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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez will receive a new Race Engineer temporarily from the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort onward, with his current Race Engineer Hugh Bird set for paternity leave. Planet F1 reports that Bird will be in attendance in Zandvoort this weekend, overseeing Richard Wood, who will step up to deputise as […]
According to Planet F1, Bird will be present in Zandvoort this weekend to supervise Richard Wood, who is stepping in as Perez’s Race Engineer. Wood, with 11 years of experience at Red Bull, will temporarily move from his Performance Engineer role, with Richard Cooke taking over as Simulator Performance Engineer. Wood and Cooke are set to fulfill their temporary positions for the next four Grands Prix, including the night race in Singapore on September 20-22. Perez, fighting to keep his Red Bull seat, obtained second place finishes in the Bahrain opener, Jeddah, and Japan, leading to a contract extension in June. Despite a recent drop in form, Perez was given a chance to improve following speculation of being replaced by Ricciardo. With upcoming races at tracks he favors, Perez aims for consistency, not speed, as highlighted by Team Principal Horner and Advisor Marko. To achieve this, Perez’s new Race and Performance Engineers must quickly adapt, as highlighted after his strong performance in Spa-Francorchamps.
