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Max Verstappen is confident Red Bull F1 teammate Sergio Perez will not need help in his fight for Lewis Hamilton for second in the drivers’ championship.
Perez is currently 20 points ahead of Hamilton in the F1 2023 race for second place behind Verstappen. This comes a year after Verstappen refused to let Perez pass him on the final lap to help him in his battle with Leclerc. Verstappen ignored team orders because he was upset with Perez’s alleged intentional crash at the Monaco Grand Prix in 2022. Perez ultimately lost second place in the championship to Leclerc. With Red Bull’s strong car this year, Perez doesn’t have any excuses for not finishing in second. Verstappen, when asked if he would assist his teammate in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, said he shouldn’t always be responsible for getting the points and hopes they don’t find themselves in that situation.
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