has not achieved victory in over a year and has struggled to reach the podium in recent races.
Despite starting the 2024 season strongly with four podium finishes in the first five rounds, Perez’s form has declined, as evident by his 8th place finish at the Red Bull Ring sprint race where he lagged 17 seconds behind his teammate Max Verstappen, who won the race.
Horner emphasized the need to support Perez and address the issues leading to his performance drop-off, given the competitive start to the season. The gap between Perez and Verstappen in qualifying and race performance has raised questions about Perez’s two-year contract extension with Red Bull.
While defending the decision to extend Perez’s contract, Horner emphasized that performance pressure in Formula 1 is constant, regardless of contractual agreements, and Perez needs to rise to the challenge amidst scrutiny and expectations. Over the years, Perez has shown resilience under pressure, but he now faces the task of undertaking a deep resurgence to regain form.
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