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Perez “sure” he’ll have support from Verstappen in F1 runner-up battle
Last year at Interlagos, there was a civil war within the Red Bull team when Verstappen refused to let Perez pass to score extra points. Verstappen saw it as payback for Perez’s qualifying crash in Monaco earlier that year. Perez is currently in second place, 20 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with three events left. Team boss Christian Horner wants a one-two finish in the championship, which Red Bull has never achieved before. Perez believes that Verstappen will support him if the situation arises to swap the cars for extra points. Verstappen, however, did not give a clear answer when asked if he would support Perez this time. Perez struggled with the disappointment of his accident at his home race last weekend but is now fully focused on the Interlagos weekend. He received public support from Red Bull bosses Christian Horner and Helmut Marko, and he sees it as an opportunity to show his mental strength and recovery.
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