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Sergio Perez started his home Grand Prix weekend well, leading to praise from Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko supported Sergio Perez’s performance in the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend, acknowledging his progress on Fridays and his motivation during a home Grand Prix. Marko mentioned that Perez being only three-tenths behind his teammate Max Verstappen in the second session was a positive sign. He also stated that Red Bull had resolved their long-run problems and that both short and long runs looked promising. Regarding McLaren’s Lando Norris, who was just a tenth behind Verstappen in the FP2 times, Marko expressed confidence that McLaren’s MCL60 would not be able to challenge Red Bull over the race distance, particularly highlighting the high tyre wear for Oscar Piastri.
Source: RacingNews 365
